Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO "Phoebe!" Zara was shocked. "You can't go around saying stuff like that without any evidence to back it up." "You really can't," agreed Lily quickly. "Ms Nettles loves the school. She'd never hurt it." "Aha, but maybe she's just pretending to love it," said Phoebe, excitedly. "Remember that a couple of years ago the headteacher before Ms Nettles did all sorts of things to try to harm the academy. Maybe Ms Nettles has turned evil just like her!" "No, no, no!" protested Aisha, looking shocked. "Ms Nettles isn't evil!" Phoebe raised her eyebrows and folded her

第二章“菲比！”扎拉惊呆了。 “你不能在没有任何证据支持的情况下到处说这样的话。” “你真的不能。”莉莉赶紧同意。 “荨麻老师很喜欢这所学校。 她不会伤害它的。”“啊哈，但也许她只是假装喜欢它。”菲比兴奋地说。 “记得几年前，内特尔斯女士之前的校长做了各种各样的事情，试图伤害学校。 也许荨麻女士也像她一样变成了恶魔！”“不，不，不！”艾莎抗议道，显得很吃惊。 “荨麻女士不邪恶！”菲比扬起眉毛，皱起了眉头

arms. "She might be." "Phoebe, it really can't be Ms Nettles," said Zara sensibly. "We know the person responsible for the tornadoes is a man. Remember how we heard him shouting when Feather moved the tornado away from the academy. He said: 'You think you can stop me but you can't.'" "Oh, yes," said Phoebe, her excitement subsiding. "I guess that Ms Nettles might be upset because she's worried about the inspection," said Zara. "If she really was crying this morning like

武器。“也许吧。”“菲比，不可能是荨麻小姐，”扎拉理智地说。 “我们知道造成龙卷风的人是一个男人。 还记得费瑟把龙卷风从学院移开时我们听到他大喊大叫吗。 他说：“你以为你能阻止我，但你不能。“哦，是的，”菲比说，她的兴奋消退了。 扎拉说：“我猜荨麻女士可能因为担心检查而心烦意乱。” “如果她今天早上真的哭了。

you say then that may have been why." "We should make sure the inspector thinks the school is perfect!" said Lily. "I don't want Ms Nettles to get into trouble." "Me neither," said Aisha. "Let's talk to the inspector and tell them how brilliant all the teachers are– and what a great headteacher Ms Nettles is." "Definitely!" agreed Zara. They reached the messy barn. A few of the hay bales inside it had burst and there was hay all over the floor. "Oh dear, we'd better get some brooms and start sweeping," said Aisha with a sigh. "This will take ages," grumbled Phoebe. Lily grinned. "Not if we use magic! Wait here, I'll go and get Feather!" Feather's moving magic was very useful when it came to tidying up. Soon the barn was filled with the sweet scent of burnt sugar– the smell of unicorn magic. Pink sparkles were fading in the air, the loose hay was all in one big tidy pile and the other hay bales were piled up neatly. "There!" said Feather happily.

你说这可能就是原因。” “我们应该确保检查员认为学校是完美的！”莉莉说。 “我不想让荨麻女士惹上麻烦。” “我也是。”艾莎说。“让我们和督察谈谈，告诉他们所有的老师都是多么出色，还有内特尔斯女士是多么伟大的校长。” “当然！” 他们来到了凌乱的谷仓。 里面的几捆干草破了，地板上到处都是干草。 “哦，天哪，我们最好拿几把扫帚开始扫地。”艾莎叹了口气说。 “这要花很长时间。”菲比抱怨道。 莉莉咧嘴一笑。“如果我们使用魔法就不会！”在这儿等着，我去叫羽毛来！”羽毛的移动魔法在收拾东西的时候非常有用。 很快谷仓里就充满了烧焦糖的香味——独角兽的魔力。 粉红色的光芒在空气中渐渐褪去，松散的干草都整齐地堆在一起，其他的干草捆也整整齐齐地堆在一起。 “好了！”羽毛高兴地说。

"You're the best!" said Lily, hugging her. The yellow, violet and blue streak in her dark hair merged with Feather's mane. Phoebe felt a flicker of envy. She really hoped she and Shimmer would bond soon. She could just imagine everyone fussing around them and praising them. It would be fantastic! With the barn tidy, Amethyst dorm set out for a ride around the grounds, sticking to the meadow to avoid the cross-country course. They cantered through the wildflowers and then let their unicorns splash in the sparkling stream. As they rode back towards the stable yard they saw a man in a suit getting out of a horse-drawn carriage at the school entrance. He was tall and thin with a severe face. "Who's that?" said Aisha. "I bet it's the inspector!" said Zara. "But Ms Tulip said he wouldn't be here until tomorrow," said Lily. "I know but it's got to be him. Look at the clues. He's carrying a suitcase and a clipboard just like an inspector would, he's wearing a suit which means he's someone who's here on formal

