Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 Star was very understanding when she saw the tiny portion of sky berries mixed into her feed. "I'm sure it won't be for long," she said. "Ms. Primrose and Sage will fix the problem." Ava hardly ate anything at dinner. She kept thinking of how Star had eaten her meal that evening, chewing her food slowly, making every mouthful of the sky berries last. It made Ava feel guilty about the huge amount of food available to her. From the subdued atmosphere, Ava sensed that most students felt the same way. Everyone spoke in whispers, and the delicious food was only picked at. After dinner, Sapphire dorm usually hung out in their lounge to play games, listen to music, and chat. Ava didn't have the heart for it. After a quick visit to the stable to say good night to Star, she went to bed. Her dorm-mates joined her. "No riding tomorrow," said Isabel glumly.

当星星看到饲料里混入了一小部分天空莓时，她非常理解。 “我相信这不会持续太久，”她说。 “樱草花女士和塞奇会解决这个问题的。” 艾娃晚餐时几乎没吃什么。 她一直在想那天晚上星星是怎么吃的饭，慢慢地咀嚼食物，让每一口天空浆果都保持下去。 这让艾娃对自己能得到的大量食物感到内疚。 从压抑的气氛中，艾娃感觉到大多数学生都有同样的感受。 每个人都低声说话，美味的食物只是被挑逗性的。 晚饭后，蓝宝石宿舍通常在休息室里玩游戏，听音乐，聊天。 艾娃不忍心这么做。 她匆匆去马厩跟小星星道了晚安，然后就上床睡觉了。 她的室友也加入了进来。 “明天不骑马了。”伊莎贝尔闷闷不乐地说。

"We're going to miss our cross-country jumping lesson," Scarlett said. "Blaze and I were really looking forward to it." "I hope the unicorns will be all right. What if they get sick because they don't have enough sky berries to eat?" Layla worried. "I'll braid Dancer's mane and tail tomorrow. I hope that cheers him up." Ava lay in bed, staring at a patch of moonlight shining on the ceiling. Thoughts whizzed around

“我们要错过越野跳跃课了，"思嘉说。 “布雷兹和我真的很期待。” “我希望独角兽们一切安好。 如果它们因为没有足够的天空莓吃而生病了怎么办？”蕾拉担心。 “我明天给小舞编鬃毛和尾巴。 我希望这能让他振作起来。” 艾娃躺在床上，凝视着天花板上的一抹月光。 思绪纷飞

her head until she thought it might explode. Ms. Primrose was the wisest person she knew. She never made mistakes, but she had to be wrong this time. The mountain range was huge. Ms. Primrose couldn't have checked the whole thing in one day. The more Ava thought about it, the more convinced she was that there had to be healthy sky-berry bushes growing somewhere. A little after sunrise, Ava gave up trying to sleep. Quietly, she got up, dressed in jodhpurs and her favorite lilac hoodie, and then headed to the stables. Passing the lake, Ava heard someone calling her name. "Sophia!" Ava waited for her friend to catch up. "Why are you up so early?" "I couldn't sleep." "Me neither." Ava stared at the multicolored lake, its waters glittering with a fiery glow in the sunrise. "I'm sure there have to be sky berries somewhere in the mountains. If only we knew where to look." "Rainbow might be able to help," Sophia said slowly. "His magic lets him see things that are in other places, so he might be able to show us where there are some healthy bushes."

她的头，直到她觉得它要爆炸了。 樱草花女士是她认识的最聪明的人。 她从来没有犯过错误，但这次她一定是错了。 山脉是巨大的。 樱草花女士不可能在一天之内检查完所有的东西。 艾娃想得越多，她就越相信一定有健康的天空莓丛在某处生长。 日出后不久，艾娃不再想睡觉了。 她悄悄地站了起来，穿上马裤和她最喜欢的淡紫色连帽衫，然后走向马厩。 艾娃经过湖边时，听到有人叫她的名字。 “索菲娅!”艾娃等着她的朋友赶上来。 “你怎么起得这么早？”“我睡不着。” “我也没有。”艾娃凝视着五彩缤纷的湖水，湖水在日出的余晖中闪烁着火红的光芒。 “我相信山里的某个地方一定有天空莓。 要是我们知道去哪儿找就好了。” “彩虹也许能帮上忙，”索菲亚慢慢地说。 “他的魔法能让他看到其他地方的东西，所以他也许能告诉我们哪里有一些健康的灌木丛。”

