Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR Over the next few days, a constant buzz hummed through the buildings and grounds of the academy as the students and their unicorns rushed from one task to the next. Sapphire dorm made hundreds of foil stars and glittery rainbows to string around the lake. Olivia's fingers ached from cutting and gluing, and her brain ached from worry. It would be so much fun if she could graduate with her friends, but she was also desperate for them not to discover her secret. By Wednesday afternoon tempers were beginning to fray. Things came to a head when

第四章接下来的几天里，学生们带着他们的独角兽匆匆完成一个又一个任务，学院的建筑和场地里嗡嗡作响。 蓝宝石宿舍制作了数百个箔星和闪闪发光的彩虹，挂在湖面上。 奥利维亚的手指因切割和粘胶而疼痛，她的大脑因担心而疼痛。 如果她能和朋友们一起毕业，那该有多有趣，但她也非常希望他们不要发现她的秘密。 到周三下午，人们的情绪开始爆发。 事情到了紧要关头

Olivia, Snowflake and their friends returned to the stables after a long session in the sand school. Valentina was there, standing on one of the automated trolleys, attempting to hang a model of a golden unicorn from a hook on the wall. "Go away," she said. "We won't disturb you," said Ava. "But we need to give our unicorns a drink." Valentina's face turned as red as a squashed tomato. "Did you not hear? Go away. Move on– and fast!" "Valentina, no!" squeaked Jacinta, but it was too late. The remote-controlled trolleys were also voice activated. The moment the words were out the trolley took off. "Stop!" yelped Valentina. The trolley stopped suddenly, sending her flying across the stables. She landed in a pile of hay with her feet in the air and the model on her head. It broke in two, raining gold beads and glitter down on her.

奥利维亚、雪花和他们的朋友们在沙滩学校玩了很长一段时间后回到了马厩。 瓦伦蒂娜站在一辆自动手推车上，试图把一只金色独角兽的模型挂在墙上的钩子上。 “走开，”她说。“我们不会打扰你的，”艾娃说。 “但我们需要给我们的独角兽喝一杯。” 瓦伦蒂娜的脸变得红得像一个被压扁的西红柿。 “你没听见吗？”消失。 继续前进——快点！”“瓦伦蒂娜，不要！”杰辛塔尖声叫道，但已经太晚了。 遥控小车也是声控的。 话音刚落，电车就开走了。 “住手！”瓦伦蒂娜叫道。电车突然停了下来，把她撞倒了马厩。 她落在一堆干草上，脚悬在空中，模型顶在头上。 它裂成两半，像雨点一样落在她身上。

"That's your fault," she screamed, pointing at Ava. "Valentina, calm down." Jacinta rushed over to help. "It wasn't Ava's fault and there's still time to fix it." Valentina was too angry to listen. She jumped to her feet and stomped over to Ava. CRACK! The noise made everyone jump. "Tiddlywink!" Jacinta stared in wonder at her unicorn as blue sparkles, the colour of a midsummer sky, floated up from her hooves. The sparkles wafted through the stables, leaving everyone they touched with a sparkly blue outline. Olivia suddenly felt as light as air. All her troubles floated away and happiness bubbled up inside her. Valentina smiled a huge soppy smile as she ran a hand through her hair. "Look, everyone!" she cooed. "The gold beads from the model are making my hair sparkle. It's so pretty."

“那是你的错，”她指着艾娃尖叫道。 “瓦伦蒂娜，冷静点。”杰辛塔冲过去帮忙。 “这不是艾娃的错，我们还有时间弥补。” 瓦伦蒂娜气得听不进去。 她跳起来，跺着脚向艾娃走去。 裂缝!这声音使每个人都跳了起来。 “Tiddlywink !”杰辛塔惊奇地盯着她的独角兽，蓝色的火花，仲夏天空的颜色，从她的蹄子里飘了出来。 火花在马厩里飘来飘去，给每一个被它们接触到的人都留下了闪闪发光的蓝色轮廓。 奥利维亚突然感到轻盈如空气。 她所有的烦恼都飘走了，幸福在她心中涌起。 瓦伦蒂娜用手捋了捋头发，露出了一个大大的伤感的微笑。 “大家看！”她低声说。 “模特身上的金珠子让我的头发闪闪发光。 它太漂亮了。”

Jacinta stared at Tiddlywink with huge eyes. "You've got soothing magic!" "Just like my mother," said Tiddlywink, looking delighted. "I can hardly believe it.

