Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 Lily and the others were settling into their seats for their Geography lesson, when the door opened and Ms. Tulip hurried in. She taught Riding, and Lily loved her cross-country lessons. "Girls! Boys!" She clapped her hands. "Ms. Rivers has sent me to tell you there will be no Geography class today. There have been reports of another tornado sweeping through one of the villages south of the academy. The damage is very bad, and Ms. Nettles wants all students and their unicorns to ride there to help with the cleanup. Put your books away and go to the stables. You will be out all day— a packed lunch will be provided for you." She left the room, and everyone began to talk in excitement as they put their books away. Zara turned to the others in Amethyst dorm. "This is our chance! We might find some clues in the damaged village that will help us work out

莉莉和其他同学正在座位上坐好准备上地理课，这时门开了。 郁金香匆匆走了进来。她教骑马，莉莉喜欢她的越野课程。 “女孩!男孩!”她拍了拍手。 “里弗斯老师让我来告诉你今天没有地理课。 有报道称，另一场龙卷风席卷了学院以南的一个村庄。 损坏非常严重。 荨麻希望所有的学生和他们的独角兽骑到那里帮助清理。 把你的书收起来，到马厩去。 你一整天都不能出去——我们会给你准备盒饭的。” 她离开了房间，大家一边把书放好，一边兴奋地议论起来。 扎拉转向紫水晶宿舍的其他人。 “这是我们的机会！”我们可能会在被毁的村庄里找到一些线索，帮助我们解决问题

what's going on!" It was a cold winter morning. The academy buildings were covered with a layer of glittering frost, and Sparkle Lake glowed like a rainbow in the pale winter sunlight. The students cantered their unicorns in a line out of the grounds and toward the damaged village. Everyone carried a backpack containing an emergency repair kit of string, nails, and a hammer as well as their lunch. "I hope we're able to help," Feather said as her hooves pounded the hard ground. "Me too," said Lily, wrapping her hands in Feather's mane for warmth. "We must be nearly there," she added. The path they were on was covered with a fine layer of purple dust. As they got closer to the village, Lily gasped. There was so much damage! Windows were smashed, doors and roofs were missing, and nothing was where it should be.

发生什么事了！”这是一个寒冷的冬天的早晨。 学院的建筑上覆盖着一层闪闪发光的霜，闪闪发光的湖在苍白的冬日阳光下像彩虹一样闪闪发光。 学生们把他们的独角兽排成一行，离开场地，朝被毁的村庄走去。 每个人都背着一个背包，里面装着一个应急修理包，里面有绳子、钉子和锤子，还有他们的午餐。 “我希望我们能帮上忙。”羽毛边说边用蹄子跺着坚硬的地面。 “我也是。”莉莉说，双手裹在羽毛的鬃毛里取暖。 “我们一定快到了，”她补充说。 他们走的小路上覆盖着一层紫色的细尘。 当他们走近村庄时，莉莉倒吸了一口冷气。 损失太大了！窗户被砸碎，门和屋顶不见了，什么都没有。

Ms. Rivers pulled up, waving at the students. "Spread out," she said. "Help as many people and animals as you can, but do not put yourself in any danger. If you can't solve the problem, then find a teacher and ask for help!" "Where shall we start?" asked Feather. Her ears twisted. "Listen!" she exclaimed. "Can you hear that?" Lily heard it too, the whine of an animal— a dog, maybe. "It's coming from over there," she said, pointing to a sheet of metal roofing lying on the ground next to a smashed-up barn. "Something's trapped underneath." Feather picked her way over, treading a careful path through broken tiles and bricks. Lily jumped from her back, and using both hands, she tried to lift the metal up. "It's really heavy!" she puffed. Flexing her

里弗斯女士把车停了下来，向学生们挥手。 “散开，”她说。“帮助尽可能多的人和动物，但不要把自己置于任何危险之中。 如果你不能解决这个问题，那就找老师寻求帮助吧！”“我们从哪里开始呢？”羽毛问。 她的耳朵扭曲了。“听！”她叫道。 “你能听到吗？”莉莉也听到了，是动物的哀鸣——也许是狗。 “是从那边传来的，”她指着一个被砸碎的谷仓旁边地上的一块金属屋顶说。 “有东西被困在下面了。” 费瑟小心翼翼地走过破碎的瓦片和砖块。 莉莉从背上跳了起来，用两只手试图把金属举起来。 “真的很重！”她喘着气说。 炫耀她

fingers, she heaved with all her might. With a screeching sound, the metal moved a tiny bit. Through the gap, Lily felt the tickle of breath on her hands and heard the whining get louder. She bit her lip, holding the metal sheet steady but unable to lift it any higher. Feather used her muzzle to try to help, but it only moved a few centimeters. "Move, metal! Move!" Feather said, stamping a hoof in frustration. Pink sparks suddenly flew up, and Lily noticed the strong smell of burnt sugar.

