Stories of witches

Stories of Witches

《女巫的故事》

Chapter 1 The Lost Broomstick This story begins with a witch called Bess and an invitation to a party. Bess loved parties. There was just one problem. It's a long way away.

第一章 丢失的飞天扫帚 故事的开头，有个叫贝丝的女巫收到了派对的邀请。 贝丝可喜欢派对啦，只不过有个小问题。 派对的地点离她家好远好远。

Bess couldn't remember where she had put her broomstick. She looked everywhere. Boots, spare cauldron, no broomstick. But it was no good. The broomstick was lost. At last, Bess had to give up.

贝丝想不起来自己把飞天扫帚放哪儿了，她到处找啊找。 翻了靴子，找了备用的坩埚，就是没见扫帚的影子。 可是一点用都没有，扫帚就是丢了，最后贝丝只能放弃寻找。

Now what could she do? She couldn't fly without her stick and it was too far to walk. Then she had a great idea. My magic rope! she cried. I can turn someone into a horse and ride to the party. I just need to find someone.

现在她该怎么办呢？没有扫帚她飞不了，路又太远， 走路根本赶不上。忽然她想到一个好主意：我的魔法绳！她大叫，我可以把人变成 马，骑着去派对呀，我只要找个合适的人就行。

Bess hid behind a tree and waited. Soon a man came along. His wife walked behind him, carrying all their heavy bags. One of these two would be perfect. When my leg gets better dear, I'll help carry things again.

贝丝躲在树后面等着，没过多久就走来一个男人，他的妻子跟在他身后， 手里拎着所有沉甸甸的包裹，这两个人里随便哪个都很合适。 亲爱的，等我腿好利索了，我就帮你拎东西。

Bess let the man pass. He's no good, he's limping, she said. Besides, his wife will be strong from carrying all those bags. Ha ha! She jumped out and threw her rope over the woman.

贝丝放那个男人走过去了。 他可不行，他走路一瘸一拐的，她说道。 再说啦，他老婆天天拎那么多袋子，力气肯定很大。 哈哈！ 她跳出来，把魔法绳扔到了那个女人身上。