Chapter 1

UNICORN ACADEMY NATURE MAGIC Lily and Feather JULIE SYRES illusteated by LUCY TRUMAN

独角兽学院自然魔法百合和羽毛，由露西·杜鲁门绘制

CHAPTER 1 "Here we are, Lils," Lily's mom said. "Unicorn Academy— your home for the next year!" "Oh, wow!" Lily's breath rushed out as she stared up at the enormous glass-and-marble building. On the top of the tallest tower, a pink flag with a white unicorn on it was rippling in the breeze. "It's beautiful," she said. She looked at the gardens full of winter plants and flowers, and the lake shimmering in the distance. Her mother smiled. "It is, isn't it? It hasn't changed one bit since I was here. You're going to have such a fantastic time. I just know it!" Lily couldn't speak. Her stomach felt like it was tying itself in knots. She'd wanted to come to Unicorn Academy for ages— she couldn't wait to be paired with a unicorn and start training to become a guardian of beautiful Unicorn Island. However, now that she was here and the academy looked so big, she was beginning to wonder

“我们到了，莉莉，”莉莉的妈妈说。 “独角兽学院——你明年的家！”“哦,哇!”莉莉抬头望着那幢巨大的玻璃大理石建筑，一下子喘不过气来。 在最高的塔顶，一面绘有白色独角兽的粉色旗帜在微风中飘扬。 “真漂亮，”她说。 她看着满是冬季植物和花朵的花园，以及远处闪闪发光的湖泊。 妈妈笑了。“是的，不是吗？” 自从我来到这里，这里一点都没变。 你会玩得很开心的。 我就是知道！”莉莉说不出话。 她的胃好像要打结似的。 她一直想来独角兽学院——她迫不及待地想和独角兽搭档，开始训练成为美丽的独角兽岛的守护者。 然而，现在她到了这里，学院看起来那么大，她开始怀疑了

whether her invitation to become a student had been a mistake. The other new students all looked so confident as they chatted with each other and waved goodbye to their parents. What if I'm not good enough to be a guardian? Lily thought with a rush of panic. What if I mess things up and get asked to leave? Mom will be so disappointed. A teacher walked up. She wore her brown hair in a neat bun held in place with silver clips. Three girls were following her. "Hello, I'm Ms. Rosemary. I teach Care of Unicorns. And what's your name?" the teacher said to Lily. Lily was feeling so overwhelmed, the words seemed to stick in her throat. "I'm…um…um…," she stammered. "Lily Jamieson," her mom offered. Ms. Rosemary looked at her clipboard. "That's lucky! Lily, you're going to be in Amethyst dorm with these three. This is Aisha." She pointed to a girl who was carrying a flute case and had curly black hair in a high ponytail. The girl grinned at Lily, who smiled shyly back. "And this is Zara," Ms. Rosemary continued. Zara had dark brown hair that stopped just past her

是否邀请她成为一名学生是个错误。 其他的新生看起来都很自信，他们互相聊天，向他们的父母挥手告别。 如果我做不到守护者呢？ 莉莉心里一阵慌乱。 如果我把事情搞砸了，被要求离开怎么办？ 妈妈会很失望的。 一位老师走了过来。她把棕色的头发梳成一个整齐的发髻，用银发夹固定住。 三个女孩跟在她后面。 “你好，我是罗斯玛丽女士。我教保护独角兽。 你叫什么名字？”老师问莉莉。 莉莉感觉太激动了，话都说不出来了。 “我是……嗯……嗯……”她结结巴巴地说。 “莉莉·贾米森，”她妈妈说。 罗斯玛丽看着她的写字板。 “那是幸运!莉莉，你要和这三个人住紫水晶宿舍。 这是阿伊莎。”她指了指一个拿着笛子盒的女孩，那个女孩一头卷曲的黑发，扎着高高的马尾辫。 女孩对莉莉笑了笑，莉莉也害羞地对她笑了笑。 “这是Zara，”罗斯玛丽接着说。 扎拉有一头深棕色的头发，正好从她身边走过

shoulders and green eyes. She studied Lily for a moment and then gave her a smile. "And Phoebe," Ms. Rosemary finished. Phoebe was tall and slim, with honey-blond hair in two waist-length braids. She grinned. "Hi, Lily! Isn't this super awesome!" She swept

