兒童英語(yǔ)讀物《神奇樹(shù)屋》 第九冊(cè) Dolphins at Daybreak 01

1 Master Librarians

Jack stared out the kitchen window.

The sun was not up yet.But the sky was growing lighter.

Jack had been awake for a long time.He had been thinking about the dream he’d had—the dream about Morgan le Fay.

The tree house is back， Morgan had said. I’m waiting.

Jack wished that dreams were real. He missed Morgan’s magic tree house.

“Jack!” His little sister Annie appeared in the doorway. “We have to go to the woods now!” she said.

“Why?” Jack asked.

“I had a dream about Morgan!” exclaimed Annie. “She said the tree house is back and she’s waiting for us!”

“That was my dream，”said Jack.

“Oh， wow，” said Annie. “She told you， too? So it must be important.”

“But dreams aren’t real，” said Jack.

“Some dreams aren’t. But this one is，” said Annie. “I can just feel it.” She opened the back door. “I’ll see you later!”

“Wait—wait. I’m coming!” said Jack.

He raced up the stairs. Having the same dream must mean something， he thought.

He grabbed his backpack and threw his notebook and pencil into it.

Then he ran downstairs.

“We’ll be back soon， Mom!” Jack called into the living room.

“Where you going so early?” his dad called.

“Just for a quick walk!” said Jack.

“It rained last night，” called his mom. “Don’t get your shoes wet.”

“We won’t!”

Jack slipped out the door. Annie was waiting for him.

“Let’s go!” she said.

The sky was pale gray.The air felt freshly washed.

Jack and Annie ran up their quiet street to the Frog Creek woods.

They headed between the trees.Soon they came to the tallest oak in the woods. There was a wooden house high in the treetop.

“It is back!” whispered Jack.

Someone looked out the window of the tree house—a lovely old woman with long white hair. Morgan le Fay.

“Come up，” called the magical librarian.

Jack and Annie climbed up the rope ladder and into the tree house.

In the dawn light， they stared at Morgan le Fay. She looked beautiful in a red velvet robe.

Jack pushed his glasses into place.He couldn’t stop smiling.

“We both had dreams about you!” said Annie.

“I know，” said Morgan.

“You do?”

“Yes， I sent them to you，” said Morgan， “because I need your help.”

“What kind of help?” said Jack.

“Merlin the Magician has been up to his tricks again，” said Morgan.

“So I haven’t had any time to collect books for Camelot’s library.”

“Can we collet them for you?” asked Annie.

“Yes， but in order to gather books through time you must be Master Librarians，” said Morgan.

“Oh， well，” Annie said sadly.

“But you can become Master Librarians，” said Morgan， “if you pass the test.”

“Really?” said Annie.

“What kind of test?” Jack asked.

“You must show that you know how to do research，” said Morgan， “and show that you can find answers to hard questions.”

“How?” said Annie.

“By solving four riddles，” said Morgan. She reached into the folds

of her robe and pulled out a rolled-up paper.

“The first riddle is written on this ancient scroll，” she said. “This book will help you find the answer.”

She held out a book. On the cover were the words Ocean Guide.

“This is where you have to go，” said Morgan.

“The ocean! Oh， boy!” said Annie. She pointed at the cover. “I wish we—”

“Stop!” Jack grabbed Annie’s hand. “How will we know if we’ve found the right answer to the riddle?” he asked Morgan.

“You will know，” Morgan said mysteriously. “I promise you will know.”

Jack let go of Annie’s hand. She pointed again at the cover and finished her wish: “I wish we could go there.”

The wind started to blow.

“Are you coming with us， Morgan?” Jack said.

Before Morgan could answer， the tree house started to spin.

Jack squeezed his eyes shut.

The tree house spun faster and faster.

Then everything was still.

Absolutely still.

Jack opened his eyes.

Morgan le Fay was gone.

Only the ancient scroll and the ocean book were left in her place.

1萬(wàn)能圖書(shū)管理員

杰克從廚房的窗子看出去，太陽(yáng)還沒(méi)出來(lái)，但天已經(jīng)開(kāi)始亮起來(lái)了。

杰克已經(jīng)醒著呆了好一會(huì)兒。他在想剛才做的夢(mèng)——有關(guān)摩根·拉菲的夢(mèng)。在夢(mèng)里摩根說(shuō)：“樹(shù)屋回來(lái)了，我在等你。”

杰克真希望夢(mèng)是真的，他想念摩根的神奇樹(shù)屋。

“杰克，”他的小妹妹安妮來(lái)到門(mén)口對(duì)他說(shuō)，“我們現(xiàn)在得馬上去樹(shù)林!”

“為什么?”杰克問(wèn)。

“我做了個(gè)關(guān)于摩根的夢(mèng)!”安妮激動(dòng)地說(shuō)，“夢(mèng)里摩根對(duì)我說(shuō)樹(shù)屋回來(lái)了，而且她在那兒等我們!”

