Chapter 1

Isabel and Cloud JULIE SYKES.

伊莎贝尔和克劳德·朱莉·赛克斯。

CHAPTER ONE

第一章

"Try again." Isabel pointed at the bundle of twigs surrounded by stones. "You can do this, Cloud, and think what fun it would be to make a fire." Cloud nuzzled her. "OK, Isabel, I'll try again for you. But I'm almost certain that I don't have fire magic." It was lunchtime at Unicorn Academy and most pupils and their unicorns were lazing around together on the banks of Sparkle Lake, enjoying the summer sunshine. Isabel and her unicorn, Cloud, had sneaked away to a quieter part of the grounds. "You don't know for sure." Isabel stroked Cloud's neck, tracing round the pale-blue swirls on his white coat. "I think you just need to try harder."

“再试一次。”伊莎贝尔指着那束被石头包围的小树枝。 “你可以这样做，云，想想生一堆火该有多有趣。” 云儿用鼻子蹭她。“好吧，伊莎贝尔，我再为你试一次。 但我几乎可以肯定，我没有火魔法。” 这是独角兽学校的午餐时间，大多数学生和他们的独角兽一起懒洋洋地躺在闪闪湖畔，享受着夏日的阳光。 伊莎贝尔和她的独角兽克劳德已经溜到场地上比较安静的地方去了。 “你不能确定。” 伊莎贝尔抚摸着克劳德的脖子，抚摸着他白色外套上淡蓝色的纹路。 “我觉得你只需要再努力一点。”

All the unicorns on Unicorn Island were born with a special magic power, although they couldn't be sure when that power would be revealed. Isabel was desperate for Cloud to discover his magic. Please let Cloud be like Blaze and have fire magic, she thought. Blaze, Scarlett's unicorn, had been one of the first unicorns to discover her magic. Isabel was happy for Scarlett, her best friend, but she secretly hated the fact that Blaze had discovered her magic before Cloud.

独角兽岛上所有的独角兽生来都有一种特殊的魔力，尽管他们不确定这种魔力何时会显现出来。 伊莎贝尔迫切希望克劳德发现他的魔法。 请让云像火焰一样拥有火焰魔法吧，她想。 布莱兹，思嘉的独角兽，是最早发现她魔力的独角兽之一。 伊莎贝尔为她最好的朋友思嘉感到高兴，但她暗地里讨厌Blaze在Cloud之前发现了她的魔法。

Cloud stared intently at the pile of sticks. He lifted a hoof and struck the ground. "Again!" instructed Isabel. "Do it again, harder. I'm sure there was a spark." Cloud rapped the ground repeatedly. The noise made Isabel's ears ring and the dusty earth made Cloud sneeze. "Atishoo!" Cloud couldn't stop sneezing. "Sorry, Isabel. I really can't make fire." Isabel heaved a sigh. "OK, well, maybe fire magic isn't your thing. Why don't you try turning invisible again? I'm sure the tip of your ear vanished the last time you tried." Cloud shook his head. "No, it didn't, and I think we should stop. My parents told me that magic can't be rushed. We both need to be patient." Isabel buried her face in his silver and blue mane, trying to hide the frustration inside her. Cloud was lovely, he was sweet and kind, but Isabel couldn't help wondering if Ms Primrose,

云云目不转睛地盯着那堆树枝。 他抬起一只蹄子，重重地踩在地上。 “又来了！”伊莎贝尔指示道。 “再来一遍，用力一点。我敢肯定有火花。” 云不停地拍打着地面。 这声音使伊莎贝尔的耳朵嗡嗡作响，尘土飞扬的大地使云打了个喷嚏。 “阿嚏!”云不停地打喷嚏。 “对不起,伊莎贝尔。我真的不会生火。” 伊莎贝尔叹了口气。“好吧，也许火魔法不是你的菜。 你为什么不试着再次隐形呢？ 我敢肯定，上次你试的时候，你的耳尖消失了。” 云摇了摇头。“不，它没有，我想我们应该停下来。 我父母告诉我魔法不能急着变。 我们都需要耐心。” 伊莎贝尔把脸埋在他银色和蓝色的鬃毛里，试图掩饰内心的沮丧。 克劳德很可爱，他很可爱，很善良，但伊莎贝尔忍不住想，

the academy's headteacher, had made a mistake when she put them together. Ms Primrose said that she paired students with the best unicorn for them, but patient Cloud wasn't anything like competitive Isabel. Is he really the right unicorn for me? she thought. Surely I should have a lively, more adventurous unicorn like Blaze? Like all the other first years, Isabel was ten years old and had started at Unicorn Academy back in January. The students spent at least a year at the school, getting to know their own special unicorn and learning how to become guardians of Unicorn Island. Their beautiful island was nourished by the magical multicoloured water that flowed from the centre of the earth and out through a fountain in Sparkle Lake in the grounds of Unicorn Academy. The water was then carried around the island by rivers and streams, and its magical properties helped people, animals and plants to

学校的校长，在把它们放在一起的时候犯了一个错误。 Primrose女士说，她为学生们配对了最好的独角兽，但耐心的Cloud和好胜的Isabel完全不同。 他真的是适合我的独角兽吗？ 她想。我当然应该有一只像Blaze那样活泼、更有冒险精神的独角兽吗？ 和其他一年级新生一样，伊莎贝尔今年10岁，今年1月开始在独角兽学院学习。 学生们在学校里度过了至少一年的时间，了解了自己的独角兽，并学习了如何成为独角兽岛的守护者。 独角兽学院场地上闪闪湖水的喷泉从地心流出，神奇的五彩缤纷的水滋养着他们美丽的岛屿。 然后，水被河流和小溪带到岛上，它的神奇属性帮助人们、动物和植物