2. A Magical Ride

"We'd love to take a ride on your merry-go-round!" said Kirsty. "Quick, Rachel, there are only two horses left!" She scrambled up onto one of them. A name was painted, in gold, on the saddle. "My horse is named Indigo Princess," Kirsty said, stroking the horse's shiny coat. Rachel climbed onto a pretty horse next to Kirsty's. It had a lilac-colored coat and a silver mane. "Mine is named Prancing Violet." "Hold on, everyone!" Mr. Goodfellow called out.

“我们想坐你的旋转木马！”柯斯蒂说。 “快，雷切尔，只剩下两匹马了！”她爬上了其中的一个。 马鞍上用金色画着一个名字。 “我的马叫靛蓝公主，”科斯蒂抚摸着马闪亮的皮毛说。 瑞秋爬上了科斯蒂旁边的一匹漂亮的马。 它长着淡紫色的皮毛和银色的鬃毛。 “我的名字叫跳跃的紫罗兰。” “大家坚持住！”古德费罗先生喊道。

The music started and the merry-go-round began to turn. Prancing Violet and Indigo Princess swooped up and down on their painted poles. Rachel laughed out loud as the merry-go-round spun faster and faster. The garden flashed by, and the flowers and paths disappeared in a blur. The sounds of music and laughter faded away.

音乐响起，旋转木马开始转动。 “跳跃的紫罗兰”和“靛蓝公主”在彩绘的柱子上上下跳跃。 旋转木马转得越来越快，瑞秋大声笑了起来。 花园一闪而过，花儿和小路都模糊地消失了。 音乐声和笑声渐渐消失了。

Rachel's heart skipped a beat. Now, the only horse she could see was Kirsty's horse, Indigo Princess. Suddenly, she could feel Prancing Violet's hooves thudding on the ground beneath her. Kirsty felt a sea breeze whirling through her hair. Indigo Princess seemed to toss her head and kick up sand as she galloped along. "Wow!" Kirsty exclaimed, tasting salt spray on her lips. "This is like riding a real horse!" "It's awesome!" Rachel agreed. She felt as if they were racing along a beach, just like the horses she'd seen in the painting on the merry-go-round. But before Rachel could say anything else, the horses began to slow down. The sandy beach faded away, and the sound of music returned. The merry-go-round came to a smooth stop. Kirsty patted Indigo Princess's neck as she dismounted. "Thanks for the special ride!" she whispered. Then she turned to Rachel. "This merry-goround is definitely magical, but where is Heather the Violet Fairy?" Rachel slipped off of Prancing Violet's saddle and frowned. "I don't know," she said. Then she heard a tiny laugh coming from behind her. Rachel turned around. There was nobody there, just the picture on the pillar in the middle of the merry-go-round. Rachel blinked. There was a fairy riding the violet-colored horse in the picture! She wore a short purple dress, high purple knee socks, and ballet

瑞秋的心跳加快了。 现在，她唯一能看到的马是科斯蒂的马，靛蓝公主。 突然，她能感觉到蹦蹦跳跳的紫罗兰的蹄子在她脚下的地面上砰砰作响。 柯斯蒂感到一阵海风吹过她的头发。 靛蓝公主在疾驰的时候，似乎在摇晃着她的头，踢起了沙子。 “哇!”科斯蒂惊叫道，嘴唇上飘着盐雾。 “这就像骑一匹真正的马！”“这真是太棒了!”瑞秋答应了。 她觉得他们好像在沙滩上赛跑，就像她在画中看到的旋转木马上的马一样。 雷切尔还没来得及说什么，马就开始慢下来了。 沙滩渐渐消失了，音乐声又回来了。 旋转木马平稳地停住了。 当靛蓝公主下马时，柯斯蒂拍了拍她的脖子。 “谢谢你特地载我一程！”她低声说。 然后她转向瑞秋。 “这个旋转木马确实很神奇，但是紫罗兰精灵希瑟在哪里？”雷切尔从蹦蹦跳跳的紫罗兰的马鞍上滑下来，皱起眉头。 “我不知道，”她说。接着，她听到身后传来一阵轻微的笑声。 瑞秋转过身来。那里没有人，只有旋转木马中间柱子上的照片。 瑞秋眨了眨眼睛。画中有一位仙女骑着紫罗兰色的马！她穿着一件紫色短裙，紫色高筒袜，跳着芭蕾舞

slippers. A few purple flowers were tucked behind one of her ears. "Kirsty!" Rachel whispered, pointing. "I think we found Heather the Violet Fairy!"

拖鞋。她的一只耳朵后面插着几朵紫色的花。 “基!”瑞秋指着我小声说。 “我想我们找到了紫罗兰精灵希瑟！”