5 Applesauce Stew

5 Applesauce Stew The next morning, Violet woke up early and opened her dresser drawer. Inside, Sprite was curled up in a soft pair of socks. "Wake up, Sprite!" Violet said. "We need to look in The Book of Tricks before we go to school!" Queen Mab, the fairy queen, had given Sprite the special book. It told how to trick all the escaped pixies.

第二天早上，维奥莱特很早就醒了，打开了梳妆台的抽屉。 在里面，雪碧蜷缩在一双柔软的袜子里。 “醒醒，雪碧！”紫说。 “我们上学前得看看《魔法书》！”麦布女王，仙女女王，给了雪碧这本特别的书。 它告诉我们如何欺骗所有逃跑的小精灵。

Sprite took the book out of his bag and turned the pages. "Here's Fixit's page," he said. There was a blank space where Fixit's picture should be. His picture would only appear once he was caught. Sprite read the poem out loud. Fixit the elf is angry and snappy. To trick him, you must make him happy.

雪碧从书包里拿出书，翻了几页。 “这是费克斯的那一页。”他说。 原来应该放菲克特照片的地方是空白的。 他的照片只有在被捕后才会出现。 雪碧大声朗读了这首诗。 修正精灵的愤怒和急躁。 要欺骗他，你必须让他高兴。

Sprite's wings fluttered. "That can't be too hard!" he said, excited. "We could tell him a joke. Or..." "We can figure it out together after school," Violet said. On the walk to school, Violet and Sprite told Leon what they'd learned. When they got to class, Violet slipped Sprite into her desk. "Please pass up your science homework," said their teacher, Ms. Rose.

雪碧的翅膀拍打着。“这不会太难吧！”他兴奋地说。 “我们可以给他讲个笑话。 或者……”“放学后我们可以一起想办法，”维奥莱特说。 在去学校的路上，维奥莉特和雪碧把她们学到的东西告诉了李昂。 上课时，维奥莱特把雪碧塞进了桌子。 “请把你们的科学作业交上来。” 玫瑰。

Violet took her homework out of her backpack. Then she froze. She had done math homework, not science homework. Other kids looked worried, too. No one passed up their papers. "What's the matter, class?" Ms. Rose asked. Brittany raised her hand. "Ms. Rose, I did math homework." "Me, too!" other kids joined in. Ms. Rose shook her head. "What an odd mix-up, she said. "You can do the science homework tonight." Violet sighed, relieved. At least I'm not the only one, she thought. But that sure is strange.

维奥莱特从背包里拿出作业。 然后她僵住了。她做的是数学作业，不是科学作业。 其他孩子看起来也很担心。 没有人放弃他们的论文。 “怎么了，同学们？”Ms。 玫瑰问道。布列塔尼举起了手。 “罗斯老师，我做了数学作业。” “我也是！”其他孩子也跟着说。 罗斯摇了摇头。“真是奇怪的混乱，”她说。 “你今晚可以做科学作业。” 维奥莱特叹了口气，松了口气。至少我不是唯一一个，她想。 但这确实很奇怪。

The rest of the morning went smoothly. When the lunch bell rang, Violet put Sprite in her hoodie pocket. "Thank goodness," Sprite whispered. "I'm hungry." But when Violet and Leon got to the lunchroom, something was wrong. Two of the cafeteria workers were arguing. "I said to put tomato sauce in that stew!" one woman said. "Not applesauce!"

上午剩下的时间过得很顺利。 午餐铃响了，维奥莱特把雪碧放进了连帽衫的口袋里。 “谢天谢地。”雪碧小声说。 “我饿了。”但当维奥莱特和利昂来到餐厅时，事情有点不对劲。 两个食堂工作人员在争吵。 “我说了在炖菜里放番茄酱！”一位女士说。 “不是苹果酱!”

"Your message said applesauce!" said the other woman. "But I didn't—" the lunch ladies stopped when they noticed the students. The first woman spoke. "You're in for a special treat today, kids!" she said, trying to smile. "Applesauce stew!" Violet looked at Leon. Applesauce stew? Violet got her lunch and sat down with Brittany and Anna. She picked at the cold, mushy mess in her bowl. Over at the next table, Evan was showing off his new mini car to Leon. "This one's a sports car," he said, holding onto the car as he rolled it across the table.

“你留言说的是苹果酱！”另一个女人说。 “但是我没有——”当吃午饭的女士们注意到学生们时，她们停了下来。 第一个女人说话了。“孩子们，你们今天会得到特别的款待！”她说，努力挤出笑容。 “炖苹果酱!”维奥莱特看着利昂。 苹果酱炖?维奥莱特吃完午饭，和布列塔尼和安娜坐了下来。 她拿起碗里又冷又糊状的东西。 在邻桌，埃文正在向利昂炫耀他的新微型车。 “这是一辆跑车，”他一边说，一边把车推过桌子。