5 A Better Way

5 A Better Way

5 更好的办法

That evening, Blue, Mama Moon, Gully, and Pearl enjoy Mr. Haddock's crab salad for dinner on fresh sandy-witch bread. Then, for dessert, it's time for something special. "I made a fresh tart for the Periwinkle sisters, and then I worked on this for us. It's a new treat I'm calling beach plum crumble," Mama explains, serving everyone, including Gully and Pearl. "Mmm," Blue says, tasting their first bite. "Are these the pieces of the broken tart from this morning? The ones I told you to save?" "You inspired me," Mama says. "I just layered in some fresh beach plums and whipped cream and…voilà!"

那天晚上，布鲁、月亮妈妈、格利和珀尔吃了哈多克先生做的蟹肉沙拉当晚餐，配的是新鲜的沙女巫面包。 接下来的甜点呀，是份特别的好东西。 “我给佩里温克尔姐妹做了个新鲜的果馅饼，之后又给咱们做了这个。 这是我新研究的小甜点，叫海滩李子酥，”妈妈一边解释，一边给大家都盛了一份，格利和珀尔也有份。 “唔，”布鲁尝了第一口，发出赞叹。 “这些不会是今早碎掉的那些果馅饼块吧？ 就是我叫你留着的那些？” “是你给了我灵感呀，”妈妈说。 “我只是往里面铺了点新鲜的海滩李子，加了鲜奶油，然后……噔噔！做好啦！”

Blue licks their spoon. "This makes me think about everything that happened today," they say. "I tried to use finding magic for Jib. Then I tried helping magic for Mrs. Sanderson and soothing magic for Mr. Haddock. But it seemed like none of it turned out right." "Let me guess what happened," Mama says. "You found Barnacle, and you helped Mrs. Sanderson with her chores, and you made Mr. Haddock feel better, all without magic." "Yes," says Gully. "Except I swooped in to help, too." "Show-off," Pearl hisses, then goes back to eating her crumble. "Magic is mysterious," Mama reminds Blue. "We can't always control it, no matter how powerful we are as witches. But we can control what we do when things don't turn out as we planned."

布鲁舔了舔勺子。 “这让我想起今天发生的所有事，”他们说。 “我本来想给吉布用寻找魔法。 之后又试着给桑德森夫人用帮忙魔法，给哈多克先生用安抚魔法。 可好像没一样是顺利的。” “让我猜猜后来发生了什么，”妈妈说。 “你找到了巴纳克尔，帮桑德森夫人做了家务，还让哈多克先生心情变好了，这些都没用魔法对吧。” “对呀，”格利开口说。 “不过我也飞过去帮忙了哦。” “显摆什么，”珀尔嘶了一声，又低头吃自己的水果酥了。 “魔法是很玄妙的，”妈妈提醒布鲁。 不管我们作为女巫能力有多强，都没法每次都控制住魔法。 但要是事情没按计划发展，我们可以选择怎么应对呀。”

"When things don't turn out as I planned, I try again. And then I use my imagination to figure out how to make it work," Blue says. "Usually, I can come up with a different way." "A better way," Gully points out. "Sometimes," admits Blue. "Ah, that's when the real magic happens," Mama Moon says. "It's a lesson I'm still learning, every day." "I guess I'm learning, too," says Blue. "Yes," says Mama. "You definitely are." In a village by the sea live a witch and a witch-to-be. Life is sweet and never dull, and it,s always, always magical.

“要是事情没按我的计划走，我就再试一次。 然后我会开动脑筋，想办法把事情做成，”布鲁说。 “通常我都能想出别的办法。” “是更好的办法呀，”格利补充道。 “有时候是啦，”布鲁承认。 “啊，那才是真正的魔法生效的时候，”月亮妈妈说。 “这个道理我到现在还在学呢，每天都在学。” “我想我也在学啦，”布鲁说。 “是啊，”妈妈说。 “你当然在学呀。” 海边的小村子里住着一位女巫和一位准女巫。 日子甜滋滋的，从来都不无聊，而且永远、永远都充满魔法。