Chapter 8

CHAPTER EIGHT Rosa leapt into action as the air filled with alarmed whinnies and yells. "Pull!" shouted Rosa, her voice rising forcefully above the din. "Everyone pull together. Get behind me and pull, right now! Pull!" She leaned back, straining on the rope till her arms burned. The rope bit into her fingers, but she ignored the pain. The others heaved the rope too. The unicorns joined in, grabbing the rope with their teeth and pulling backwards. As the rope tightened, Rosa, the girls and the unicorns

当空气中充满了惊恐的呜咽声和喊声时，罗莎跳了起来。 “拉！”罗莎喊道，她的声音压过了嘈杂声。 “大家齐心协力。到我后面拉，马上！拉!”她向后靠了靠，使劲拉着绳子，直到胳膊发烫。 绳子扎进了她的手指，但她不理会疼痛。 其他人也把绳子拉了起来。 独角兽们也加入进来，用牙齿咬住绳子，向后拉。 绳子越拉越紧，罗莎，姑娘们和独角兽们

took one giant step back and then another. Rosa gritted her teeth, leaning back and pulling with all her might. Come on, Freya! Come on! she willed. Suddenly Freya's arm appeared through the ice. "Again!" Rosa screamed. "Pull, everyone!" A second later Freya's head popped up, then the rest of her came with it, flopping on to the ground with icy water pouring from her clothes. Everyone gathered round while Freya coughed up the water she'd swallowed. Rosa was full of wonder. "We did it," she exclaimed shakily. "We did it!" Honey nuzzled up to Freya, breathing on her with her warm breath. The other unicorns did the same, but Freya was shivering badly. "Wait, I think I can help by using a twister!" said Crystal. "It might warm Freya up." She took a deep breath. "You can do it," Rosa told her, touching her

退了一大步又一大步。 罗莎咬紧牙关，靠在椅背上，用尽全身力气拉着。 加油，弗雷娅！来吧!她意志。 突然，弗雷娅的手臂从冰里露出来。 “再一次!”罗莎尖叫。“拉,每个人!”一秒钟后，弗雷娅的头突然冒了出来，然后她的身体也跟着冒了出来，扑通一声倒在地上，冰冷的水从她的衣服里喷了出来。 弗雷娅咳出吞下的水时，所有人都围了过来。 罗莎心中充满了惊奇。“我们成功了，”她颤抖地喊道。 “我们成功了！”霍妮用鼻子靠近弗雷娅，用她温暖的呼吸对着她。 其他独角兽也跟着做了，但弗雷娅颤抖得厉害。 “等等，我想我可以用龙卷风帮忙！”克里斯托说。 “这可能会让弗雷娅暖和起来。”她深吸了一口气。 “你能做到的，”罗莎抚摸着她说

neck. Confidence flooded into Crystal's eyes. She stamped a hoof and a mini twister swirled around Freya, hiding her from view. The pink snowflakes worked their magic, warming Freya and drying her soaking clothes. As they faded, Rosa saw that Freya's cheeks were pink again and she had stopped shivering. "Thank you, Crystal!" Freya smiled. Rosa hugged Crystal. "Are you OK?" she said, seeing that she was breathing heavily again. Crystal nodded. "Making twisters is a lot of work, but it's fun!" Rosa helped Freya to her feet. The girls' eyes met and they hugged. "Thanks," Freya whispered in Rosa's ear. "I heard you shouting and telling everyone what to do. If you hadn't done that…" Her voice trailed off. "I'm just glad you're all right," said Rosa,

的脖子。克里斯托眼中充满了信心。 她跺了跺脚，一个迷你旋风在弗雷娅周围旋转，把她藏起来。 粉红色的雪花发挥了它们的魔力，温暖了弗雷娅，晒干了她湿透的衣服。 当他们消失时，罗莎看到弗雷娅的脸颊又变红了，她也不再发抖了。 “谢谢你，克里斯托！”弗雷娅笑了。 罗莎拥抱了克里斯托。“你还好吗？”她说，看到自己又喘不过气来。 水晶点了点头。“制作龙卷风是一项繁重的工作，但它很有趣！”罗莎扶着弗雷娅站了起来。 两个女孩目光相遇，拥抱在一起。 “谢谢，”弗雷娅在罗莎耳边低语。 “我听到你大喊大叫，告诉每个人该怎么做。 如果你没有那样做……”她的声音越来越小。 “我很高兴你没事，”罗莎说，

feeling a warm glow spread through her from her head to her toes. Maybe she and Freya could be friends after all– really good friends. Suddenly she remembered something. "The model!" "What? This, you mean?" Freya grinned and opened her right hand. The model of the academy was nestling safely in her palm. The unicorns whinnied and the girls whooped.

