7 Rapunzel's Gift

Chapter Seven Rapunzel's Gift A few days later, Celeste flew past the tower and heard a familiar voice from inside. "So, here's your membership to Rock and Wall," Verity explained. She handed the Wicked Witch her card. "They have races each week to see who can reach the top of the wall first."

第七章 长发公主的礼物 几天之后，塞莱斯特飞过塔楼时，听见里面传来一个熟悉的声音。 “喏，这是你攀岩俱乐部的会员卡，”维里蒂解释道。 她把卡片递给了邪恶女巫。 “他们每周都有比赛，看谁能第一个爬到岩壁顶端。”

"And is the prize a prince? I'd really like to have my own prince to keep!" cackled the Wicked Witch. "No!" Verity frowned. "Why do you want to keep your own prince?" "So I can talk to him. Being a witch is very lonely, you know. That's why I locked Rapunzel away in the tower. It meant I always had someone to talk to," the Wicked Witch said sadly.

“那奖品是王子吗？ 我可太想有个属于自己的王子陪着我了！”邪恶女巫咯咯地笑了起来。 “才不是！” 维里蒂皱起了眉头。 “你为什么想要个属于自己的王子陪着呀？” “这样我就有人说话啦。 你知道的，当女巫特别孤单。 所以我才把长发公主关在塔楼里。 这样我就永远有人陪着说话了，”邪恶女巫难过地说。

"Oh, now I understand," said Verity. She had never thought that the Wicked Witch might be lonely. "Well, each month at Rock and Wall, they have a special event called "Witch Wall" where you can meet lots of other witches! It sounds great fun."

“哦，我现在明白了，”维里蒂说。 她之前从没想过邪恶女巫也会感到孤单。 “对啦，攀岩俱乐部每个月都会有个叫‘女巫岩壁日’的特别活动，你在那儿能认识好多其他女巫！ 听起来特别有意思的。”

"Ooh!" The Wicked Witch sounded interested. "Do you think I'll make some new friends?" "Oh yes," Verity said confidently. "And then you'll never need to lock anyone in a tower ever again!" The next night, the full moon shone brightly in the starry sky. Tatiana had gathered all the fairies around the enchanted tree. She was going to present one lucky fairy with a special sparkly star. "I think it will be you!" Celeste said to Verity excitedly. Verity held her breath. "This star goes to the fairy who completed a difficult task," Tatiana announced.

“哇！” 邪恶女巫听起来很感兴趣。 “你觉得我能交到新朋友吗？” “当然啦，”维里蒂自信地说。 “这样你就再也不用把任何人关在塔楼里啦！ 第二天夜里，满月在繁星点点的天空中亮得晃眼。 塔蒂阿娜把所有仙女都召集到了魔法树旁。 她要给一位幸运的仙女颁发一颗特别的闪亮星星。 “我觉得得奖的肯定是你！” 塞莱斯特兴奋地对维里蒂说。 维里蒂屏住了呼吸。 “这颗星星要颁给完成了艰难任务的仙女，”塔蒂阿娜宣布道。

"But she also went out of her way to be kind. Verity, you kept Rapunzel company and helped the Wicked Witch make friends. Now she is no longer lonely. Well done – we're all so very proud of you!" All the fairies clapped and cheered. Verity beamed as a beautiful turquoise sparkly star floated up into the sky above.

“而且她还特意拿出了自己的善意。 维里蒂，你陪着长发公主，还帮邪恶女巫交到了朋友。 现在她再也不孤单了。 做得好——我们都为你感到特别骄傲！” 所有仙女都鼓起掌来，大声欢呼。 一颗漂亮的青蓝色闪亮星星飘向天空，维里蒂笑得满脸灿烂。

Slowly it drifted down and landed in Verity's hands. "Thank you very much," said Verity happily to Tatiana. Although it wasn't the lilac star that Verity dreamed of winning, she still loved it! Tatiana then handed Verity a box and a postcard. "Ooh, what's that?" Celeste picked up the postcard and read it aloud. "To my best fairy friend, Verity. I'm having a wonderful time exploring the Fairy Tale Kingdom. I love meeting new people and I have been to lots of parties. I have sent you a little gift as a reminder of our time together. I hope you like it! Your friend, Rapunzel."

它慢慢飘落下来，落到了维里蒂的手里。 “太感谢您了，”维里蒂开心地对塔蒂阿娜说。 虽然这不是她梦想赢得的淡紫色星星，她还是非常喜欢它！ 塔蒂阿娜接着递给维里蒂一个盒子和一张明信片。 “哇，那是什么呀？” 塞莱斯特拿起明信片，大声念了出来。 “致我最好的仙女朋友维里蒂。 我在童话王国探险，过得特别开心。 我喜欢认识新朋友，还参加了好多派对。 我给你寄了个小礼物，纪念我们在一起的时光。 希望你喜欢！ 你的朋友 长发公主 敬上。”