2 Verity Pays a Visit

Chapter Two Verity Pays a Visitily The next evening, Verity finished her dinner as quickly as she could. She had decided to fly straight to the Fairy Godmother's house. She was determined not to be late. Verity fluttered down to a pretty brick house. White flowers climbed up at the front and twisted around the red front door. She could hear the TV blaring from the open

第二章 维芮缇登门拜访 第二天傍晚，维芮缇飞快地吃完了晚饭。 她已经决定直接飞去教母的家。 她打定主意绝对不能迟到。 维芮缇扑棱着翅膀落到一栋漂亮的砖房前。 白色的小花爬满了屋子正面，绕着红色的前门盘卷生长。 她能听见开着的

windows. The lace curtains flapped in the gentle breeze. The sweet smell of honeysuckle filled the air. Verity entered the open front door. There were piles of letters and newspapers all over the hall floor. She found the Fairy Godmother sitting in her lounge watching TV.

窗户里传来电视的响亮声响。 蕾丝窗帘在和风里轻轻晃荡。 空气中满是忍冬花甜甜的香气。 维芮缇从开着的前门飞了进去。 门厅的地板上堆着一摞摞的信件和报纸。 她看见教母正坐在客厅里看电视呢。

"I'm Verity. Tatiana, Queen of the Fairies, sent me to help you. I'm a fairy, by the way." Verity showed the Fairy Godmother her wand as proof. "That's nice, dear," said the Fairy Godmother without looking away from the TV. "What can I do to help?" Verity noticed that the lounge was even messier than the hall. "Shh," replied the Fairy Godmother. "Flora is about to find out that Fauna has been saying nasty things about her." Verity rolled her eyes – she had seen this programme before and didn't like it. "I'll make you a nice cup of milk and honey," said Verity.

“我叫维芮缇。 是仙女女王塔蒂阿娜派我来帮您的。 对啦，我是个仙女哦。” 维芮缇掏出自己的魔法棒给教母看，证明自己说的是真的。 “真好呀，小宝贝。”教母眼睛都没从电视上挪开，随口说道。 “我能帮您做什么呀？” 维芮缇发现客厅比门厅还要乱得多。 “嘘，”教母应了一声， “弗洛拉马上就要发现弗娜一直在说她坏话啦。” 维芮缇翻了个白眼——这个节目她以前看过，一点都不喜欢。 “我去给您泡一杯香香的牛奶蜂蜜饮吧。”维芮缇说。

There were piles of dirty plates and dishes everywhere in the kitchen, even on the floor! Verity set to work and the kitchen was soon spotless. She gave the Fairy Godmother her drink just as the programme ended.

厨房里到处堆着脏盘子脏碗，连地板上都有！ 维芮缇动手收拾起来，没一会儿厨房就变得干干净净、一尘不染了。 节目刚结束，她就把饮品端给了教母。

"Thank you, dear." The Fairy Godmother seemed happy to see her now. "What am I supposed to be doing today? I wrote it down somewhere." She looked around and then glanced at her watch. "Oh, here it is, on the back of my hand!" Verity hid a smile. Tatiana was right, the Fairy Godmother seemed to forget everything! "Today I need to…" the Fairy Godmother squinted to read her writing. "Oh, where are my glasses?" She looked under a huge pile of magazines.

“谢谢你呀，小宝贝。” 教母现在看见她好像挺开心的。 “我今天该做什么来着？ 我之前写在什么地方了。” 她四下看了看，又瞟了一眼手表。 “哦，在这儿呢，我手背上！” 维芮缇憋着没笑出来。 塔蒂阿娜说得没错，教母好像什么事都记不住！ “今天我要……”教母眯着眼睛看自己手背上写的字。 “哎呀，我的眼镜去哪儿了？” 她在好大一堆杂志下面翻找起来。

"They're on your head." Verity pointed. The Fairy Godmother patted the top of her head. "So, they are! I wonder who put them there?" she giggled. "Cinderella. Ball. 8.30pm!" she read. "If only I could remember what that meant?" "Maybe it means you need to get Cinderella to the prince's ball by half past eight?" Verity suggested. "I think you're right, dear. We'd better go!" The Fairy Godmother grabbed her bag. She checked she was still wearing her glasses, and they both flew to Cinderella's house. Verity and the Fairy Godmother waited outside Cinderella's house. The stepsisters were getting ready to leave for the prince's

“就在您头上呀。” 维芮缇指了指。 教母拍了拍自己的头顶。 “哎呀，真的在这儿！ 不知道是谁给我戴上去的？” 她咯咯地笑了起来。 “灰姑娘。 舞会。 晚上八点半！” 她读了出来。 “要是我能想起这是什么意思就好了？” “是不是说您得在八点半之前送灰姑娘去王子的舞会呀？” 维芮缇提醒道。 “我觉得你说得对，小宝贝。 我们得赶紧走！” 教母抓起自己的包。 她确认了一下眼镜还戴在脸上，然后两个人就一起飞去灰姑娘家了。 维芮缇和教母在灰姑娘家外面等着。 继姐们正收拾着准备出门去参加王子的