2 Verity's New Friend

Chapter Two Verity's New Friend The next morning, Verity flew over a babbling stream and through the dense forest to a clearing where a tall grey-bricked tower with a bright red roof stood. As she approached the small window at the top of the tower, she could hear Rapunzel singing. Verity quickly placed her hands over her ears.

第二章 维里蒂的新朋友 第二天早上，维里蒂飞过一条潺潺的小溪，穿过茂密的森林，来到一片空地，空地上立着一座灰砖砌成的高塔，塔顶是鲜艳的红色。 她靠近塔顶的小窗户时，听见了莴苣姑娘的歌声。 维里蒂赶忙抬手捂住了耳朵。

"Eek! Someone needs singing lessons!" she said to herself with a little giggle. A tall girl was brushing her extremely long hair. "Wow – your hair is super long!" exclaimed Verity. "Um, thank you…" Rapunzel was surprised to see Verity.

“哎呀！ 这人可得好好上唱歌课才行！” 她小声咯咯笑着，自言自语道。 一个高高的姑娘正梳理着自己长得惊人的头发。 “哇——你的头发也太长啦！”维里蒂惊呼道。 “呃，谢谢你……”莴苣姑娘看见维里蒂，吃了一惊。

"I'm Verity. Tatiana, the Queen of the Fairies, sent me to keep you company… I'm a fairy, by the way." Verity showed Rapunzel her wand as proof. "You can't dip it in honey and stick it behind your ear. I did that once and my friend Celeste had to cut it out of my hair!" Rapunzel smiled. "I'm not allowed to cut my hair, but I do love honey!" "Me too!" nodded Verity. "Do you like blueberries?" "They're delicious! Do you like strawberries?" Rapunzel asked eagerly. "Absolutely! This is going to be such fun! Do you read Sparkle Time?" Verity pulled out the latest copy of the magazine from her backpack.

“我叫维里蒂。 是仙女女王塔蒂阿娜派我来陪你的哦……对啦，我是个仙女。” 维里蒂拿出自己的魔杖给莴苣姑娘看，证明自己没说谎。 “你可别把它蘸上蜂蜜，再别到耳朵后面哦。 我以前干过一次，最后还是我朋友塞莱斯特帮我把它从头发里剪出来的！” 莴苣姑娘笑了。 “家里人不让我剪头发，不过我可喜欢蜂蜜啦！” “我也是！”维里蒂点点头。 “你喜欢蓝莓吗？” “蓝莓可好吃啦！ 你喜欢草莓吗？” 莴苣姑娘迫不及待地问。 “当然喜欢啦！ 咱们一起肯定会玩得特别开心的！ 你看《闪耀时刻》吗？” 维里蒂从背包里掏出了最新一期的这本杂志。

Rapunzel looked at it in amazement. "Wow! Look at all these different-coloured wands you can buy!" "It also has Snow White's tips for eating healthily." Verity pointed to Snow White on the front cover. "And there's a free bottle of Sprinkle-it-Better potion. I should carry that around with me. It would be useful if anyone hurts themselves. One of the seven dwarfs is always walking into things," she chuckled.

莴苣姑娘惊讶地看着杂志。 “哇！ 你看这些能买到的魔杖，居然有这么多不同的颜色！” “里面还有白雪公主分享的健康饮食小窍门哦。” 维里蒂指着封面上的白雪公主说道。 “而且还附赠一瓶免费的‘喷喷就好’魔药哦。 我应该随身带着它的。 要是有人受伤了，它可有用了。 七个小矮人里总有个家伙动不动就撞到东西，”她笑着说道。

Verity and Rapunzel spent hours looking through Sparkle Time together. As they reached the end, Verity could see Rapunzel looked glum. "Have I upset you?" she asked. Verity twiddled her pink hair nervously.

维里蒂和莴苣姑娘花了好几个小时，一起把《闪耀时刻》翻了个遍。 快翻到末尾的时候，维里蒂发现莴苣姑娘看起来闷闷不乐的。 “我是不是惹你不高兴啦？” 她问道。 维里蒂紧张地捻着自己粉色的头发。

Rapunzel shook her head sadly and a tear rolled down her cheek. "It's just that I've never seen so many interesting and colourful things before. I'd love to smell the flowers, lie in the grass, go to parties and meet new people. Just like you!" "Like me?" Verity was shocked. "You're so lucky, Verity. You have your own house, a best friend who would do anything for you, and you're friends with Prince Charming!" Verity could feel her cheeks redden. She had exaggerated how well she knew Prince Charming! Verity and Rapunzel smiled weakly at each other. Verity wasn't sure what to say next. She didn't want to make Rapunzel sad again.

莴苣姑娘难过地摇摇头，一滴眼泪顺着脸颊滑了下来。 “我只是从来没见过这么多有趣、这么五颜六色的东西。 我也好想闻闻花香，躺在草地上，去参加派对，认识新朋友呀。 就像你一样！” “像我一样？” 维里蒂吃了一惊。 “你好幸运呀，维里蒂。 你有自己的家，有愿意为你做任何事的好朋友，你还和白马王子是朋友呢！” 维里蒂感觉自己的脸颊发烫。 她之前吹牛说自己和白马王子熟得很呢！ 维里蒂和莴苣姑娘对着彼此无力地笑了笑。 维里蒂不知道接下来该说什么好。 她不想再让莴苣姑娘难过了。