1 A Midsummer Night

Verity Fairy AND Cinderella

真理仙女与灰姑娘

Chapter One A Midsummer Night It was a very special night in the Fairy Tale Kingdom. The fairies were celebrating the longest day of the year. They all gathered around the clock tower. Each fairy held a bright, flickering candle. They waited eagerly for the clock to strike twelve. Verity and Celeste stood next to each other. Their faces were bathed in the glow of

第一章 仲夏夜 童话王国迎来了一个格外特别的夜晚。 仙女们正在庆祝一年里白昼最长的日子。 大家都聚集在钟楼周围。 每位仙女手里都举着一支明晃晃、火苗摇曳的蜡烛。 她们满心期待地等着时钟敲响十二下。 真理和塞莱斯特肩并肩站着。 她们的脸庞浸在

the candlelight. They were both beaming with excitement. "This is my favourite night of the year!" Verity said eagerly. She bounced up and down on her toes. "It's so much fun to stay up late!" Celeste agreed. She carefully held her candleholder with both hands. The two fairies were the best of friends and loved spending time together. They liked making fairy cakes, playing games, and reading their favourite magazine, Sparkle Time. "There's only one ceremony I like more," Verity said knowingly. Celeste chuckled. She knew exactly which ceremony Verity was talking about.

蜡烛的暖光里。 两个人都兴奋得满脸笑意。 “这是我一整年里最喜欢的夜晚啦！” 真理兴冲冲地说。 她踮着脚蹦来蹦去。 “熬夜可太有意思啦！” 塞莱斯特也点头同意。 她两只手小心翼翼地捧着烛台。 这两个仙女是最要好的朋友，最喜欢凑在一块儿玩。 她们喜欢做仙女小蛋糕、玩游戏，还有读她们最爱的杂志《闪耀时刻》。 “只有一个仪式我比今天更喜欢。”真理故意卖着关子说。 塞莱斯特咯咯笑了起来。 她完全清楚真理说的是哪个仪式。

The fairies worked hard to keep everyone happy and safe in the Fairy Tale Kingdom. At each full moon, they all gathered around the enchanted tree. Tatiana, the Queen of the Fairies, would announce which fairy had worked the hardest. The lucky fairy was presented with a beautiful sparkly star. Celeste also knew that Verity really wanted to be the first fairy to have the rare lilac star. It was all Verity could talk about. The first chime of the bell struck and all the fairies looked up at the clock. They counted all twelve chimes together and blew out their candles on the twelfth strike. There was a moment of silence as they each made their wish. A loud cheer then rippled through the village.

仙女们都勤恳工作，守护着童话王国里所有人的幸福和平安。 每到满月的时候，大家都会聚集在魔法树周围。 仙女女王塔蒂阿娜会宣布哪位仙女这阵子工作最努力。 那位幸运的仙女会得到一枚亮晶晶的漂亮星星奖章。 塞莱斯特也知道，真理特别想成为第一个拿到稀有淡紫星星的仙女。 这件事真理成天挂在嘴边。 钟敲了第一下，所有仙女都抬头看向时钟。 她们一起数完十二下钟声，在第十二响的时候吹灭了手里的蜡烛。 大家安静了一小会儿，每个人都悄悄许下了自己的愿望。 紧接着响亮的欢呼声传遍了整个村庄。

"What did you wish for?" Verity asked Celeste. "You're not supposed to say what you wished for or it won't come –" "Marshmallows!" Verity shouted before Celeste could finish. "I wished for lots and

“你刚才许了什么愿呀？” 真理问塞莱斯特。 “愿望不能说出来的哦，不然就不会——”“棉花糖！” 没等塞莱斯特说完，真理就大喊起来。 “我许愿要好多好

lots of marshmallows!" Verity licked her lips. As the excitement died down, Verity could see Tatiana making her way towards her. Verity crossed her fingers. She really wanted Tatiana to give her an important job so she could earn another sparkly star. "Hello, Verity," said Tatiana as she sat down next to her. "I have a job for you. Please can you help the Fairy Godmother?

好多的棉花糖！” 真理舔了舔嘴唇。 热闹的气氛渐渐平息，真理看见塔蒂阿娜朝她走了过来。 真理攥紧手指暗暗祈祷。 她特别希望塔蒂阿娜能给她一份重要的任务，这样她就能再赢一枚新的亮星星奖章了。 “你好呀，真理。”塔蒂阿娜说着坐到了她旁边。 “我有个任务要交给你。 你能不能去帮帮仙女教母呀？