Chapter 1

UNICORN ACADEMY ...Where magic happens! Zara and Moonbeam JULIE SYRES illusteated by LUCY TRUMAN nosy crow

独角兽学院……奇迹发生的地方！Zara和Moonbeam（月光）JULIE SYRES(露西·杜鲁门

CHAPTER ONE "We won!" Zara punched the air as her unicorn, Moonbeam, galloped across the dry grass and plunged into Sparkle Lake. "Yay!" Moonbeam kicked up her hooves, showering them both with the glittering water. Zara pushed her straight brown hair away from her face. "Hurry up, slowcoaches!" she called to her friends. "It's lovely and cool!" With whoops of delight, Phoebe, Lily and Aisha galloped into the lake on their unicorns Shimmer, Feather and Silver. "It was so hot and stuffy this morning in class, I honestly thought I was going to die. I think we should ask Ms Rosemary if we can have afternoon lessons in the lake," said Phoebe, pushing her long blonde plaits over her shoulders. "It would be awesome!" Zara laughed. "Yep, cos she'll definitely agree

第一章“我们赢了！”扎拉挥舞着拳头，她的独角兽“月光”穿过干燥的草地，跳进了火花湖。 “耶!”月光踢起她的蹄子，把闪闪发光的水洒在他们俩身上。 扎拉把棕色的直发从脸上拨开。 “快点，慢车！”她对朋友们喊道。 “它又可爱又凉爽！”菲比、莉莉和艾莎骑着它们的独角兽“微光”、“羽毛”和“银色”，高兴地叫了起来。 “今天早上在教室里又热又闷，我真的觉得我要死了。 “我想我们应该问问罗斯玛丽老师，我们下午能不能去湖边上课，”菲比说着，把她长长的金色辫子推到肩上。 “那太棒了！”Zara笑了。 “是的，因为她肯定会同意的

to that!" It was the middle of the summer and Unicorn Island was suffering from a heatwave. At first, Zara and her friends in Amethyst dormitory had loved the long hot days and nights. But after several weeks of soaring temperatures the heat was becoming unbearable. The grass had dried to a yellow crisp and the flowers and plants had all wilted. The fountain was reduced to half its height and the lake had shrunk, leaving a rim of cracked dried mud around the edge. The unicorns splashed around, kicking water at each other with their hooves. Lily leaned forward and whispered in Feather's ear. Suddenly the lake began to ripple. Zara smelled the sweet sugary scent of magic and saw sparkles bubbling up through the water from Feather's hooves. The ripples grew stronger until the water rose in a tall, glittering wave. It arched high over Zara, Phoebe and Aisha. Zara held her breath, expecting a soaking. CRACK! More magical sparkles fizzed in the air and the wave exploded, raining shimmering droplets down on everyone. Zara laughed, enjoying the cool mist falling on her face and hair.

那个!”时值盛夏，独角兽岛正遭受着热浪的侵袭。 起初，扎拉和她在紫水晶宿舍的朋友们喜欢漫长而炎热的白天和黑夜。 但经过几周的高温后，天气变得难以忍受。 草已经枯黄了，花儿和植物都枯萎了。 喷泉的高度下降了一半，湖水也缩小了，湖边只剩下一圈干裂的泥。 独角兽们四处溅水，用蹄子互相踢水。 莉莉倾身向前，在羽毛耳边低语。 湖面突然起了涟漪。 扎拉闻到了甜甜的魔法味，看到羽毛的蹄子从水里冒出来的火花。 涟漪越来越大，直到水上升成一个又高又亮的波浪。 它在扎拉、菲比和艾莎的头顶上呈拱形。 扎拉屏住呼吸，期待着全身湿透。 裂缝!更多神奇的火花在空中嘶嘶作响，波浪爆炸了，闪闪发光的水珠落在每个人身上。 扎拉笑了，享受着落在她脸上和头发上的凉爽雾气。

Lily, Phoebe and Aisha clapped and cheered. "Go, Feather and Shimmer!" Zara clapped too but she couldn't help feeling a little bit envious. She knew Lily's unicorn, Feather, had created the wave with her special moving magic and Phoebe's unicorn, Shimmer, had broken it with his energy magic. When would Moonbeam discover her magic? The unicorns usually found their special magical powers during their first year at the academy. Those who didn't had to stay on for a second year with their partners.

莉莉、菲比和艾莎鼓掌欢呼。 “去吧，羽毛和微光！”扎拉也鼓掌了，但她忍不住有点嫉妒。 她知道莉莉的独角兽羽毛用她特殊的移动魔法制造了波浪，菲比的独角兽微光用他的能量魔法打破了波浪。 月光什么时候才能发现她的魔力？ 独角兽们通常在学院的第一年就发现了他们特殊的魔法力量。 那些没有和伴侣一起待上第二年的人。

"He's coming back," Moonbeam whispered. Zara leaned over her neck. "Who's coming back?" she asked, wondering what Moonbeam was talking about. "He is," said Moonbeam dreamily. "But who?" said Zara. "Who are you talking about?" She felt a prickle of frustration. Moonbeam

“他要回来了。”月光悄声说。 扎拉俯身在她的脖子上。 “谁回来了？”她问，不知道月光在说什么。 “是的。”月光如梦如幻地说。 “可是谁呢？”“你在说谁呀？”她感到一阵挫败感。 月光

often went off into daydreams. "What do you mean, Moonbeam?" Moonbeam started in surprise as if she was waking up. "Oh, sorry! I'm not sure what I was saying." "Hurry up, you two!" Lily called from the bank. "Lunchtime's nearly over and we need to dry off before afternoon classes start." "OK," Zara called. "We're coming!" But Moonbeam didn't move. "Zara, wait, I feel strange, like there's magic all around me. My skin's tingling." Zara shrugged. "Shimmer and Feather were just doing magic. That must be what you can sense." "This is different," Moonbeam insisted. "For a moment back there I… I felt like I'd found my own magic." Zara frowned. "But you didn't do anything magical, Moonbeam." "No, but I had a feeling," said Moonbeam. Zara sighed. Moonbeam was always going on about feelings and how important they were. "Moonbeam, you know I want you to find your magic just as much as you do but imagining it's happening isn't going to help. Come on, let's go and dry off. We've got Care of Unicorns after

经常做白日梦。 “你是什么意思，月光？”月光吃惊地吃了一惊，好像要醒过来似的。 “哦,对不起!我不确定我在说什么。” “快点，你们两个！”莉莉从银行打来电话。 “午餐时间快结束了，我们得在下午上课前把身子擦干。” “好的，”Zara叫道。“我们来了!”但是月光没有动。 “Zara，等等，我感觉很奇怪，就像我周围有魔法一样。 我的皮肤刺痛了。”Zara耸耸肩。 “微光和羽毛刚才在施魔法。 这一定是你能感觉到的。” “这次不一样，”月光坚持说。 “在那里的那一刻，我……我觉得我找到了自己的魔力。” Zara皱起了眉头。“可是你没有施过魔法啊，月光。” “没有，但我有一种感觉。”月光说。 Zara叹了口气。月光总是不停地说感情，说感情有多重要。 “月光，你知道我和你一样希望你找到你的魔法，但是想象它正在发生是没有用的。 来吧，我们去把衣服擦干。 之后我们还要照顾独角兽