3 Rapunzel's Prince

Chapter Three Rapunzel's Prince As Verity sat looking at her sad reflection in the stream, another reflection appeared next to hers. "What's wrong?" Celeste asked Verity gently. "I don't know what to talk to Rapunzel about!" Verity admitted. Celeste laughed. "You don't know what

第三章 莴苣姑娘的王子 维瑞蒂坐在溪边，看着自己映在水里难过的倒影，旁边突然出现了另一个倒影。 “怎么啦？” 塞莱斯特轻声问维瑞蒂。 “我不知道该和莴苣姑娘聊什么！” 维瑞蒂坦白道。 塞莱斯特笑了。 “你居然不知道聊

to talk about? That's not possible. I've never known you to run out of things to say before!" "Every time I talk about something, it just reminds Rapunzel that she has never been anywhere but in the tower!" Verity tried to wipe her eyes without Celeste seeing. "Verity, are you crying?" She handed Verity a tissue. "I really like Rapunzel. She told me how much she wants to explore and meet new people." Celeste jumped as Verity blew her nose loudly. It sounded like an elephant trumpeting. "She had never even heard of Prince Charming!" Verity said dramatically.

什么？ 这不可能呀。 我以前可从来没见你有过没话可说的时候！” “每次我聊起什么事，都会提醒莴苣姑娘，她除了这座高塔，哪儿都没去过！” 维瑞蒂试着趁塞莱斯特没看见，赶紧擦掉眼泪。 “维瑞蒂，你是不是在哭呀？” 她递给维瑞蒂一张纸巾。 “我真的很喜欢莴苣姑娘。 她告诉我她特别想去探险，认识新朋友。” 维瑞蒂用力擤鼻子，声音大得吓了塞莱斯特一跳。 那声音听着就像大象在叫。 “她连白马王子都没听说过呢！” 维瑞蒂夸张地说。

"Wow! I thought everyone in the Fairy Tale Kingdom knew who Prince Charming was!" Celeste was shocked. Verity shoved the used tissue back into Celeste's pocket. "Instead of talking, why don't you do something together?" suggested Celeste. "Like dancing or sewing or –" "I know!" Verity interrupted gleefully. "I could give her singing lessons – she's terrible!" "O…kay!" Celeste had heard Verity's singing before and, although she wouldn't tell her, she didn't think her voice was very good either! However, Celeste was pleased Verity seemed happier. "Just call me if you need anything else," she said.

“哇！我还以为童话王国里每个人都知道白马王子是谁呢！” 塞莱斯特震惊极了。 维瑞蒂把用过的纸巾塞回塞莱斯特的口袋里。 “与其干坐着聊天，你们不如一起做点什么呀？”塞莱斯特提议道。 “比如跳舞、做针线活，或者——”“我知道了！” 维瑞蒂兴高采烈地打断她。 “我可以教她唱歌呀——她唱得超难听的！” “哦……好呀！” 塞莱斯特以前听过维瑞蒂唱歌，虽然她不会说出口，但她觉得维瑞蒂的嗓音也没好到哪儿去！ 不过看到维瑞蒂好像开心起来了，塞莱斯特还是很高兴。 “要是你还需要什么就给我打电话哦。”她说。

When Rapunzel had finsihed reading, Verity spent a long time teaching her to sing. But no matter how hard Rapunzel tried, she just didn't sound the same as Verity. Suddenly, they heard a voice calling from the ground below.

等莴苣姑娘读完书，维瑞蒂花了好长时间教她唱歌。 可不管莴苣姑娘多努力练习，她唱出来的声音还是和维瑞蒂的不一样。 忽然，她们听见高塔底下传来一个呼喊的声音。

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair." At once, Rapunzel ran over to the small window and let her plait fall down to the ground below. Verity could see a tall boy with kind eyes and a dazzling smile, calling up to the window. "Who's that?" Verity asked Rapunzel. "My prince." "A real prince?" Verity was shocked that Rapunzel hadn't mentioned him before.

“莴苣姑娘，莴苣姑娘，把你的头发放下来。” 莴苣姑娘立刻跑到小窗边，把自己的长辫子垂到了地面上。 维瑞蒂看见一个高个子男孩，他眼神温柔，笑容灿烂，正朝着窗户上面喊。 “那是谁呀？” 维瑞蒂问莴苣姑娘。 “我的王子呀。” “真的王子吗？” 维瑞蒂很惊讶，莴苣姑娘之前从来没和她提过这个人。

"He heard me singing one day and called up to me," Rapunzel said eagerly. Verity nodded her head knowingly. "Oh, I see, so he gives you singing lessons?" "Actually, he said that I had a beautiful singing voice," said Rapunzel blushing. "We sit and talk and read books together. But he doesn't come to see me very often. The Wicked Witch has forbidden me from having visitors." The prince was very agile. Verity and Rapunzel hardly had to help him up. Within seconds he had climbed through the window and into the tower. The prince removed his crown, sat down opposite Rapunzel and they talked for ages. Verity could see how happy Rapunzel was. She was determined to find a way for

“有一天他听见我唱歌，就朝着窗户上面喊我。”莴苣姑娘急切地说。 维瑞蒂了然地点点头。 “哦，我懂了，所以是他教你唱歌的对不对？” “其实他说我的歌声特别好听。”莴苣姑娘红着脸说。 “我们会坐在一起聊天，一起看书。 不过他不常来看我。 邪恶女巫不准我见任何客人。” 王子身手特别敏捷。 维瑞蒂和莴苣姑娘几乎都不用伸手帮他。 才几秒钟，他就顺着窗户爬进了塔里。 王子摘下王冠，坐在莴苣姑娘对面，两个人聊了好久好久。 维瑞蒂看得出来莴苣姑娘特别开心。 她下定决心要想个办法，让