5. Flying High

"There's too much weight in this basket! That's why we're sinking," said Abigail. The goblin glared at Kirsty. "You're too heavy. Get out!" he ordered. Quick as a flash, Kirsty sprinkled herself with fairy dust from her locket and fluttered out of the goblin's way. "We're still sinking!" the goblin cried. Suddenly, his ugly face brightened. "But I don't need these heavy sandbags. They just help the balloon to land," he said. He grabbed the sandbags that hung around the edge of the basket and heaved them over the side. To his dismay, the balloon continued to sink lower and lower.

“这个篮子太重了！”这就是我们下沉的原因。”阿比盖尔说。 妖精瞪着科斯蒂。 “你太重了。出去！”他命令道。 一瞬间，科斯蒂从挂坠盒里给自己洒了一些仙尘，然后扑扇着翅膀躲开了妖精。 “我们还在下沉！”妖精叫道。 突然，他那张丑陋的脸亮了起来。 “但我不需要这些沉重的沙袋。 它们只是帮助气球着陆，”他说。 他抓住挂在篮子边上的沙袋，把它们扔到一边。 令他沮丧的是，气球继续越陷越低。

"What will I do?" he wailed. Abigail put her hands on her hips. "You'll have to throw out that feather!" she told the goblin firmly. "No!" snapped the goblin. "It's mine, and I'm keeping it! Besides, it's too light to make any difference." Kirsty and Rachel hovered in the air behind Abigail. Would she be able to convince the goblin to get rid of the feather? "It's a lot heavier than you think," Abigail said. The goblin scowled. "What do you mean?" "A pound of feathers weighs just the same as a pound of rocks, you know," Abigail replied.

“我该怎么办？”他哀号道。 阿比盖尔把手放在屁股上。 “你必须把那根羽毛扔掉！”她坚决地对妖精说。 “不！”妖精厉声说。“这是我的，我要留着它！”再说，它太轻了，没有什么区别。” 柯斯蒂和瑞秋在阿比盖尔身后盘旋。 她能说服地精去掉那根羽毛吗？ “它比你想象的要重得多，”阿比盖尔说。 妖精皱起了眉头。“你是什么意思？”“你知道，一磅羽毛和一磅石头一样重。”阿比盖尔回答。

Kirsty and Rachel laughed softly. They knew that a pound of anything weighs just the same as a pound of anything else! But goblins are foolish, and the girls guessed that Abigail was hoping to confuse this one. The goblin blinked and scratched his head. Abigail's plan was working! On the ground below, Twiglet barked and jumped up at the balloon. He seemed a lot closer now. "Argh! Don't let it get me!" screamed the goblin. And in desperation, he flung the feather out of the basket. Abigail flew after it in a blur of golden wings, but the feather was caught by the wind and swept away. "Come on!" shouted Rachel, flying after Abigail. Kirsty followed. "The wind's too strong. I can't fly!" cried Rachel in panic. The girls were tossed around by the wind. They flapped their wings and tried to regain control, but it was no use. They were drifting farther and farther from the Breeze Feather, and they couldn't even see Abigail through all the leaves and garbage swirling around them.

科斯蒂和瑞秋轻轻地笑了。 他们知道一磅任何东西的重量和其他任何东西的重量是一样的！但是妖精是愚蠢的，女孩们猜测阿比盖尔是想迷惑这个妖精。 妖精眨了眨眼睛，挠了挠头。 阿比盖尔的计划成功了！在下面的地面上，特威莱特叫着跳起来扑向气球。 现在他似乎离我们更近了。 “啊!别让它抓住我！”妖精尖叫道。 无奈之下，他把羽毛从篮子里扔了出去。 阿比盖尔带着模糊的金色翅膀追了上去，但羽毛被风卷走了。 “加油！”雷切尔喊道，追在阿比盖尔后面。 基。“风太大了。 我不会飞！”雷切尔惊慌地叫道。 女孩们被风吹得四处乱飞。 他们拍打着翅膀，试图重新控制住飞机，但无济于事。 他们离风羽越来越远，在周围旋转的树叶和垃圾中，他们甚至看不见阿比盖尔。

"We have to catch the Breeze Feather," shouted Kirsty. "Otherwise it could be lost forever!"

“我们必须抓住风羽。”科斯蒂喊道。 “否则它可能永远失去了！”