Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX Cherry was the first unicorn to discover her magical power. The news spread through the school like wildfire and everyone buzzed with excitement. Apart from Valentina, of course, who just scowled and said it had been a fluke. Sophia ignored her and wondered who would be next. One morning, after a grooming lesson, Ms Rosemary asked her class to line up with their unicorns for an inspection. Rainbow's coat shone in the winter sunlight and he arched his neck, proudly showing off the ribbons that Sophia had plaited through his mane.

樱桃是第一个发现自己魔力的独角兽。 这个消息像野火一样传遍了学校，每个人都兴奋得嗡嗡作响。 当然，瓦伦蒂娜除外，她只是皱着眉头，说这是侥幸。 索菲亚不理睬她，不知道下一个会是谁。 一天早上，上完仪容整洁的课后，罗斯玛丽老师让她的学生们和他们的独角兽站成一排接受检查。 彩虹的外套在冬日的阳光下闪闪发光，它拱起脖子，骄傲地炫耀着索菲亚在它鬃毛上扎的丝带。

When Sophia and Rainbow joined Valentina at the start of the line, Rainbow tickled Golden Briar with his tail. "Look at me," he said proudly. "Don't I look smart?" Golden Briar whipped round and nipped Rainbow sharply on the neck. "Keep your horrible tail away from me!" "Ouch, that hurt!" cried Rainbow, shocked. Tossing his head, Golden Briar turned his back on Rainbow, aiming a kick at him for good measure. Valentina put her nose in the air. "It's your own fault, Rainbow. You shouldn't stand next

当索菲亚和彩虹加入瓦伦蒂娜的队伍时，彩虹用尾巴给金荆棘挠痒痒。 “看着我，”他骄傲地说。 “我看起来不聪明吗？”金荆棘转过身来，在彩虹的脖子上狠狠地咬了一下。 “把你那可怕的尾巴离我远点！”“哎哟，好痛！”彩虹震惊地叫道。 金荆棘摇了摇头，背对着彩虹，瞄准他踢了一脚。 瓦伦蒂娜昂起了头。 “这是你自己的错，彩虹。 你不应该站在旁边

to a unicorn like Golden Briar. You haven't got any gold on you anywhere and everyone knows the best unicorns have to have gold. You should go to the end of the line where you belong." Her two friends giggled. Valentina smirked at them. "In fact, if you don't move away from me and Golden Briar right now, I shall speak to my parents. They're governors here and they'll make sure that you know your place." "Excuse me!" Sophia was so cross she spluttered out her words. "How dare you speak to Rainbow like that! He's brilliant!" Valentina laughed meanly. "Brilliant at being stupid." Sophia lost her temper. "You're the stupid one, Valentina!" she snapped. "You think you're so great and so important but hardly anyone likes you! Maybe you should go to the end of the line?" There were a few whoops and cheers from the rest of the group.

像金荆棘那样的独角兽 你身上没有金子，大家都知道最好的独角兽必须有金子。 你应该站到队伍的最后，那才是属于你的。” 她的两个朋友咯咯地笑。瓦伦蒂娜对他们傻笑。 “事实上，如果你现在不离开我和金荆棘，我就要告诉我父母了。 他们是这里的州长，他们会确保你们知道自己的位置。” “对不起!”索菲亚气得结结巴巴地说不出话来。 “你怎么敢这样对彩虹说话！”他的辉煌!”瓦伦蒂娜刻薄地笑了。 “擅长做蠢事。” 索菲亚发脾气了。“你才是傻瓜，瓦伦蒂娜！”她厉声说。 “你觉得自己很了不起，很重要，但几乎没有人喜欢你！”也许你应该排到队伍的最后？”其他人发出了几声嘘声和欢呼声。