杰辛塔用一双大眼睛盯着小毛毛。 “你有安抚魔法！”“就像我妈妈一样。”小妖精说，显得很高兴。 “我简直不敢相信。

Soothing magic calms tempers and turns sad occasions into happy ones." Jacinta hugged her. When they pulled apart, everyone saw that Jacinta's brown hair had a vibrant strand of green, yellow and orange. "You've bonded," squealed Delia. "You're going to graduate too!" "Oh, Jacinta, that's wonderful!" said Valentina, hugging her friend. "Do you think we could make Tiddlywink use her magic on Valentina every day?" Ava whispered to Olivia. Olivia grinned. Unfortunately, by dinnertime Valentina was back to her normal self. She sat in stony silence as Jacinta and Delia compared the moment their unicorns had discovered their magic. Finally she slammed down her knife and fork. "Will you please be quiet? Honestly! Finding magic and soothing magic? They're both rubbish! Golden Briar will have much more powerful magic than

舒缓的魔法能平息脾气，把悲伤的时刻变成快乐的时刻。” 杰辛塔拥抱了她。当他们分开时，每个人都看到杰辛塔的棕色头发有一缕生机勃勃的绿色、黄色和橙色。 “你们关系很好。”迪莉娅尖叫道。 “你也要毕业了！”“哦，杰辛塔，太好了！”瓦伦蒂娜拥抱着她的朋友说。 “你觉得我们可以让小不点每天对瓦伦蒂娜使用魔法吗？”艾娃低声对奥利维亚说。 奥利维亚咧嘴一笑。不幸的是，到了晚饭时间，瓦伦蒂娜又恢复了正常。 当杰辛塔和迪莉娅比较她们的独角兽发现自己的魔力的那一刻，她一言不发地坐在那里。 最后她重重地放下刀叉。 “你能安静点吗？” 老实说!寻找魔法和舒缓的魔法？ 都是垃圾！金荆棘的魔法会比

either of your unicorns. That's why it's taking longer for him to discover it." "I'm sure you're right, Valentina," ventured Jacinta. "We could help you if you want, especially as it's almost graduation day." "Oh, for goodness' sake!" Valentina stood up so fast her chair toppled over with a bang. "I don't need your help! It won't matter if Golden Briar has found his magic or not. I'll graduate anyway. My parents will see to it. They're—" "Governors!" shouted everyone in earshot. "I hate you all!" Sticking her nose in the air, Valentina flounced from the room. Isabel watched her go. "I am so glad we don't have a Valentina in our dorm." "I don't know." Scarlett's eyes twinkled. "Imagine the fun we could have teasing someone as stuck up and snobby as that!" Olivia crumbled her roll and avoided meeting their eyes. Glancing across the room, she saw Ms Primrose watching her. A hot blush

你的独角兽。这就是为什么他花了更长的时间才发现。” “我相信你是对的，瓦伦蒂娜，”杰辛塔大胆地说。 “如果你愿意，我们可以帮助你，尤其是快到毕业日了。” “啊，看在上帝的份上！”瓦伦蒂娜猛地站起来，她的椅子砰的一声倒在了地上。 “我不需要你的帮助！”金荆棘有没有找到他的魔法已经不重要了。 反正我也会毕业的。我父母会注意的。 他们是——”“州长！”听得见的人都喊道。 “我恨你们所有人！”瓦伦蒂娜昂着头，冲出了房间。 伊莎贝尔目送她离去。“我很高兴我们宿舍里没有瓦伦蒂娜。” “我不知道。”思嘉的眼睛闪着光。 “想象一下，我们取笑像他这样高傲势利的人会有多有趣！”奥利维亚揉碎了她的卷子，避开了他们的目光。 她瞥了一眼房间的另一头，看见迎春花女士正在看着她。 红晕