The Evil Genie

The Evil Genie.

《邪恶的精灵》

Biff had an idea. She wanted to try an experiment. So one day, she put a bottle over a tiny apple. Hmm. I wonder if the apple will grow in the bottle. She thought. I'll have to wait and see.

比夫有个主意， 她想做个小实验。 于是有一天，她把一个瓶子套在一颗小苹果上。 “唔，不知道苹果能不能在瓶子里长大呢？”她心想。 我得等等看结果。

After a long, long time, Biff went to see if the experiment was working. It was! In the bottle was a big apple. Biff showed the bottle to Nadim. When he saw the apple, he was amazed. How did you get that in there? He asked. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. The magic took the children into another adventure. I wonder where the magic is taking us, called Kipper.

过了好久好久，比夫过来看看实验成功了没有。 成功啦！瓶子里装着一颗大大的苹果。 比夫把瓶子拿给纳迪姆看。 纳迪姆看到苹果的时候，惊呆了。 “你是怎么把苹果放进去的呀？” 他问。突然，魔法钥匙开始发光了。 魔法带着孩子们开启了另一场冒险。 “不知道魔法要带我们去哪儿呀。”基珀大声说。

The magic took them to a tiny island in the middle of the ocean. Floppy hated magic adventures. Oh no! He groaned. We're on a bare island with only one tree in the middle. Why have we come here? Asked Biff. Maybe there's a reason why the magic has brought us here. Said Nadim. But what? Moaned Kipper. There's nothing here. No, I don't like the look of this. Said Biff. This is not going to be a good adventure.

魔法把他们带到了大海中央的一座小岛上。 弗洛皮最讨厌魔法冒险了。 哦，不要啊！他嘟囔着。 “咱们在一座光秃秃的岛上，中间只有一棵树。” “我们为什么要来这儿呀？” 比夫问。 “魔法带我们来这儿，说不定是有原因的。” 纳迪姆说。 “可是什么原因呀？” 基珀抱怨道。 “这儿什么都没有。” “糟了，我感觉这趟不太妙。” 比夫说。 “这次肯定不是什么好玩的冒险。”

Help me climb the tree, said Nadim, and maybe I can see a ship going past. Biff saw a bottle sticking out of the sand. It was tied to the base of the tree. How strange, thought Biff. She untied the bottle and picked it up. Suddenly, Nadim began to wave and shout. Hey, I can see a boat, he called, but it's a long way off. They all waved and shouted. The boat turned and came towards them. Hooray, it's coming, yelled Kipper.

“帮我爬到树上去吧，说不定我能看到路过的船。”纳迪姆说。 比夫看到沙子里露出来一个瓶子，它被拴在树根的地方。 “真奇怪呀。”比夫心想。她解开绳子，把瓶子捡了起来。 突然，纳迪姆开始挥手大喊。 “嘿！我看到一艘船啦！”他喊道，“不过离得好远哦。” 大家都挥手大喊起来。 那艘船转了个方向，朝他们开过来了。 “万岁！船过来啦！”基珀大叫道。

The boat reached the island. There was a boy sailing it. What are you doing on this tiny island? He asked. You wouldn't believe us even if we told you, said Biff. The boy said he would rescue them, so they all climbed into the boat. I hate boats, thought Floppy. Biff took the bottle with her. Ah, it's very heavy, she said. I wonder what's in it.

船开到了小岛边， 开船的是个小男孩。 “你们在这座小岛上做什么呀？”他问。 “就算我们告诉你，你也不会相信的。”比夫说。 小男孩说他会救他们离开，于是大家都爬上了船。 “我讨厌坐船。”弗洛皮心想。 比夫把那个瓶子也带上了船。 “呀，它好沉啊。”她说，“不知道里面装了什么。”