6. A Very Unusual Snowball

"Quick!" Kirsty gasped, pulling Rachel through the window. Crystal flew out too, her face pale with fear. The goblin spotted the Snow Fairy and gave another furious roar. He ran over to the window, jumped out, and followed the girls. Kirsty and Rachel hurried down the hill. It was hard to run fast because the snow was so deep. "Hurry!" Crystal called. She was flying above them, the feather in her hand. "He's getting closer!" Rachel glanced anxiously over her shoulder. The goblin was catching up!

“快!”科斯蒂喘着气，把瑞秋拉出了窗户。 克里斯托也飞了出去，她的脸吓得发白。 妖精发现了雪仙女，又怒吼了一声。 他跑到窗前，跳了出来，跟在女孩们后面。 科斯蒂和雷切尔匆匆下山。 雪太深了，很难跑得快。 “快点!”水晶。她手里拿着那根羽毛，在他们头顶上飞翔。 “他越来越近了！”瑞秋焦急地回头瞥了一眼。 妖精追上来了！

But then she saw him fall over in his too-big slippers. Yelling loudly, he rolled head over heels down the hill, picking up snow as he went. "Watch out, Kirsty!" Rachel gasped. "The goblin's turned into a giant snowball!" The goblin's arms and legs stuck out of the snowball as it rolled down the hill. Quickly, the girls dove out of the way. The snowball shot past them and rolled away, faster and faster. Soon it was out of sight.

但是她看到他穿着太大的拖鞋摔倒了。 他一边大喊大叫，一边头朝下滚下山坡，一边还捡起了雪。 “小心，科斯蒂！”瑞秋深吸一口气。 “妖精变成了一个巨大的雪球！”雪球滚下山时，妖精的胳膊和腿都伸出来了。 女孩们迅速闪开。 雪球从他们身边滚过去，越滚越快。 很快它就看不见了。

"Are you all right?" asked Crystal, flying over to her friends. The girls were picking themselves up and brushing snow from their clothes. "We're fine!" Kirsty beamed. "But can you stop the Snow Feather's magic?" Crystal nodded and expertly waved the Snow Feather in a complicated pattern. Immediately, the snow clouds vanished. Overhead, the sky was blue and the sun shone. By the time the girls made their way back to the Tates' house, the snow had melted away.

“你还好吗？”克里斯托尔飞快地跑向她的朋友们问道。 姑娘们站起身来，掸去衣服上的雪。 “我们没事!”微笑着。 “但是你能阻止雪羽的魔法吗？”克里斯托点了点头，熟练地把雪羽挥动成一个复杂的图案。 雪云立刻消失了。 头顶上，天空湛蓝，阳光明媚。 当女孩们回到塔特家的时候，雪已经融化了。

As Kirsty and Rachel walked into the house, with Crystal safely hidden in Kirsty's pocket, Mrs. Tate smiled. "Hello, girls," she said. "Isn't it funny how the weather's changed? Your mom and dad have gone home, Rachel. At least they won't have to worry about the snow now. I hope it stays nice for the rest of your visit." Kirsty and Rachel grinned at each other. "Your dad's in the garden, Kirsty," Mrs. Tate went on. "He's

当科斯蒂和瑞秋走进屋子，把水晶安全地藏在科斯蒂的口袋里时，泰特夫人笑了。 “你好，姑娘们，”她说。“天气变了，是不是很有趣？” 你爸妈回家了，瑞秋。 至少他们现在不用担心下雪了。 我希望你在剩下的时间里一切都好。” 科斯蒂和瑞秋相视而笑。 “你爸爸在花园里，科斯蒂，”泰特太太接着说。 “他是

attaching that old weather vane to the barn roof." Kirsty and Rachel ran outside. They looked up on top of the barn— and there was Doodle! Mr. Tate was busy in his shed, so he wasn't watching. "Quick, Crystal." Kirsty took the Snow Fairy out of her pocket. "Give Doodle his tail feather back!" Crystal nodded. Fluttering her shiny wings, she flew up to Doodle and put the big tail feather into place. The girls gasped in surprise as copper and gold sparkles fizzed and flew from Doodle's tail. The iron weather vane vanished. In its place was Doodle, just as colorful as he had been in Fairyland! Doodle turned his head and stared straight at Kirsty and Rachel. "Beware!" he squawked. But before he could say any more, his feathers began to stiffen and he became metal again.

把那个旧风向标绑在谷仓屋顶上。” 科斯蒂和瑞秋跑了出去。 他们抬头一看谷仓顶上——嘟嘟就在那儿！泰特先生在他的小屋里忙着，所以他没在看。 “快,水晶。”柯斯蒂把雪仙女从口袋里拿出来。 “把嘟嘟的尾羽还给他！”水晶点了点头。 她挥动着闪亮的翅膀，飞到嘟嘟跟前，把大尾羽放好。 嘟嘟尾巴上冒着铜和金的火花，女孩们惊讶地倒吸了一口气。 铁风向标消失了。 取而代之的是嘟嘟，就像他在仙境里一样多姿多彩！嘟嘟转过头，直勾勾地盯着科斯蒂和瑞秋。 “小心！”他尖声说。但他还没来得及说什么，他的羽毛就开始变硬了，他又变成了金属。

"What was he trying to say?" Rachel asked, puzzled. Kirsty shook her head. She had no idea. "I don't know either," sighed Crystal. "But it must be important. What if he was trying to warn us about other goblins?" Kirsty frowned. "Maybe he'll be able to tell us more when we bring back his other feathers." "Yes," Crystal agreed. She waved at Rachel and Kirsty. "And now that you've found the Snow Feather, I have to return to Fairyland. The king and queen will be so happy. Good-bye, and thank you!" "Good-bye!" Rachel and Kirsty called. The girls waved as Crystal flew up into the sky, her wings glittering in the sun. Kirsty turned to Rachel. "And now we have only six more magic feathers to find," she said. Rachel nodded. "I wonder where the next one will be!" Rachel and Kirsty looked at the sunny sky and wondered what adventure— and weather— the next week would bring.

“他想说什么？”瑞秋疑惑地问。 科斯蒂摇了摇头。她不知道。 “我也不知道，”克里斯托叹了口气。 “但一定很重要。 如果他是想提醒我们提防其他半兽人呢？”基皱起了眉头。 “也许等我们把他的其他羽毛拿回来，他就能告诉我们更多了。” “是的，”克里斯托同意了。她向瑞秋和科斯蒂挥了挥手。 “现在你已经找到了雪羽，我必须回到仙境。 国王和王后会很高兴的。 再见，谢谢你！”“再见!”瑞秋和科斯蒂打来电话。 当水晶飞向天空时，女孩们挥手，她的翅膀在阳光下闪闪发光。 柯斯蒂转向瑞秋。“现在我们只剩下六根魔法羽毛了。”她说。 雷切尔点了点头。“我想知道下一个会在哪里！”雷切尔和科斯蒂看着晴朗的天空，想知道下个星期会有什么样的冒险和天气。