"You tell her, Sophia!" called Billy. Valentina's eyes narrowed. "Why you…!" "Whatever is all the commotion about?" said Ms Rosemary, hurrying over with her unicorn, Blossom. "It was all Sophia's fault," said Valentina quickly. "She's been really mean to me!" Her voice rose into a fake wail and her two friends quickly put their arms round her. Ms Rosemary frowned. "Sophia?" she said questioningly. Sophia hesitated. She didn't like telling tales. "It wasn't Sophia's fault," Ava said, stepping forward. "Valentina started it. She insulted Rainbow." There were a few murmurs of agreement from the other girls. "Hmmm." Ms Rosemary looked from Sophia to the loudly sobbing Valentina. "Well, I think we should all just get on with the lesson. Valentina, the ribbons are coming loose in Golden Briar's mane. Stop crying now and go

“你告诉她，索菲亚！”比利叫道。 瓦伦蒂娜眯起眼睛。 “为什么你……!”“这到底是怎么回事？”罗斯玛丽女士带着她的独角兽布洛森匆匆走过来。 “都是索菲亚的错。”瓦伦蒂娜赶紧说。 “她对我太刻薄了！”她的声音变高了，变成了一种假装的哀号，她的两个朋友迅速搂住了她。 罗斯玛丽女士皱起了眉头。“索菲亚？”她疑惑地问。 索菲娅犹豫了。她不喜欢讲故事。 “这不是索菲亚的错，”艾娃说着，走上前。 “是瓦伦蒂娜挑起的。她侮辱了彩虹。” 其他姑娘低声说了几句同意的话。 “嗯。”罗斯玛丽女士看看索菲亚，又看看大声抽泣的瓦伦蒂娜。 “好吧，我想我们都应该继续上课。 瓦伦蒂娜，金荆棘鬃毛上的丝带松了。 别哭了，走吧

and sort them out. Rainbow looks lovely, Sophia, but would you like some of my silver polish for his hooves as a finishing touch?" "Yes, please," said Sophia, glad not to be in trouble. Ms Rosemary turned to her unicorn. "Please could you magic it here for me, Blossom?" "Of course," said Blossom. Her powers let her transport objects from one place to another by magic. "The silver hoof polish from the storeroom!" she declared, tossing her long pink and purple mane. A few sparkles floated up into the air but then they winked and went out. No hoof polish appeared. Blossom looked confused. "The silver hoof polish from the storeroom!" she repeated with another mane toss. But this time there were no sparkles and the hoof polish still didn't appear. Blossom looked at Ms Rosemary. "My magic's not working."

然后把它们分类。彩虹看起来很可爱，索菲亚，但你想要我给它的蹄子擦点银色的指甲油，作为最后的点缀吗？”“好的，”索菲娅说，她很高兴没有遇到麻烦。 罗斯玛丽女士转向她的独角兽。 “布洛森，你能帮我把它变出来吗？”“当然，”布洛森说。 她的能力使她能够通过魔法将物体从一个地方转移到另一个地方。 “储藏室里的银蹄油！”她一边说，一边甩了甩她那粉紫色的长鬃毛。 有几颗火花飘到空中，但眨眼之后就熄灭了。 没有蹄油。布洛森看起来很困惑。 “储藏室里的银蹄油！”她又甩了甩鬃毛，重复了一遍。 但这一次没有闪光，指甲油也没有出现。 布洛森看着罗斯玛丽女士。 “我的魔法不管用了。”

Ms Rosemary frowned. "How odd. Last week, Ms Lavender's unicorn was struggling with his healing magic. This is very strange." "Is something wrong with the unicorns, miss?" Layla asked anxiously. "Don't worry. I'm sure everything's fine," said Ms Rosemary. She patted Blossom. "You're probably just tired, or coming down with a bug or something." "But what about Ms Lavender's unicorn?"

罗斯玛丽女士皱起了眉头。“奇怪。 上周，拉文德女士的独角兽还在与它的治愈魔法作斗争。 这很奇怪。”“独角兽有什么问题吗，小姐？”莱拉焦急地问。 “别担心。我相信一切都很好。”罗斯玛丽女士说。 她拍了拍布洛森。“你可能只是累了，或者是生病了什么的。” “那拉文德女士的独角兽怎么办？”