感觉一股温暖的光芒从她的头蔓延到她的脚趾。 也许她和弗雷娅最终还是可以成为朋友——真正的好朋友。 突然，她想起了一件事。 “模型!”“什么?你是说这个吗？”弗雷娅咧嘴一笑，张开右手。 学院的模特安全地依偎在她的手掌里。 独角兽在呜呜叫，女孩子们在欢呼。

"There was no way I was going to drop it," said Freya, inspecting it. "It's a beautiful piece of engineering. Look at how the doors and windows all open." "Even better– it can get us back to school!" said Rosa. "How does it work?" asked Matilda. "I think we just tell it where we want to go," said Rosa. As she spoke the model started to glow. Freya pushed the model into Rosa's hand. "Go on. You do it. You had the idea for coming on this adventure. You should be the one to take us home." Everyone else nodded and Rosa felt her heart swell with happiness as she looked around at Diamond dorm, all united for once. Crystal nuzzled Rosa's cheek. "I'm so glad I'm paired with you." Rosa hugged her. "That makes two of us. I wouldn't want any other unicorn but you. Now let's go home." She raised her voice. "Unicorn

“我不可能把它掉在地上，”弗雷娅检查着它说。 “这是一项美丽的工程。 看看这些门窗都是怎么打开的。” “更好的是——它可以让我们回到学校！”罗莎说。 “它是怎么工作的？”玛蒂尔达问。 “我想我们只要告诉它我们想去哪里，”罗莎说。 她说话的时候，模特开始容光焕发。 弗雷娅把模型推到罗莎手里。 “继续。你去做吧。参加这次冒险是你的主意。 你应该带我们回家。” 其他人都点了点头，罗莎环顾着戴蒙德宿舍的四周，感到心中充满了幸福，大家终于团结起来了。 克里斯托用鼻子蹭了蹭罗莎的脸颊。 “我很高兴和你搭档。” 罗莎拥抱了她。“我们都是这样。 除了你，我不想要别的独角兽。 现在我们回家吧。”她提高了嗓门。 “独角兽

Academy!" she shouted. A fierce wind suddenly swirled around the cavern, whipping the girls' hair behind them. A second later they and their unicorns were all swept into the air and then Rosa's eyes blurred. With a chorus of squeals and whinnies, the girls and their unicorns were whisked away. Bump! Rosa landed on her bottom. I'm sitting on grass, she realised as the wind faded away and she saw they were on the lawn directly outside Ms Nettles' study. As they all scrambled up, Ms Nettles and pretty Ms Willow, the school nurse, ran out through the tall glass doors. "Girls, what is the meaning of this behaviour?" Ms Nettles exclaimed. "Ms Nettles, I…" Rosa began then, catching Crystal's eye, she grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, I mean we– all the girls in Diamond dorm–

学院！”她喊道。一阵狂风突然在洞穴周围盘旋，把姑娘们的头发吹到身后。 一秒钟后，他们和他们的独角兽都被吹到空中，然后罗莎的眼睛模糊了。 随着一阵尖叫和呜呜声，女孩们和她们的独角兽被带走了。 撞!罗莎屁股着地。 “我正坐在草地上，”她意识到，这时风渐渐停了，她看到他们就在内特尔斯女士书房外面的草坪上。 当他们都爬起来的时候，荨麻女士和漂亮的学校护士威洛女士从高高的玻璃门里跑了出来。 “姑娘们，你们这种行为是什么意思？”荨麻女士叫道。 “荨麻小姐，我……”罗莎接住克里斯托的目光，开口说道，她不好意思地笑了。 “对不起，我是说我们——戴蒙德宿舍的所有女生——