手指，她使出全身力气。 随着一声尖锐的声音，金属动了一下。 透过缝隙，莉莉感到呼吸在她的手上发痒，听到哀嚎声越来越大。 她咬着嘴唇，稳稳地拿着金属板，但无法把它举得更高。 羽毛用她的嘴试图帮忙，但它只移动了几厘米。 “移动,金属!移动!”羽毛沮丧地跺着蹄子说。 粉红色的火花突然飞了起来，莉莉闻到了浓烈的烧焦糖的味道。

Lily gasped. "Feather! What's happening?" Feather didn't speak. She was staring at the metal sheet. It started to lift into the air! Lily watched openmouthed as it slowly floated to a patch of nettles and came down to rest. With a grateful woof, the dog who had been trapped under it bolted away. "Feather! You've found your magic!" Lily cried. "I have!" said Feather, sounding equally surprised. "I've got moving magic, Lily. Just like my grampy." Aisha, Zara, and Phoebe came running over. "Did Feather just move that metal sheet by magic?" Zara demanded. "I did! I did!" Feather whinnied excitedly. "I've got moving magic!" "Bravo, Feather, you superstar!" Phoebe said. "Everyone!" she shouted. "Feather's found her magic and it's amazing!" Feather was the first unicorn in their class to get her magic. The nearby students crowded around, all wanting to congratulate her. Lily shyly stood to one side as Feather seemed to glow with the praise. "Let's see you move something again!" said Silver.

莉莉气喘吁吁地说。“羽毛!发生了什么?”羽毛没有说话。 她盯着那块金属板。 它开始升到空中！莉莉张大嘴巴看着它慢慢地飘到一片荨麻地上，然后下来休息。 被困在树下的狗感激地汪汪叫了一声，跑开了。 “羽毛!你找到了你的魔法！”莉莉哭了。 “是啊！”羽毛说，听起来同样惊讶。 “我有移动魔法，莉莉。 就像我爷爷一样。”艾莎、扎拉和菲比跑过来。 “羽毛刚才是不是用魔法移动了那块金属板？”Zara问道。 “我做了!我做的!”羽毛兴奋地呜呜叫着。 “我有移动魔法！”“太棒了，羽毛，你这个超级巨星！”菲比。 “所有人！”她喊道。“羽毛找到了她的魔法，太神奇了！”羽毛是他们班上第一个掌握魔法的独角兽。 附近的学生围了过来，都想祝贺她。 莉莉害羞地站到一边，羽毛似乎被赞美得容光焕发。 “让我们再看看你搬什么东西！”西尔弗说。

"Okay. Watch me move that chimney," said Feather, stamping a hoof and making a fallen chimney rise into the air. Feather turned it the right way up and set it down by the side of the house it had fallen from. Everyone cheered. Feather looked delighted. "Now watch me lift up that cart." "Shouldn't you rest first?" asked Lily anxiously. Her mom had warned her that when unicorns first started using their magic, they usually found it very draining. "I'm perfectly fine, thanks," said Feather. "You probably shouldn't do too much at first," said Aisha in concern. "Yes, your magic's amazing, Feather, but you don't want to overdo it. We should all do more cleaning," said Zara. "You can show us more later when we're back at school." The rest of the students nodded and hurried off, except for Skye and Amber. "Do something else!" Skye called. "Yeah, let's see what else you can move!" said Amber. Feather looked pleased. "All right." "No, Feather, you'll tire yourself out," said Lily.

“好吧。看着我移动那个烟囱。”羽毛说着，跺了一脚，把一个倒下的烟囱踢到了空中。 羽毛把它倒过来，放在它掉下来的房子旁边。 每个人都欢呼起来。羽毛看起来很高兴。 “现在看我把那辆车抬起来。” “你不应该先休息一下吗？”莉莉焦急地问。 她妈妈曾警告过她，当独角兽刚开始使用魔法时，它们通常会觉得非常疲惫。 “我很好，谢谢。”羽毛说。 “一开始你可能不应该做太多，”艾莎担心地说。 “是的，你的魔法很神奇，羽毛，但你不要太过了。 我们都应该做更多的清洁工作，”Zara说。 “等我们回学校的时候，你可以给我们看更多的。” 除了斯凯和安布尔，其他学生都点了点头，匆匆离开了。 “做点别的吧！”斯凯岛。 “是啊，让我们看看你还能移动什么！”安布尔说。 羽毛看起来很高兴。“好吧。” “不行，羽毛，你会把自己累坏的。”莉莉说。