"That's a brilliant idea. Let's ask him," said Ava. "But we can't." Sophia's face crumpled. "Ms. Rosemary banned the unicorns from doing magic, remember." "Unless it's an emergency," Ava said slowly. Her eyes met Sophia's. "This is an emergency," said Sophia, nodding. "It really is," said Ava. "Our unicorns need sky berries to stay healthy and magical, and Unicorn Island needs our unicorns!" Ava spoke passionately, pushing the hair back from her face and almost crushing the sprig of blue forget-me-not that she always wore in it. "You're right," said Sophia. "Let's ask Rainbow to help." Ava and Sophia ran to the stables and found Rainbow taking a long drink from his trough. He turned to face Sophia, multicolored water droplets spinning through the air as he shook his head in surprise. "You're early this morning. Are you helping Ava with her garden?" Sophia explained. Rainbow stamped a hoof. "I'll try to help," he

“这是个好主意。我们问问他吧，”艾娃说。 “但是我们不能。”索菲亚的脸皱了起来。 “罗斯玛丽女士禁止独角兽施魔法，记得吗？” “除非是紧急情况，”艾娃慢慢地说。 她的目光碰到了索菲亚。“这是紧急情况，”索菲亚点点头说。 “真的，”艾娃说。“我们的独角兽需要天空莓来保持健康和魔力，独角兽岛需要我们的独角兽！”艾娃激动地说着，把头发向后拨开，几乎把她经常戴在头上的蓝色勿忘我花的小枝捏碎了。 “你说得对，”索菲亚说。 “让我们找彩虹帮忙吧。” 艾娃和索菲亚跑到马厩，发现彩虹正在从食槽里喝水。 他转过身来面对索菲亚，五彩缤纷的水滴在空中旋转，他惊讶地摇着头。 “你今天真早。 你在帮艾娃打理花园吗？”索菲娅解释道。 彩虹跺了跺脚。“我会尽力帮忙的，”他说

said. "But that part of my magic only works if I am helping someone see something they desperately want to see—their heart's desire." "I desperately want to see if there are any fruiting sky-berry bushes," said Ava. "Me too," chimed in Sophia. Rainbow tossed his mane. "Then here goes!" He frowned in concentration. Sophia stood at his head, stroking his neck for support as he stamped his hoof sharply on the ground. "Oh!" squeaked Ava as rainbow-colored sparks spun up into the air. She breathed the sweet scent in deeply. Burnt sugar, the smell of magic, was one of her favorite things.

说。“但只有当我帮助别人看到他们迫切想看到的东西——他们内心的渴望时，我的魔力才会发挥作用。” 艾娃说：“我非常想看看有没有开花结果的天莓丛。” “我也是，”索菲娅插嘴说。 彩虹甩了甩鬃毛。“那就走吧！”他全神贯注地皱起眉头。 索菲娅站在他的头边，抚摸着他的脖子寻求支撑，而他则用蹄子狠狠地跺着地面。 “哦！”艾娃尖叫着，彩虹色的火花旋入空中。 她深深地吸进了甜甜的气味。 烧焦的糖，魔法的味道，是她最喜欢的东西之一。

The sparks became a disk of rainbow-colored light spinning in the air. Inside the disk an image began to form. Ava leaned forward, soaking up every tiny detail. Sky-berry bushes, a thick cluster of them. Ava studied the picture for clues to help her find the bushes. There were shadows on the ground, cast by the early-morning sun. "East," said Ava. "See the position of the sun? Those are the eastern mountains." There was a sharp pop and the ball of light exploded in a shower of glittering sparks. Ava

火花变成了一团彩虹色的光在空中旋转。 在磁盘内部，图像开始形成。 艾娃身体前倾，仔细观察着每一个细节。 天空莓丛，浓密的一丛。 艾娃仔细研究这张照片，寻找帮助她找到灌木丛的线索。 清晨的太阳在地上投下了阴影。 “往东，”艾娃说。“看到太阳的位置了吗？” 那些是东部的山脉。” 啪的一声，光球爆炸了，迸出一阵闪闪发光的火花。 艾娃