Stories of wizards

Stories of Wizards

《巫师的故事》

Chapter 1 Long long ago. Long ago lots of people believed in wizards. They thought there were good ones who helped people and bad ones who cast evil spells.

第一章 很久很久以前，很多人都相信巫师的存在，他们觉得 巫师里有乐于助人的好巫师，也有会施邪恶咒语的坏巫师。

They thought there were old wizards with long white beards and young ones who were still learning their magic tricks. These are the stories of Zag, Mott and Pinchbeck who were all kind wizards in their own way.

他们觉得有留着长长白胡子的老巫师 也有还在学魔法把戏的年轻巫师。 接下来要讲的就是扎格、莫特和平奇贝克的故事 他们三个都是各有特点的善良巫师。

Chapter 2 The Mean Man Zag was a wonderful wizard. He looked after children who had nowhere else to live. The children adored him.

第二章 小气鬼 扎格是个很棒的巫师，他照顾无家可归的孩子们，孩子们都很喜欢他。

But Zag was so busy caring for the children that he didn't do any magic. In fact, he forgot his spells until one day... Look, not even a button. We don't have any money left, he said sadly.

可是扎格忙着照顾孩子们，很久都没施展过魔法了。 实际上他都快把咒语忘光了，直到有一天…… 你瞧，连个铜板都剩不下了。 我们一点钱都没有了，他难过地说。

What are we going to do? asked Tom, one of the boys. Don't worry said Zag. I know how we can make some money. I'll teach you some tricks. The children were excited. Did Zag mean magic tricks?

我们该怎么办呀？小男孩汤姆问道。 别担心，扎格说，我知道怎么赚钱。 我来教你们一些小把戏。 孩子们都兴奋极了，扎格说的是魔法把戏吗？