8 Winnie's Flying Carpet

Winnie's Flying Carpet

温妮的飞毯

Winnie the Witch was busy writing letters. They were thank-you letters for her birthday presents. Now there was only one left, the trickiest letter. Winnie's sisters, Wilma, Wanda, and Wendy, had given her a flying carpet. Winnie had always wanted a flying carpet. But this flying carpet had been a disappointment. Actually, it had been a disaster.

女巫温妮正忙着写信呢。 这些是给送她生日礼物的大家写的感谢信。 现在只剩最后一封信啦，这也是最难写的一封。 温妮的姐妹们威尔玛、旺达和温蒂，送给她一张飞毯。 温妮早就想要一张飞毯了。 可这张飞毯实在太让人失望了。 说真的，它根本就是个大麻烦。

There was the time it got tangled in Winnie's washing. And the day it tipped over as they were passing a duck pond. And then one day it turned a corner too quickly.

有一回它缠进了温妮晾的衣服里。 还有一天他们飞过鸭子池塘的时候，它直接翻了个面。 之后又有一天，它转弯转得太急了。

After that, Winnie rolled up the carpet, tied it with string... put it in the broom cupboard, and locked the door.

打那以后，温妮就把飞毯卷起来，用绳子绑好……放进扫帚柜，还锁上了柜门。

But Winnie wanted to write something nice about the carpet in her thank-you letter. She unlocked the cupboard, untied the carpet, and spread it on the armchair. It is a beautiful carpet, she thought. It seems a pity not to use it. So Winnie decided to give it one more chance. Just then, the door bell rang. Dong! Dong! Winnie hurried off to answer it...

可温妮想在感谢信里写点关于飞毯的好话呀。 她打开柜子的锁，解开飞毯的绳子，把它铺在扶手椅上。 这张飞毯可真好看呀，她心里想。 就这么放着不用也太可惜了。 于是温妮决定再给它一次机会。 就在这时候，门铃响了。 叮咚！ 叮咚！ 温妮赶紧跑过去开门……

just as Wilbur came inside. After a busy morning climbing trees and chasing butterflies, he was ready for a sleep. The sun was shining on the flying carpet. It looked so warm and comfortable. Wilbur jumped up and in one minute he was snoring. The flying carpet waited one more minute. Then it rose gently into the air. Wilbur didn't wake up. It flew gently around the room. Wilbur didn't wake up.

刚好这时候威尔伯进来了。 他忙了一早上，又是爬树又是追蝴蝶，正想好好睡一觉呢。 太阳晒在飞毯上，暖融融的。 看上去又暖和又舒服。 威尔伯跳了上去，没过一分钟就打起呼噜来了。 飞毯又等了一分钟。 然后它轻轻地飘到了空中。 威尔伯没醒。 它慢悠悠地在房间里转圈圈。 威尔伯还是没醒。