肩膀和绿色的眼睛。她打量了莉莉一会儿，然后对她笑了笑。 “还有菲比，”罗斯玛丽女士接着说。 菲比又高又瘦，淡金色的头发扎了两条及腰的辫子。 她咧嘴一笑。“嗨,莉莉!这不是超级棒吗？”她扫

her arms out. "I mean, look around. It's gorgeous, isn't it? We're just so lucky to have been invited to be students here!" Lily thought it sounded like everything Phoebe said had an exclamation mark after it. "Say goodbye to your mom, Lily," said Ms. Rosemary. "Then we need to get to the hall. It's almost time for the ceremony where you will be paired with your unicorns." Lily felt a flutter of delight. She was going to have a unicorn of her own! Mom stepped forward. "Goodbye, Lils. Have a wonderful time. Make sure you write and tell me all your news." She hugged her and then gently pushed her toward Ms. Rosemary. "Go on, off you go!" Torn between excitement at meeting her unicorn and sadness at saying goodbye to her mom, and still feeling like she'd been invited to the academy by mistake, Lily followed Ms. Rosemary and the other girls up the marble steps and through the front door into the academy. The entrance hall was large, with statues of unicorns in the corners and huge oil paintings on the walls. "No more talking, please," Ms. Rosemary said

她伸出双臂。“我的意思是，看看周围。 它很漂亮，不是吗？我们能被邀请成为这里的学生真是太幸运了！”莉莉觉得菲比说的每句话后面都有个感叹号。 “跟你妈妈说再见吧，莉莉。” 迷迭香。“然后我们要去大厅。 快到仪式的时间了，你们将和你们的独角兽配对。” 莉莉感到一阵喜悦。 她要有自己的独角兽了！妈妈走上前来。 “再见,创新性贷款。祝你玩得愉快。 一定要写信告诉我你所有的消息。” 她拥抱了她，然后轻轻地把她推到她身边。 迷迭香。“走吧，你走吧！”见到独角兽的兴奋和和妈妈告别的悲伤交织在一起，莉莉仍然觉得自己被错误地邀请到学院来了。 罗斯玛丽和其他女孩走上大理石台阶，穿过前门进入学校。 门厅很大，角落里挂着独角兽雕像，墙上挂着巨幅油画。 “请不要再说话了。” 迷迭香说

with a warning look at Phoebe, who was saying something to Zara. As Ms. Rosemary led them all into the main hall, Lily swallowed a gasp. Light shone through the colored swirls of the domed glass roof, filling the hall with rainbows and shining on a huge map that was in the center of the room. Lily stood on her tiptoes for a better look. The magical force field that kept the map safe hummed softly as she passed by. Lily's mom had told her it was an exact model of Unicorn Island and it could transport anyone anywhere on the island. Students and unicorns were not allowed to use it without Ms. Nettles's permission. Lily hoped she'd get to use it at some point. That's if I'm good enough to stay here, she reminded herself. "Oh, wow! Look at the unicorns!" Aisha whispered, pointing. A fresh wave of excitement swept away Lily's anxiety as she followed Aisha's gaze and saw a group of young unicorns standing at the side of the stage. They were beautiful. Their sparkling white coats were covered with different-colored patterns, and their long silky manes and tails were full of

她警告地看了菲比一眼，菲比正在跟扎拉说话。 当罗斯玛丽老师领着大家走进大厅时，莉莉倒吸了一口气。 光线透过彩色漩涡状的圆顶玻璃屋顶照射进来，使大厅里布满了彩虹，并照在房间中央的一幅巨大地图上。 莉莉踮起脚尖想看得更清楚。 当她经过时，保护地图安全的魔法力场轻轻地嗡嗡作响。 莉莉的妈妈告诉她这是独角兽岛的一模一样的模型，它可以把任何人带到岛上的任何地方。 学生和独角兽不允许在没有Ms。 荨麻的许可。莉莉希望她能在某个时候用上它。 她提醒自己，除非我足够优秀，可以留在这里。 “哦,哇!看那些独角兽！”艾莎小声说，指着。 随着艾莎的目光，莉莉看到一群年轻的独角兽站在舞台的一边，一阵新的兴奋扫去了她的焦虑。 它们很美。它们闪闪发光的白色皮毛上布满了不同颜色的图案，它们长长的丝绸般的鬃毛和尾巴上布满了