Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE After lunch, Isla went to find Ms Nettles to tell her about Buttercup's finding magic. The head teacher's study door was shut and there was no answer when Isla knocked. Ms Rosemary, the Care of Unicorns teacher, looked out of her room. "Are you looking for Ms Nettles, Isla?" Isla nodded. "Buttercup found her magic this morning." "That's wonderful news!" said Ms Rosemary, beaming. "But I'm afraid Ms Nettles was called away last night on urgent business. I'm sure she'll be delighted to hear about Buttercup's magic when she gets back though." Isla smiled and headed to the stables. "Can we practise my magic?" asked Buttercup

第三章午饭后，艾拉去找荨麻女士，告诉她毛茛发现魔法的事。 校长书房的门关着，艾拉敲了敲门，没有人应声。 照顾独角兽的老师罗斯玛丽向房间外望去。 “你在找荨麻小姐吗，艾拉？”伊斯拉点点头。 “金凤花今天早上发现了她的魔力。” “这真是个好消息！”罗斯玛丽女士喜气洋洋地说。 “但是，恐怕荨麻斯女士昨晚有急事被叫走了。 我相信她回来后会很高兴听到毛茛的魔法的。” 艾拉笑了笑，朝马厩走去。 “我们可以练习一下我的魔法吗？”毛茛问

when she arrived. "Pleeeeeeease!" she added, fluttering her eyelashes. Isla grinned. "Of course we can." "Yay! Miki lost his ball last week and Golden Briar wants me to find Valentina's favourite scarf, and Monsoon said Ms Bramble lost—" "Whoa!" said Isla, holding her hands up. "Maybe we should just find one thing at a time!" "Oh, OK," Buttercup said with a huff. "We'll start with Miki's ball then. He was on the sports field when he lost it." They went out to the sports field. Buttercup took a deep breath. "Miki's ball!" she exclaimed. "Find it!" A glittering arrow formed. It looped the loop then darted away. "My magic's working! Yippee!" said Buttercup as she raced after it. The arrow flew in the direction of Sparkle Lake but as it got closer it whizzed from side to side as if it couldn't decide which way to go. Buttercup galloped after it. Isla began to feel alarmed. "Slow down, Buttercup!" she cried. The arrow flew over the fountain then darted to the right and pointed at some rushes close to

当她到达时。“请——请——请！”她补充道，眨了眨睫毛。 伊斯拉咧嘴一笑。“当然可以。” “耶!上周，米基丢了他的球，金布瑞尔让我去找瓦伦蒂娜最喜欢的围巾，而季风说布兰布尔女士丢了——”“哇！”艾拉举起双手说。 “也许我们应该一次只找到一件事！”“哦，好吧，”毛茛气呼呼地说。 “那我们就从米基的球开始吧。 他是在运动场上失去理智的。” 他们去了运动场。 金凤花深吸了一口气。 “米基的球！”她叫道。 “找到了!”一支闪闪发光的箭形成了。 它绕了一个圈，然后飞走了。 “我的魔法起作用了！”“呸！”毛茛边追边说。 箭朝闪闪湖的方向飞去，但当它靠近时，它嗖嗖地从一边飞到另一边，似乎不知道该走哪条路。 金凤花在它后面疾驰。 艾拉开始感到惊慌。 “慢点，毛茛！”她喊道。 箭飞过喷泉，然后飞向右边，对准附近的一些灯芯草

the bank. It stayed there for a second then it shot to a nearby bush before flying back to the fountain. Buttercup pricked her ears and increased her speed. "No, Buttercup!" Isla gasped. "We can't follow it into the lake! Stop!" The arrow suddenly returned to the bush. Buttercup swerved to go after it but she was galloping too fast. Her hooves slid from under her. Isla shrieked as they skidded towards the multicoloured water. SPLASH! Buttercup's hooves hit the lake and a tidal wave of ice cold water splashed over them. Luckily Buttercup just managed to stop herself falling in completely. "Whoops!" Buttercup regained her balance. "Are you OK, Isla?" "Well, I'm pretty wet," said Isla, shivering. She had water dripping from the ends of her hair and droplets were already freezing on her clothes. "Sorry!" said Buttercup sheepishly. "I was just trying to catch up with the arrow." She looked

