3 Cinderella's Slippers

Chapter Three Cinderella's Slippers Verity quickly introduced herself to Cinderella, who was looking very surprised. "I'm Verity. I've been sent by Tatiana, Queen of the Fairies, to help the Fairy Godmother. She's very busy, you know. I'm a fairy, by the way." Verity showed Cinderella her wand as proof. "Umm... hello," said Cinderella. Her dress

第三章 灰姑娘的拖鞋 维瑞蒂连忙向灰姑娘自我介绍，灰姑娘看起来一脸惊讶。 “我是维瑞蒂。 我是仙女王国的女王塔蒂阿娜派来帮助教母的。 你知道的，她最近特别忙。 对啦，我是个仙女哦。” 维瑞蒂掏出自己的魔法棒给灰姑娘看，证明自己没说谎。 “嗯……你好呀。”灰姑娘说。 她的裙子

was made of dull-coloured patches sewn together and her hair was messy. Verity looked at Cinderella's feet and smiled. "I like your slippers. Rainbow-colour is my favourite! But I think you might need to wear something a little smarter for the prince's party." Verity gently nudged the Fairy Godmother who was rummaging in her bag.

是用颜色暗沉的碎布缝起来的，头发也乱糟糟的。 维瑞蒂看着灰姑娘的脚，笑了起来。 “我喜欢你的拖鞋。 彩虹色可是我最喜欢的颜色！ 不过我觉得，要去参加王子的舞会，你可能得穿得更精致一点哦。” 维瑞蒂轻轻碰了碰正埋头在包里翻东西的仙女教母。

"Oh, that's right." The Fairy Godmother frantically started looking around. "Have you lost something?" Verity asked the Fairy Godmother. "No need to panic, dear, but I seem to have lost my wand!" Verity placed her head in her hands. This task was not going to be easy. After a long search, Verity let out a deep sigh. The Fairy Godmother scratched her head as she tried to remember where she had last seen her wand. "Ha! It's in my hair!" she cried. "You must think I'm very forgetful!" Verity knew now wasn't the time to tell the truth. She smiled and shook her head.

“哦，对哦。” 仙女教母急急忙忙地四下张望起来。 “你是不是丢了什么东西呀？” 维瑞蒂问仙女教母。 “亲爱的，别慌别慌，我好像把我的魔法棒弄丢了！” 维瑞蒂忍不住用手扶住了额头。 看来这个任务没那么容易完成呀。 找了好半天，维瑞蒂深深地叹了口气。 仙女教母挠着脑袋，努力回想自己最后一次拿魔法棒是在哪里。 “哈！ 它在我头发里呢！” 她叫了起来。 “你肯定觉得我特别健忘吧！” 维瑞蒂知道现在可不是说实话的时候。 她笑着摇了摇头。

Besides, she often did the same thing. The Fairy Godmother quickly waved her wand and Cinderella was ready to go to the ball. Verity was amazed at how different Cinderella looked. Her hair was elegantly styled. Her blue eyes sparkled with delight. Most importantly – she looked happy.

再说啦，她自己也经常犯这种糊涂。 仙女教母飞快地挥了挥魔法棒，灰姑娘立刻就做好了去参加舞会的准备。 维瑞蒂吃惊极了，灰姑娘看起来简直像变了个人。 她的头发梳得整整齐齐，特别好看。 她蓝色的眼睛亮闪闪的，满是开心的神色。 最重要的是——她看起来真的很幸福。

"Wow! This is the most beautiful dress I've ever seen." Cinderella beamed as she looked down at the dazzling jade-green dress that had a full-length skirt decorated with diamante. "I'll check my list to make sure we haven't forgotten anything," said Verity. "Beautiful dress and tiara – check. Pumpkin-style coach – check. Six footmen and a driver – check. Glass slippers?" Cinderella was still wearing her rainbow slippers. "You can't wear those! This is THE party of the year!" "I like these slippers," said Cinderella. "They're really comfortable, and they make me happy."

“哇！ 这是我见过的最漂亮的裙子了。” 灰姑娘低头看着身上这条耀眼的翡翠绿长裙，裙摆长长的，还装饰着水钻，她笑得可开心了。 “我来核对一下清单，看看咱们有没有落下什么东西。”维瑞蒂说。 “漂亮裙子和王冠——有了。 南瓜马车——有了。 六个侍从和一个车夫——有了。 水晶鞋呢？” 灰姑娘脚上还穿着她那双彩虹拖鞋。 “你可不能穿那双去呀！ 这可是全年最盛大的舞会！” “我喜欢这双拖鞋。”灰姑娘说。 “它们穿着特别舒服，而且我一看见它们就开心。”

The Fairy Godmother shook her head. "Oh no dear, the prince won't be impressed," she said. "And he must fall madly in love with you, so you can both live happily ever after!"

仙女教母摇了摇头。 “哎呀不行呀宝贝，王子不会喜欢的。”她说。 “他得疯狂地爱上你，这样你们俩才能从此幸福地生活在一起呀！”