Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 "Out!" snapped Ms. Nettles, pointing at the door. "How dare you barge in here without knocking!" A red flush spread up her neck. Ava and Sophia stumbled backward until they were in the doorway. Sophia knocked hesitantly on the open door. "Um…Ms. Nettles?" "That's better." Regaining her composure, Ms. Nettles drew herself up to her full height. "Now, what is the meaning of you charging in here?" Ava glanced at Sophia. "We…I…We thought…" She stopped and took a few calm breaths while she organized what she wanted to say. "There have to be sky berries somewhere in the mountains, so we asked Rainbow to use his magic to find them. And he did." As Ava grew in confidence the words came faster. "There are plenty of healthy sky-berry bushes growing on the mountains' slopes." Ms. Nettles frowned. "Really?"

第七章“出去！” 荨麻指着门。 “你怎么敢不敲门就闯进来！”她的脖子上泛起一阵红晕。 艾娃和索菲亚踉跄着向后走，直到走到门口。 索菲亚犹豫地敲开了门。 “嗯……女士。荨麻?”“好。” 她恢复了镇静。 荨麻挺直了身子。 “现在，你冲进来是什么意思？”艾娃瞥了索菲亚一眼。 “我们……我……我们以为……”她停了下来，平静地吸了几口气，一边整理着自己要说的话。 “山里的某个地方一定有天空莓，所以我们让彩虹用他的魔法找到它们。 他做到了。”随着艾娃信心的增长，语速也越来越快。 “山坡上生长着大量健康的天空莓丛。” 奈特尔斯女士皱起了眉头。“真的吗?”

Just then there was a noise behind them, and Ms. Primrose came bustling along the corridor. "Goodness gracious me, what are you all doing in my office?" "Um…" Ava shot a look at Sophia. "We were looking for you, Ms. Primrose." "Well, come inside," said Ms. Primrose as Ava and Sophia parted to allow her into her room. "How can I help you, girls?" Ava explained, finishing with, "Please can we search for the sky berries with our unicorns, Ms. Primrose? If we find any, we'll come straight back and tell the teachers." A strange look flickered for a second in Ms. Primrose's eyes. But it passed so quickly that Ava decided she must have imagined it because Ms. Primrose was now smiling her usual kindly smile again. "Oh, Ava, dear, that's very brave, but I simply can't allow it. The mountains are dangerous and too big for you to cover alone, even to look for sky berries."

就在这时，他们身后传来了响声。 报春花在走廊上熙熙攘攘地开着。 “我的天哪，你们都在我的办公室里干什么？”“嗯……”艾娃看了索菲亚一眼。 “我们正在找你呢。 月见草。”“好吧，进来吧。” 艾娃和索菲娅分开，让她进入自己的房间。 “我能为你们做些什么，姑娘们？”艾娃解释道，最后她说：“请问，我们能不能用独角兽寻找天空浆果？” 月见草?如果我们找到了，我们会直接回来告诉老师的。” 一种奇怪的眼神在她脸上闪过。 月见草的眼睛。但这一切过得太快了，艾娃认为这一定是她的想象。 樱草花现在又露出了她平常那种亲切的微笑。 "艾娃，亲爱的，你很勇敢，但我不能允许你这么做。 这些山太危险，太大了，你一个人走不过去，连天上的浆果都找不到。”

"What if the whole school helped?" Sophia asked. "Then we could search a much larger area." "I'm sorry, girls. It's completely out of the question." Ms. Primrose shook her head. Ava couldn't help noticing the twig caught in Ms. Primrose's hair and the smear of dirt on her cheek. As serious as the situation was, it made her want to giggle. Whatever had their head teacher been doing to get so messy? But of course, she realized, she must have been out hunting for sky berries! "Please let us go," she begged.

“如果全校都来帮忙呢？”索菲娅问。 “然后我们可以搜索更大的区域。” “对不起，姑娘们。这是完全不可能的。” 樱草花女士摇了摇头。 艾娃不由地注意到小树枝被卡在。 樱草花的头发和她脸颊上的污迹。 虽然情况很严重，但这使她想咯咯笑。 他们的班主任到底做了什么，弄得这么乱？ 但是，当然，她意识到，她一定是出去寻找天空浆果了！“请让我们走吧，”她恳求道。