银行。它在那里停留了一秒钟，然后冲向附近的灌木丛，然后飞回喷泉。 金凤花竖起耳朵，加快了速度。 “不,毛茛!”伊斯拉气喘吁吁地说。 “我们不能跟着它到湖里去！”住手!”箭突然飞回灌木丛。 金凤花急转弯去追它，但她跑得太快了。 她的蹄子从身下滑了出来。 当他们滑向五彩斑斓的水面时，艾拉尖叫起来。 飞溅!金凤花的蹄子踩在湖面上，一股冰冷的水像潮水一样溅在他们身上。 幸运的是，金凤花设法不让自己完全掉下去。 “哎呀!”金凤花恢复了平衡。 “你还好吗，艾拉？”“嗯，我湿透了。”艾拉颤抖着说。 水从她的发梢滴下来，水滴已经在她的衣服上结冰了。 “对不起！”毛茛不好意思地说。 “我只是想追上那支箭。” 她看起来

around. "Oh, it's gone," she said in disappointment. "Why was it jumping around like that?" Isla asked. "I don't know. It pointed at the bush before it vanished. Maybe Miki's ball is there." Buttercup trotted towards it. "Wait! There's something in those rushes," said Isla, spotting a flash of colour. Buttercup went over. "Valentina's scarf!" she said, pulling the scarf out of the rushes with her teeth. Isla leant over her neck and took it from her. "Valentina will be happy to have it back. I wonder why the arrow pointed to it when we were looking for Miki's ball." Buttercup frowned. "I guess I was thinking about both things at the same time– the ball and the scarf. Maybe it confused my magic.

周围。“哦，不见了，”她失望地说。 “它为什么那样跳来跳去？”伊斯拉问道。 “我不知道。它指了指灌木丛，然后就消失了。 也许米基的球在那里。” 金凤花小跑着朝它走去。 “等等!那些灯芯草里有什么东西。”艾拉发现一道闪光，说道。 金凤花走了过去。“瓦伦蒂娜的围巾！”她说着，用牙齿把围巾从灯芯草里抽出来。 艾拉俯身在她的脖子上，从她手里接过。 “瓦伦蒂娜会很高兴拿回它的。 我想知道为什么我们在找米琪的球时，箭头指向了它。” 毛茛皱起了眉头。“我想我当时同时在想两件事——球和围巾。 也许它迷惑了我的魔法。

Let's see if there's anything in the bush." She cantered over. "Miki's ball! Hooray!" Buttercup nudged it out with her nose. "Aren't I clever? I found both things!" Isla hesitated. She didn't want to hurt Buttercup's feelings. "That's great but you need to practise controlling your magic. Perhaps you should concentrate on one thing at a time?" "I think I did very well," said Buttercup, slightly huffily. Isla patted her neck. "You did, but let's start with small things first."

我们看看灌木丛里有没有什么东西。” 她跑了过来。“杨爱瑾球!万岁!”金凤花用鼻子把它推了出来。 “我不聪明吗？”两样东西我都找到了！”伊斯拉犹豫了。 她不想伤害毛茛的感情。 “太好了，但是你需要练习控制你的魔法。 也许你应该一次只做一件事？”“我想我考得很好。”毛茛有点恼火地说。 艾拉拍了拍她的脖子。“是的，但让我们先从小事开始吧。”

"I don't need to," Buttercup declared confidently. "I'm super good already!" "Let's go and get you some sky berries," said Isla, changing the subject. Doing magic sapped a unicorn's strength and sky berries helped them to recover. "OK, I guess I am a bit tired," admitted Buttercup. They headed back to the stables. As they passed the play park, they saw Rosa, Matilda, Freya, Ariana, Violet and their unicorns in a huddle by the swings. "Shall we say hello?" said Buttercup. Isla wasn't sure. "It looks like they might be having a private talk." "So? They'll want to see us!" said Buttercup confidently. "They're our friends!" She cantered over. "Hi, everyone! What are you talking about?" she whinnied. Isla cringed. "It's OK," she said quickly. "You don't have to tell us if it's a secret." "Don't be silly. We haven't got secrets from you two," said Violet. "We were just talking

“我不需要，”金凤花自信地说。 “我已经超棒了！”“我们去给你买些天空莓吧。”艾拉说，改变了话题。 施魔法削弱了独角兽的力量，天空莓帮助它们恢复了体力。 “好吧，我想我是有点累了，”毛茛承认道。 他们回到了马厩。 当他们经过游乐场时，他们看到罗莎、玛蒂尔达、弗雷娅、阿利安娜、维奥莱特和他们的独角兽在秋千旁挤成一团。 “我们打个招呼好吗？”毛茛说。 艾拉不确定。“看起来他们可能在进行私人谈话。” “所以呢?他们会想见我们的！”毛茛自信地说。 “他们是我们的朋友！”她跑了过来。 “嗨,大家好!你在说什么呀？”她抱怨道。 伊斯拉。“没关系，”她很快地说。 “你不必告诉我们这是不是秘密。” “别傻了。我们对你们俩没有秘密。”维奥莱特说。 “我们只是在聊天