4 Fairy Dust

Chapter Four Fairy Dust "Who's this?" The Wicked Witch prodded a bony finger at Verity, which knocked the little fairy flying. Rapunzel quickly stepped between them. "This is Verity. She's here to keep me company." "Is she now?" replied the Wicked Witch sternly. "I don't like fairies! And I told you, no visitors!" she snarled.

第四章 仙尘 “这是谁？” 邪恶女巫伸出瘦骨嶙峋的手指戳了戳维里蒂，把小仙子一下戳飞了出去。 莴苣姑娘立刻走到两人中间。 “这是维里蒂。 她是来陪我作伴的。” “哦？是吗？”邪恶女巫厉声反问。 “我最讨厌仙子了！ 我告诉过你，不许带访客来！” 她怒吼道。

The Wicked Witch sat down on the chair opposite Rapunzel and suddenly jumped back up. "Is this yours?" she asked Verity crossly as she picked up the prince's crown which he had accidentally left behind. "I don't wear a crown! That obviously belongs to the prince!" scoffed Verity without thinking. "Oh no!" gasped Rapunzel. The Wicked Witch glared at Verity. "You annoying little fairy!" she shrieked. She raised her wand to cast an evil spell. Verity was desperate to fly out of the way but the Wicked Witch's cackling laugh was so loud and terrifying that Verity found it impossible to move. Her little wings just wouldn't work!

邪恶女巫在莴苣姑娘对面的椅子上坐下，又突然猛地弹了起来。 “这是你的东西吗？” 她捡起王子不小心落下的王冠，怒气冲冲地问维里蒂。 “我才不戴王冠呢！ 这明明是王子的东西啊！” 维里蒂想都没想就嗤笑着回答。 “哎呀糟了！”莴苣姑娘倒抽一口冷气。 邪恶女巫恶狠狠地瞪着维里蒂。 “你这烦人的小仙子！” 她尖声叫着。 她举起魔杖，要念恶毒的咒语。 维里蒂拼命想飞开，可邪恶女巫的尖笑声又响又吓人，她吓得根本动不了。 她的小翅膀完全不听使唤！

Meanwhile, Celeste was busy putting away all the ingredients she had used to make fairy cakes. She packed the cakes into her picnic basket. She even remembered some icing sugar to sprinkle on top. Then she flew over to Rapunzel's tower. As she arrived, she heard an ear-piercing cackle. Her heart began to race – she knew that Verity was in trouble. Big trouble! Inside, Celeste saw the Wicked Witch lifting her wand. "I'm going to enjoy turning you into a pile of dust!" she hissed. As quick as a flash, Celeste flew into the tower and pulled Verity out through the open window.

另一边，塞莱斯特正忙着把做仙子蛋糕用的材料都收拾好。 她把蛋糕装进野餐篮子里。 她还没忘记带些糖粉，准备撒在蛋糕上面。 然后她朝着莴苣姑娘的高塔飞去。 刚飞到塔边，她就听见一阵刺耳的尖笑声。 她的心跳一下子快了起来——她知道维里蒂有麻烦了。 是天大的麻烦！ 进到塔里，塞莱斯特看见邪恶女巫正举着魔杖。 “把你变成一堆灰，我可太开心了！” 她恶狠狠地嘶声道。 塞莱斯特像闪电一样冲进去，拽着维里蒂从开着的窗户飞了出去。

"Ha! It worked!" cried the Wicked Witch happily as Verity disappeared. The Wicked Witch excitedly hopped and skipped around the tower. Celeste quickly poured her icing sugar onto the windowsill. "Look!" shouted the Wicked Witch pointing to the icing sugar. "That's what happens to annoying little fairies. One wave of my wand and they're dust!"

“哈！ 成功了！” 看见维里蒂消失，邪恶女巫开心地大叫起来。 她兴奋地在塔里蹦蹦跳跳、转着圈圈。 塞莱斯特赶紧把带来的糖粉撒在了窗台上。 “快看！”邪恶女巫指着糖粉大喊。 “烦人的小仙子就是这个下场。 我魔杖挥一下，她们就变成灰啦！”

"But Verity was my friend!" Rapunzel cried. "Stop snivelling. I'm your friend!" snapped the Wicked Witch. "You don't need anyone else. Now out of my way, I need to get back down." Slowly the Wicked Witch used Rapunzel's plait to lower herself to the ground. Celeste and Verity waited until the Wicked Witch had gone. Then they flew back inside to be with Rapunzel. "Don't cry." Verity put her arm around Rapunzel. "Celeste saved me from the Wicked Witch's evil spell!" "Verity!" gasped Rapunzel. "I can't believe you're okay." She was so relieved to see her fairy friend.

“可是维里蒂是我的朋友啊！” 莴苣姑娘哭了起来。 “少哭哭啼啼的。 我才是你的朋友！” 邪恶女巫恶狠狠地说。 “你不需要别的任何人。 现在给我让开，我要下去了。” 邪恶女巫慢慢抓着莴苣姑娘的辫子，降到了地面上。 塞莱斯特和维里蒂一直等到邪恶女巫走得远了。 才又飞回到塔里，回到莴苣姑娘身边。 “别哭啦。” 维里蒂伸手搂住莴苣姑娘。 “塞莱斯特救了我，我没被邪恶女巫的恶咒打中！” “维里蒂！”莴苣姑娘惊喜地喘着气。 “我真不敢相信你居然没事。” 看见自己的仙子朋友好好的，她心里的大石头终于落了地。

"I'm usually super-fast at flying," explained Verity. "But the Wicked Witch made me so scared that my wings wouldn't work!" "She scares me too," agreed Rapunzel. They talked for ages about all the things they found scary. Celeste left the fairy cakes on the table for Verity and Rapunzel and flew home. She was very happy that Verity and Rapunzel were becoming good friends.

“我平时飞得可快了，”维里蒂解释道。 “可邪恶女巫太吓人了，我吓得翅膀都动不了啦！” “她也吓着我了，”莴苣姑娘点头说。 她们聊了好久，说各自害怕的各种各样的东西。 塞莱斯特把仙子蛋糕放在桌上留给维里蒂和莴苣姑娘，就飞回家了。 看见维里蒂和莴苣姑娘成了好朋友，她心里特别高兴。