“你是最棒的！”莉莉拥抱着她说。 她黑发中的黄、紫、蓝条纹与羽毛的鬃毛融合在一起。 菲比感到一阵嫉妒。 她真的希望她和希默能尽快建立联系。 她可以想象每个人都围着他们，赞美他们。 那太棒了！谷仓整理好后，紫水晶宿舍开始绕着场地骑行，坚持在草地上骑行，以避开越野赛道。 他们穿过野花，然后让他们的独角兽在波光粼粼的溪流中溅水。 当他们骑马回到马厩的院子时，他们看到一个穿西装的人在学校门口从一辆马车里下来。 他又高又瘦，一脸严肃。 “那是谁？”“我敢打赌是检查员！”扎拉说。 “但是郁金香老师说他明天才来。”莉莉说。 “我知道，但一定是他。 看线索。他拿着一个手提箱和一个写字板，就像一个探长一样，他穿着西装，这意味着他是一个穿着正式服装的人

business, and he's arrived in a carriage which only someone official would do," said Zara. "And he's already being nosey," said Phoebe, as the man peered at the fountain in front of the school, frowned, and noted something on his clipboard. "I wonder if Ms Tulip knows he's here already." "We should warn her!" said Zara. They set off at a canter. When they reached the stables and told Ms Tulip about the man, she looked worried. "Oh dear. It does sound like the inspector has arrived early. I hope he doesn't come out here yet. We've not finished tidying." "Don't worry. Feather will help!" said Lily. Feather nodded eagerly. While Feather used her magic to help finish the tidying, the rest of the students quickly groomed their unicorns to make them look smart, and sorted out their stables so the straw beds were clean and fluffy and the haynets full. Ms Tulip gave a sigh of relief as she looked around the gleaming yard. "Well done, everyone, I think we're finally ready. Feather, you deserve a huge bucket of sky berries. Thank you! You must

他坐着一辆只有官员才会做的马车，”扎拉说。 “他已经开始爱管闲事了，”菲比说。这时，那个人盯着学校前面的喷泉，皱着眉头，在他的写字板上记了些什么。 “我不知道郁金香小姐是否知道他已经来了。” “我们应该警告她！”扎拉说。 他们从一个中心出发。当他们来到马厩，把这个男人的事告诉郁金香女士时，她看起来很担心。 “哦,亲爱的。听起来检查员确实提前到了。 我希望他还没出来。 我们还没收拾完呢。” “别担心。羽毛会有帮助的！”莉莉说。 羽毛急切地点点头。当羽瑟用她的魔法帮助完成整理工作时，其他的学生迅速地把他们的独角兽打扮得漂亮亮的，整理他们的马厩，使稻草床干净、蓬松，干草筐装满。 Tulip女士环顾着闪闪发光的院子，松了一口气。 “大家干得好，我想我们终于准备好了。 羽毛，你应该得到一大桶天空浆果。 谢谢你！你必须

be tired out after using so much magic." Lily fetched Feather a bucket of the sweet juicy berries that grew behind the school. Sky berries were unicorns' favourite food, and they were full of the vitamins they needed to stay healthy and keep their magic strong. Then, leaving the unicorns to rest, the girls went in for lunch. The students were tucking into delicious baked potatoes with melted cheese and salad when Ms Nettles showed the stranger into the dining room. Clapping her hands for silence, she introduced him. "This is Mr Longnose, everyone. He will be with us for a few days and is here to inspect the school. He will be sitting in on your lessons and he may want to ask you some questions. I hope you will all be very helpful and answer to the best of your ability." Phoebe studied Mr Longnose. With his dark suit, black tie, shiny black shoes and sharp eyes,

用了这么多魔法，你会累坏的。” 莉莉给羽毛拿来一桶长在学校后面的香甜多汁的浆果。 天空莓是独角兽最喜欢的食物，它们富含保持健康和强大魔力所需的维生素。 然后，让独角兽们休息，女孩们进去吃午饭。 学生们正在大吃美味的烤土豆配上融化的奶酪和沙拉，这时奈特尔斯女士把这位陌生人带进了餐厅。 她拍着手让大家安静下来，然后把他介绍给大家。 “各位，这是长鼻子先生。 他将和我们在一起几天，他是来视察学校的。 他会旁听你的课，他可能会问你一些问题。 我希望你们都能帮上忙，尽自己最大的能力回答问题。” 菲比端详着长鼻鼻子先生。 深色西装，黑色领带，闪亮的黑色鞋子和锐利的眼睛，