1 All Hallows Eve

Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve. This is Mary Pope Osborne.

万圣夜的闹鬼城堡。我是玛丽·波·奥斯本。

Chapter 1 All Hallows Eve Maybe I should be a vampire instead of a princess, said Annie. She and Jack were sitting on their front porch. A cool breeze rustled the trees. Autumn leaves twirled to the ground. But you already have your princess costume, said Jack. Besides, you were a vampire last Halloween. I know, but I want to wear my big teeth again, said Annie.

第一章 万圣夜 “也许我该扮吸血鬼而不是公主。”安妮说。 她和杰克正坐在家门前的门廊上。 凉风吹过，树叶沙沙作响。 秋叶打着旋儿飘落到地上。 “可你已经有公主服啦。”杰克说。 再说啦，你去年万圣节就扮的吸血鬼。 “我知道，可我还想戴我的大假牙嘛。”安妮说。

So wear your big teeth and be a vampire princess, said Jack. He stood up. I'm gonna go put on my ghoul makeup now. Oh man, said Jack. A giant black bird swooped down to the ground. The bird strutted through the fallen leaves. Its feathers glistened in the golden afternoon light. Wow, is that a crow? asked Annie. It's too big for a crow, said Jack. I think it might be a raven. A raven? Said Annie. Cool. The raven lifted its sleek head and stared at them with bright eyes. Jack held his breath. The bird hopped forward. It flapped its great black wings and lifted into the air. Then he glided into the autumn sky and headed toward the Frog Creek woods. Annie jumped up. It's a sign. Morgan's back, she said. I think you're right, said Jack. Let's go.

“那你就戴着大假牙，扮个吸血鬼公主呗。”杰克说。 他站起身。 我现在要去画我的食尸鬼妆啦。 “天呐。”杰克惊呼。 一只巨大的黑鸟猛地俯冲落到地上。 那只鸟大摇大摆地穿过落叶堆。 它的羽毛在午后的金色阳光下闪闪发亮。 “哇，那是乌鸦吗？”安妮问。 “它个头比乌鸦大太多了。”杰克说。 我觉得它可能是渡鸦。 渡鸦？ 安妮问道。 太酷啦。 渡鸦抬起油亮的脑袋，用亮闪闪的眼睛盯着他俩。 杰克屏住了呼吸。 鸟儿往前跳了几步。 它扇动巨大的黑翅膀，飞到了半空中。 接着它滑翔着融入秋日的天空，朝青蛙溪树林的方向飞去。 安妮一下子跳了起来。 这是个信号。 “摩根回来了。”她说。 “我觉得你说得对。”杰克说。 我们走吧。

Jack and Annie hurried across their front yard, crunching through the leaves. They ran up their street and into the Frog Creek woods. When they came to the tallest oak, they saw the rope ladder swaying in the wind. The magic treehouse was waiting for them. Just as we thought, Annie said smiling. Jack followed her up the ladder. When they climbed inside the treehouse, they saw no sign of Morgan Le Fay, the enchantress from the Kingdom of Camelot. That's weird, said Jack, looking around. The wind blew hard again, shaking the tree branches. A huge yellow leaf fluttered through the open window and came to rest at Jack's feet. Man, he said, look at this. What? Said Annie. Jack picked up the leaf. There was writing on it. The letters were curvy and old fashioned. Wow, whispered Annie. What does it say?

杰克和安妮匆匆穿过前院，脚下的树叶咔嚓作响。 他们沿着街道跑过去，钻进了青蛙溪树林。 他们走到那棵最高的橡树跟前，看见绳梯正在风里晃来晃去。 魔法树屋正等着他们呢。 “和我们想的一模一样。”安妮笑着说。 杰克跟着她爬上了梯子。 他们爬进树屋之后，没看到摩根·勒·菲的踪影， 那位来自卡米洛特王国的女巫。 “奇怪呀。”杰克一边四处张望一边说。 风又刮大了，吹得树枝摇摇晃晃。 一片大大的黄叶子从开着的窗户飘了进来， 最后落在了杰克的脚边。 “哇，”他说，“快来看这个。” 什么东西？ 安妮问。 杰克捡起了那片叶子。 叶子上写着字。 字母弯弯扭扭的，是老派的写法。 “哇哦。”安妮小声惊叹。 上面写了什么呀？

Jack held a leaf up to the treehouse window. In the fading light he read aloud, To Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, On All Hallows Eve, look for me in the heart of the oak, Im. Im, said Annie. Morgan never signs her messages with Im. Right, said Jack. But Merlin does, they said together. Like when he sent us the invitation to spend Christmas in Camelot, said Annie. She pointed to the royal invitation that still lay in the corner of the treehouse.

杰克把叶子举到树屋的窗户边。 在渐渐暗下来的光线里，他大声念道： 致青蛙溪的杰克和安妮： 万圣夜，到橡树之心来找我。伊姆 “伊姆。”安妮念道。 摩根从来不会在她的留言里签伊姆这个名字呀。 “对呀。”杰克说。 “可梅林会。”他俩异口同声地说。 “就像上次他寄邀请函请我们去卡米洛特过圣诞节的时候一样。”安妮说。 她指了指仍旧放在树屋角落的那张皇家邀请函。

Now he's inviting us on Halloween," said Jack. Halloween was called All Hallows' Eve a long time ago. I know," said Annie. We have to go. Of course," said Jack. There was no way they could turn down an invitation from the Master Magician of all time. But how do we get there? How bet our invitation will take us," said Annie. Like when we went to King Arthur's Castle on Christmas Eve. Good idea," said Jack. He pointed to the fancy writing on the leaf. I wish we could go, uh, to where this leaf invitation came from," said Annie. Right," said Jack. The wind began to blow. The treehouse started to spin. It spun faster and faster. Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

“现在他邀请我们去过万圣节啦。”杰克说。 很久以前，万圣节前夕就叫万圣夜。 “我知道。”安妮说。 我们必须得去。 “那当然。”杰克说。 他们可没法拒绝这位古往今来最伟大的魔法师的邀请呀。 可我们怎么去那里呢？ “我敢打赌这张邀请函会带我们去的。”安妮说。 就像上次平安夜我们去亚瑟王城堡的时候一样。 “好主意。”杰克说。 他指了指叶子上那些花哨的字迹。 “我希望我们能去，呃，去这张叶子邀请函来的地方。”安妮说。 “没错。”杰克说。 风开始刮了起来。 树屋开始旋转。 它转得越来越快，越来越快。 接着一切都静止了。 完全静止了。