7 Verity's Slippers

Chapter Seven Verity's Slippers Later that day, Verity visited the Fairy Godmother. Verity told her in great detail what had happened at the party. She described how the prince had searched for Cinderella for hours before finally finding her. The Fairy Godmother was thrilled that the plan had worked.

第七章 维里蒂的拖鞋 当天晚些时候，维里蒂去拜访了教母仙女。 维里蒂仔仔细细地把派对上发生的所有事都告诉了她。 她描述了王子找了灰姑娘好几个小时，才终于找到她的经过。 教母仙女听说计划成功了，高兴得不得了。

"Well, I have some news of my own," said the Fairy Godmother excitedly. "I took your advice. I decided to start doing more interesting things." As Verity looked around, she was surprised to see how clean and tidy the whole house looked.

“对啦，我自己也有个消息要告诉你。”教母仙女兴冲冲地说。 “我听了你的建议， 决定开始多做些有意思的事。” 维里蒂环顾四周，惊讶地发现整座房子看起来都干净又整洁。

The Fairy Godmother proudly showed Verity her kitchen shelves. They were full of glass jars with handwritten labels on the back of each one. Verity picked up a jar and read the label. "Pickled Pumpkins!"

教母仙女骄傲地给维里蒂看自己厨房的架子。 架子上摆满了玻璃罐，每个罐子的背面都贴着手写的标签。 维里蒂拿起一个罐子，读起上面的标签。 “腌南瓜！”

"That's right, dear," said the Fairy Godmother excitedly. "You say it all the time, so I thought – that's a good idea. Help yourself to as many jars as you like." Verity didn't know what to say. She'd never tried eating pickled pumpkins before. "Um, thank you," Verity said kindly. "Do you know what else is a good hobby?" "What's that dear?" asked the Fairy Godmother. "Making marshmallows," Verity said knowingly. "I can definitely help you eat those!" A few weeks later, all the fairies gathered around the enchanted tree. They waited eagerly for Tatiana to present a sparkly star

“没错呀，亲爱的。”教母仙女兴奋地说。 “你总说这个，所以我就想——这是个好主意呀。 你想要多少罐就随便拿。” 维里蒂不知道该说什么好。 她以前从来没吃过腌南瓜。 “嗯，谢谢你呀。”维里蒂亲切地说。 “你知道还有什么爱好很不错吗？” “是什么呀，亲爱的？”教母仙女问。 “做棉花糖呀。”维里蒂胸有成竹地说。 “那些我绝对能帮你吃掉！” 几周之后，所有仙女都聚在魔法树周围。 她们迫不及待地等着塔蒂亚娜颁发一颗闪闪发光的星星

to a lucky fairy. The silvery light of the full moon shone through the leaves. Tatiana arrived in her long golden cloak, which matched her long golden hair. In her hands she held a large magical box. "This beautiful star is awarded to the fairy who has worked the hardest. Verity, this star is for you."

给一位幸运的仙女。 满月的银色月光透过树叶洒落下来。 塔蒂亚娜穿着和她金色长发相称的金色长斗篷走了过来。 她手里捧着一个大大的魔法盒子。 “这颗漂亮的星星要颁给工作最努力的仙女。 维里蒂，这颗星星是你的。”

Everyone cheered as Verity stepped forward. "Well done," said Tatiana proudly. "You learned that asking for help is more important than worrying about what others think of you." Verity opened the box handed to her by Tatiana. She crossed her fingers and held her breath, she really wanted a lilac star. A beautiful sparkly jade-green star floated high into the sky and then landed in Verity's hands. It was such a dazzling colour that Verity wasn't disappointed. "Thank you," she said happily. Tatiana handed Verity another box. "This is a special gift for you from Cinderella."

维里蒂走上前的时候，所有人都欢呼起来。 “做得好。”塔蒂亚娜骄傲地说。 “你明白了，寻求帮助比担心别人怎么看你更重要。” 维里蒂打开塔蒂亚娜递给她的盒子。 她交叉手指攥着，屏住了呼吸，她特别想要一颗淡紫色的星星。 一颗漂亮的、闪着光的翡翠绿星星高高飘到天上，然后落到了维里蒂手里。 这个颜色耀眼极了，维里蒂一点也不失望。 “谢谢你。”她开心地说。 塔蒂亚娜又递给维里蒂另一个盒子。 “这是灰姑娘送给你的特别礼物。”