09 The Mysterious M

Chapter 9 The Mysterious M Drip, drip. Jack opened his eyes. Rain was dripping from the leaves of the tree. They were back in Frog Creek. The rain was softer, the wind was gentler, the air was sweeter. Oh, man! Jack sighed. That was close. He was still holding the gold medallion. Polly's gone, said Annie sadly. I was hoping she might come back with us.

第九章 神秘的M 滴答，滴答。 杰克睁开了眼睛。 雨水正从树叶上滴落下来。 他们回到青蛙溪了。 雨更小了，风更柔了，空气也更清甜了。 哇，天呐！ 杰克叹了口气。 刚才好险啊。 他手里还攥着那枚金徽章呢。 “波莉不见了。”安妮难过地说。 “我还希望她能跟我们一起回来呢。”

No magic creature has ever come back with us, said Jack. He pulled off his backpack. It was damp with rain and salt water. Jack took out the pirate book. He put it on the stack of books, on top of the dinosaur book and the knight book and the mummy book. Then Jack put the gold medallion beside the bookmark with the letter M. Next he went down onto his knees and ran his finger over the shimmering M on the floor. We didn't find any M's on this trip, he said. Or the M person, said Annie. Squawk! Polly! Annie cried. The parrot swooshed into the treehouse.

“从来没有魔法生物跟我们一起回来过呀。”杰克说。 他卸下背上的背包。 背包被雨水和海水打湿了。 杰克拿出那本海盗书。 他把它放到那摞书上，压在恐龙书、骑士书还有 木乃伊书的上面。 接着杰克把金徽章放在印着字母M的书签旁边。 然后他跪下来，手指轻轻摩挲着地板上那个闪闪发亮的M。 “咱们这趟旅行一个带M的东西都没找到。”他说。 “也没找到那个跟M有关的人。”安妮说。 嘎！ “波莉！” 安妮大叫起来。 那只鹦鹉呼地一下飞进了树屋。

She perched on the stack of books. Polly looked straight at Jack. What are you doing here? He asked her. Slowly Polly raised her bright green wings. They grew bigger and bigger until they spread out like a huge green cape. Then, in a great swirl of colors, in a blur of feathers and light, in a flapping and stretching and screeching, a new being took shape.

她停在那摞书上。 波莉直直地看着杰克。 “你怎么会在这儿？” 他问她。 波莉慢慢张开她鲜亮的绿色翅膀。 翅膀变得越来越大，最后展开得像一件巨大的绿色斗篷。 紧接着，在一片绚烂的色彩漩涡里，在羽毛和光的幻影中，在拍翅、舒展 和尖鸣的动静里，一个全新的身影显现了出来。

Polly was not a parrot any longer. In her place was an old woman. A beautiful old woman with long white hair and piercing eyes.

波莉不再是一只鹦鹉了。 站在那儿的是一位老婆婆。 这位好看的老婆婆留着长长的白发，眼神格外明亮锐利。

She wore a green feathered cape. She perched on the stack of books, and she was very calm and very still. Neither Jack nor Annie could speak. They were too amazed. Hello, Jack. Hello, Annie. The old woman said, My name is Morgan Le Fay.

她披着一件绿色的羽毛斗篷。 她停在那摞书上，整个人非常平静，一动也不动。 杰克和安妮都说不出话来。 他们太惊讶了。 “你好呀，杰克。” “你好呀，安妮。” 老婆婆说道：“我叫摩根·勒·菲。”