"Please, Ms. Primrose!" Sophia added. "We have to do something. The unicorns will grow weaker without sky berries, and who will guard Sparkle Lake then?" Ms. Nettles cleared her throat, making Ava jump. She had almost forgotten the Geography and Culture teacher was there. "Girls, while I admire your spirit, Ms. Primrose is right. It's far too dangerous to let you search the mountains, especially with your unicorns already in a weakened state. The mountains are treacherous, with many hidden dangers, including wild animals." Ava frowned. She didn't mind facing danger, not if it meant saving Star, Rainbow, and all the other unicorns. "But—" "Wait!" Ms. Primrose interrupted. She smiled kindly. "On second thought, I believe you are right. A whole-school search party is a good idea. Ms. Nettles can organize one. I have a few things to do this morning, but when I'm finished I'll join you on Sage." Ava was so thrilled she almost hugged Ms. Primrose. She managed to contain herself, sending Sophia a triumphant smile instead.

“求你了，樱草花女士！”索菲娅说。 “我们必须做点什么。没有了天空莓，独角兽会越来越弱，到时候谁来守卫闪耀湖呢？”Ms。 荨麻清了清嗓子，把艾娃吓了一跳。 她几乎忘了地理和文化老师也在那里。 “姑娘们，我很佩服你们的精神。 Primrose是对的。让你在山里搜索太危险了，尤其是你的独角兽已经虚弱不堪了。 山上有很多危险，包括野生动物。” 艾娃皱起了眉头。她不介意面对危险，即使这意味着要拯救小星星、彩虹和其他所有的独角兽。 “但是——”“等等!”樱草花女士打断了他。 她和蔼地笑了笑。“再一想，我相信你是对的。 一个全校搜索队是个好主意。 内特尔斯女士可以组织一次。 今天早上我有一些事情要做，但当我完成后，我会和你一起去Sage。” 艾娃太激动了，她几乎要抱住她。 月见草。她设法控制住自己，给了索菲亚一个胜利的微笑。

Ms. Primrose checked her watch. "It's breakfast time now. Make sure you have a good one. You have a very long day ahead. Now, Ms. Nettles, let's talk about the details…." Shooing Ava and Sophia into the hall, she closed the door behind them. The girls high-fived before racing off to the dining hall. Ava was too impatient to get started to eat much for breakfast. Luckily, once she explained the plan, almost everyone else felt the same way, and it wasn't long before the whole school was gathered at the stables. As the students led their unicorns into the yard, Ms. Nettles, helped by Billy and Jack, gave out panniers to collect berries in. "Get into pairs," cried Jack bossily. "You have to tell old nettle patch where you're going before you start." Ava was pleased to see that Olivia had paired with Layla, as she linked arms with Sophia. "We should search in the east," she said. "That's where Star's magic showed the healthy berry bushes."

樱草花女士看了看表。 “现在是早餐时间了。确保你有一个好的。 你今天还有很长的路要走。 现在，奈特尔斯女士，让我们谈谈细节吧....” 她把艾娃和索菲亚赶进大厅，关上了她们身后的门。 女孩们击掌后奔向食堂。 艾娃太没耐心了，早餐没吃多少。 幸运的是，一旦她解释了这个计划，几乎每个人都有同样的感觉，不久整个学校的人都聚集在马厩里。 当学生们牵着他们的独角兽走进院子的时候。 在比利和杰克的帮助下，荨麻给了人们收集浆果的篮子。 “成双成对，”杰克专横地叫道。 “你得在出发前告诉荨麻老头你要去哪儿。” 艾娃很高兴看到奥利维亚和蕾拉成了一对，她挽着索菲亚的手。 “我们应该往东找，”她说。 “那就是星的魔法显示健康浆果丛的地方。”

Ms. Nettles, however, disagreed. "Ridiculous," she snorted when Ava and Sophia told her of their plans. "Sky-berry bushes like sunshine and are far more likely to grow in the west and south. Anyway, Ms. Primrose looked in the east yesterday just to make sure, and she didn't find any bushes there. Rainbow must have been mistaken. You really shouldn't have asked him to use his magic, girls. It was very irresponsible of you. I imagine he is suffering from a lack of berries in his diet and he'll be tired now. Stick to the areas I suggest, or

然而，奈特尔斯不同意这种说法。 “荒谬，”当艾娃和索菲亚告诉她她们的计划时，她哼了一声。 “天空莓丛喜欢阳光，更有可能生长在西部和南部。 不管怎样，樱草花女士昨天向东看了看，只是为了确定一下，她没有在那里发现任何灌木。 彩虹一定是弄错了。 你们真不该让他用魔法，姑娘们。 你太不负责任了。 我想他一定是饮食中缺少浆果，现在一定很累了。 坚持我建议的地方，否则