01 A Light in the Woods

Civil War on Sunday

《周日的南北战争》

Chapter 1. A Light in the Woods Jack looked out his window. It was a dreary Sunday afternoon. There were dark clouds in the sky. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Jack stared down the street at the Frog Creek woods. When is the Magic Treehouse coming back? He wondered. Hey, guess what? Annie said. She charged into Jack's room. I saw a light flash in the woods.

第一章 林子里的光 杰克望向窗外。这是个沉闷的周日下午，天上乌云密布，远处雷声隆隆。 杰克盯着街道尽头的青蛙溪树林。 神奇树屋什么时候才会回来呀？他心里琢磨着。 “嘿，你猜怎么着？”安妮说着冲进了杰克的房间。 “我看见树林里有一道光闪过。”

It was just lightning, said Jack. No, it was magic, a swirl of light, said Annie. I think the treehouse just came back. I'm sure it was just lightning, Jack said. Didn't you hear the thunder? Yeah, said Annie. But let's go check anyway. She started out of Jack's room, then she peeked back in. Bring your backpack just in case, she said. Jack was always glad for a chance to look for the magic treehouse. He grabbed his backpack and followed Annie down the stairs. Where are you two going? Their mom called. Out to play, said Annie.

“那只是闪电而已。”杰克说。 “才不是，那是魔法，是一团旋转的光！”安妮说。 “我觉得神奇树屋刚回来啦。” “我敢肯定那就是闪电。”杰克说。 “你没听见雷声吗？” “听见啦。”安妮说。 “不过我们还是去看看嘛。” 她走出杰克的房间，又探进头来。 “把你的背包带上，以防万一。”她说。 杰克一直都盼着有机会去找神奇树屋。 他抓起背包，跟着安妮下了楼。 “你们俩要去哪呀？” 妈妈喊住了他们。 “出去玩呀。”安妮说。

Don't go far, said their mom, and come in if it starts to rain. We will, said Jack, don't worry. They slipped out the front door, then they ran up the street and into the Frog Creek woods. The woods were dark under the storm clouds. A cool wind shook the leaves. Soon Jack and Annie came to the tallest oak tree. Man, said Jack, you are right. The magic tree house stood out against the gray sky. Morgan, called Annie. There was no sign of the Enchantress. Let's go up, said Jack. He grabbed the rope ladder and started up. Annie followed.

“别走远哦，”妈妈说，“要是下雨了就赶紧回来。” “我们会的，”杰克说，“您别担心。” 他们溜出前门，沿着街道往前跑，然后 钻进了青蛙溪的树林里。 乌云笼罩下的树林暗暗的。 凉风吹得树叶沙沙晃。 很快杰克和安妮就走到了那棵最高的橡树跟前。 “天呐，”杰克说，“你说得对。” 神奇树屋在灰蒙蒙的天空下格外显眼。 “摩根！”安妮喊道。 但是女魔法师摩根连影子都没有。 “我们上去吧。”杰克说。 他抓住绳梯往上爬。 安妮跟在他后面。

They climbed into the treehouse. It was hard to see in the dim light. Look, said Annie. She pointed to a piece of paper and a book lying on the floor. Jack picked up the paper. Annie picked up the book. Listen, said Jack. He held the paper close to the window and read aloud. Dear Jack and Annie, Camelot is in trouble. To save the kingdom, please find these four special kinds of writing for my library. Something to follow, something to send, something to learn, something to lend. Thank you, Morgan.

他们爬进了树屋。 光线昏暗，很难看清东西。 “快看。”安妮说。 她指着地上放着的一张纸和一本书。 杰克捡起了那张纸。 安妮捡起了那本书。 “你听好。”杰克说。 他把纸举到窗边，大声念了出来。 亲爱的杰克和安妮，卡米洛特遇到麻烦了。 为了拯救王国，请帮我的图书馆找到四种特别的文稿。 用来追随的东西，用来寄送的东西，用来学习的东西，用来出借的东西。 谢谢你们，摩根。

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