Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR Wishes for Everyone Darkness fell round everyone very suddenly. No wind came this time. Moon-Face put out his hand and took Silky's. What was happening? Then daylight came back again- and everyone gave a shout of surprise and delight. They were back in the Land of Birthdays! Yes— there was the table in front of them and more chairs to sit down on, and the same delicious food as before." "Oh, good, good, good!" shouted everyone, and sat down at once. They beamed at one another, very thankful to be back from the Little Lost Island.

第四章 给所有人的愿望 黑暗忽然笼罩了所有人。 这一次没有风。 圆脸蛋伸出手，牵住了西尔琪的手。 发生什么事了？ 紧接着白昼又回来了——所有人都又惊又喜地叫出了声。 他们回到生日国度啦！ 没错——他们面前就是那张桌子，旁边多了不少椅子可以坐，吃的还是之前那些好吃的。 “哇，太棒了，太棒了，太棒了！”大家喊着，立刻坐了下来。 他们笑着看向彼此，特别庆幸能从小失落岛平安回来。

"What a strange little adventure!" said Joe, helping himself to a large piece of wishing-cake. "Please be careful what you wish, everybody- we don't want any more adventures like that in the middle of a party!" "I wish that my wings could fly!" said Beth, as she munched her cake. And at once her wings spread themselves out, and she rose into the air like a big butterfly, flying beautifully. Oh, it was the loveliest feeling in the world! "Look at me- look at me!" she cried- and everyone looked. Frannie called out to her. "Don't fly too far, Beth. Don't fly too far!"

“这趟小冒险可太奇怪啦！”乔说着，给自己拿了一大块许愿蛋糕。 “大家许愿的时候可千万要小心呀——我们可不想派对开到一半，再遇到那样的冒险了！” “我希望我的翅膀能飞起来！”贝丝一边嚼着蛋糕，一边说。 话音刚落，她的翅膀就展开了，她像一只大蝴蝶一样升到空中，飞得好看极了。 哦，这简直是全世界最美妙的感觉！ “快看我呀——快看我呀！” 她喊着——所有人都看了过去。 弗兰妮对着她大声喊。 “别飞太远啦，贝丝。 别飞太远呀！”

Beth soon flew down to the table again, her cheeks red with excitement and joy. This was the loveliest birthday party she had ever had!

贝丝很快就飞回了桌子边，兴奋和开心把她的脸蛋涨得红扑扑的。 这是她参加过的最最棒的生日派对啦！

Everybody wished their wishes except the Old Saucepan Man, who had already wasted his. Frannie, too, had wished her wish when she was on the Little Lost Island, but when she looked upset because she had lost her wish, Moon-Face whispered to her. "Don't be upset. Tell me what you really wanted to wish and I'll wish it for you. I don't want a wish for myself." "Oh, Moon-Face, you are kind!" said Frannie. "Well, if you really mean it, I did want a doll that could walk and talk."

所有人都许了愿，只有老平底锅先生除外，他早就把自己的愿望浪费掉了。 弗兰妮也一样，她在小失落岛的时候就把愿望许掉了，她正因为没了愿望难过呢，圆脸蛋凑过来小声跟她说。 “别难过呀。 告诉我你真正想许什么愿，我帮你许。 我自己不需要许愿。” “哦，圆脸蛋，你真好！”弗兰妮说。 “嗯，如果你真的愿意帮我的话，我确实想要一个会走路、会说话的娃娃。”

"Easy!" said Moon-Face at once. "I wish that Frannie had a doll that walks and talks." And at that very moment Silky cried out in wonder and pointed behind her. Everyone looked. Coming along on small, plump legs was a doll, beautifully dressed in blue, with a bag in its hand.

“简单！”圆脸蛋立刻说。 “我希望弗兰妮能有一个会走路、会说话的娃娃。” 就在这时，西尔琪惊奇地叫了一声，伸手指向她身后。 所有人都看了过去。 一个娃娃正迈着圆滚滚的小短腿走过来，穿着好看的蓝衣服，手里还拎着一个包。

It walked to Frannie and looked up at her. "Oh! You lovely, beautiful doll!" cried Frannie in the greatest delight, and she lifted the doll on to her knee. It cuddled up to her and said, "I belong to you. I am your own doll. My name is Peronel."

它走到弗兰妮面前，抬头看着她。 “哇！ 你好可爱、好漂亮呀！”弗兰妮开心极了，大叫着把娃娃抱到了自己腿上。 娃娃依偎在她怀里，说：“我属于你哦。 我是专属于你的娃娃。 我的名字叫佩罗内尔。”