2 A Fairy

2 A Fairy? Violet jumped back. The tiny person flew out of the hole. He floated in the air in front of Violet's face. "Hello there," he said. Violet tried to speak. But she couldn't. Not yet. She stared at the little creature. He was about as tall as a pencil. He had green eyes and pointy ears. His skin was pale green. And his hair was a very light yellow.

2仙女？维奥莱特跳了回去。 那个小人儿飞出了洞。 他在维奥莱特面前浮在空中。 “你好，”他说。维奥莱特想说话。 但她做不到。还没有。 她盯着这个小东西。 他大约和铅笔一样高。 他长着绿色的眼睛和尖尖的耳朵。 他的皮肤是淡绿色的。他的头发是浅黄色的。

Violet thought his clothes were made from leaves. But the most amazing thing about him was his wings. They shimmered in the air. They looked like they were made of rainbows. "I said, HELLO!" said the creature. Violet closed her eyes. She must be seeing things. Violet counted to three. She opened her eyes. The creature was still there.

维奥莱特以为他的衣服是树叶做的。 但他最神奇的地方是他的翅膀。 它们在空中闪烁。 它们看起来就像彩虹做的。 “我说，你好！”动物说。 维奥莱特闭上了眼睛。她一定是看到了什么。 维奥莱特数到三。她睁开眼睛。 那家伙还在那儿。

"Are you all right?" he asked. His wings fluttered. "Are you a fairy?" Violet whispered. "Yes," said the fairy. "My name is Sprite of the Green Petals from the Whispering Woods. But you can call me Sprite." "I'm Violet," she said quietly. "Are you eight years old?" Sprite asked. Violet nodded slowly. How did he know that? she wondered. Sprite grinned. He held out a large marble. "I got this from the toad. I think it's yours." Violet didn't move. Was she really talking to a fairy? Could it be real? She looked at Sprite carefully. There were no wires or strings holding him in the air. And he was solid, like a real thing. Not flat like a picture.

“你没事吧？”他问。 他的翅膀拍打着。“你是仙女吗？”紫小声说。 “是的，”仙女说。“我的名字是来自低语森林的绿花瓣精灵。 但你可以叫我雪碧。” “我是维奥莱特，”她平静地说。 “你八岁吗？”雪碧问道。 紫罗兰慢慢地点了点头。他是怎么知道的？ 她想知道。精灵笑了。 他拿出一个大弹珠。 “这是我从蟾蜍那儿弄来的。 我想是你的。”维奥莱特没有动。 她真的在和仙女说话吗？ 这是真的吗？她仔细地看着雪碧。 没有电线或绳子把他吊在空中。 他很结实，就像真的一样。 不像图画那样平坦。

He must be real, Violet thought. Violet slowly took the marble from the fairy's tiny hands. "Thank you," Violet said. "I'm glad I could help," Sprite said with a bow. "And now I need you to help me!" "Me? How can I help you?" Violet asked. She knew about fairies. She had read about fairies who gave out wishes. But she had never heard of a fairy who asked for help. Especially from an eight-year-old girl! Sprite flew right up to Violet's face. His wings tickled her nose. "You must help me," Sprite said. "Your world is in great danger!"

他一定是真的，维奥莱特想。 维奥莉特慢慢地从仙女的小手中接过弹珠。 “谢谢你，”维奥莱特说。“我很高兴能帮上忙。”雪碧鞠了一躬说。 “现在我需要你的帮助！”“我? 我能帮你什么忙吗？”紫问道。 她知道仙女的事。她读过关于仙女们能实现愿望的故事。 但是她从来没有听说过哪个仙女会寻求帮助。 尤其是一个八岁的小女孩！雪碧正好飞到维奥莱特的脸上。 他的翅膀使她的鼻子发痒。 “你必须帮助我。”雪碧说。 “你们的世界正处于巨大的危险之中！”