“我也做了個(gè)這樣的夢(mèng)。”杰克說(shuō)。

“真的嗎?”安妮問(wèn)，“她也告訴你了?那么說(shuō)她一定有什么要緊事。”

“但是夢(mèng)不是真的，”杰克說(shuō)。

“有些夢(mèng)不是真的，但這個(gè)是。我感覺(jué)它一定是真的，”安妮說(shuō)。她打開(kāi)后門(mén)，說(shuō)：“我們一會(huì)兒見(jiàn)!”

“等等，我來(lái)了!”杰克說(shuō)。他一邊跑上樓梯一邊想，做一樣的夢(mèng)一定有其道理。

他抓起背包把他的筆記本和鉛筆塞了進(jìn)去，然后跑下樓梯。

“我們一會(huì)兒就回來(lái)，媽媽!”杰克朝客廳喊道。

“這么早你們要上哪兒去啊?”爸爸問(wèn)。

“就去散會(huì)兒步!”杰克回答道。

“昨天晚上下了雨，”媽媽大聲說(shuō)，“別把鞋弄濕了。”

“不會(huì)的!”杰克答道。

杰克溜出門(mén)，安妮已經(jīng)在那兒等他了。

“我們走吧!”她說(shuō)。

天空是灰白色的，空氣仿佛剛洗過(guò)似的。杰克和安妮穿過(guò)寂靜的街道，朝蛙溪樹(shù)林跑去。

他們?cè)跇?shù)木間穿行，很快來(lái)到樹(shù)林中那棵最高的橡樹(shù)跟前，高高的樹(shù)頂上果然有個(gè)木屋。

“樹(shù)屋真的回來(lái)了!”杰克小聲說(shuō)。

這時(shí)，有人從樹(shù)屋的窗子里往外張望。是一位可愛(ài)的，留著白色長(zhǎng)發(fā)的老婦人——摩根·拉菲。

“上來(lái)呀!”這位有魔法的圖書(shū)管理員喊道。

杰克和安妮攀著繩梯爬進(jìn)樹(shù)屋。

在晨曦中他們注視著摩根·拉菲，只見(jiàn)她穿一件紅色的天鵝絨長(zhǎng)袍，顯得十分漂亮。

杰克將眼鏡扶正，情不自禁地笑了。

“我們都?jí)粢?jiàn)你了!”安妮說(shuō)。

“我知道。”摩根回答。

“你知道?”

“是啊，是我托夢(mèng)給你們的。”摩根說(shuō)，“因?yàn)槲倚枰銈兊膸椭?rdquo;

“怎樣的幫助?”杰克問(wèn)。

“巫師梅林又開(kāi)始施展巫術(shù)了。”摩根說(shuō)，“所以我沒(méi)時(shí)間為卡米洛特王國(guó)的圖書(shū)館收集書(shū)籍了。”

“我們能幫你收集嗎?”安妮問(wèn)。

“可以。但是為了能在不同時(shí)空中穿梭去收集圖書(shū)，你們必須成為萬(wàn)能圖書(shū)管理員。”摩根說(shuō)。

“唉，那就不好辦了。”安妮難過(guò)地說(shuō)。

“你們是可以成為萬(wàn)能圖書(shū)管理員的，只要你們能通過(guò)考試。”摩根說(shuō)。

“真的嗎?”安妮問(wèn)。

“是什么樣的考試呢?”杰克也問(wèn)道。

“你們必須展示你們的探究能力，知道怎樣去找到解決難題的答案。”

“我們要怎樣做呢?”安妮問(wèn)。

“只需找到四個(gè)謎底就可以了。”摩根說(shuō)。她將手伸進(jìn)袍子的褶里，拿出一個(gè)紙卷。

“第一個(gè)謎語(yǔ)寫(xiě)在這個(gè)古紙卷里。”摩根說(shuō)，“這本書(shū)將幫你們找到謎底。”

她取出一本書(shū)，書(shū)的封面上寫(xiě)著“海洋向?qū)?rdquo;幾個(gè)字。

“這就是你們要去的地方。”摩根說(shuō)。

“海洋!噢，天哪!”安妮指著書(shū)的封面說(shuō)，“我希望我們……”

“停一下!”杰克抓住安妮的手說(shuō)。“我們?cè)趺粗朗遣皇钦业搅苏_的謎底呢?”他問(wèn)摩根。

“你們會(huì)知道的。”摩根神秘地說(shuō)，“我保證你們到時(shí)候就知道了。”

杰克松開(kāi)安妮的手，于是她又可以指著封面說(shuō)完她的希望了：“我希望我們能去那里。”

風(fēng)吹了起來(lái)。

“你會(huì)和我們一起去嗎，摩根?”杰克問(wèn)。

摩根還來(lái)不及回答，樹(shù)屋就開(kāi)始打轉(zhuǎn)。

杰克將眼睛閉緊。

樹(shù)屋轉(zhuǎn)得越來(lái)越快。

然后一切都平靜了。

絕對(duì)的平靜。

杰克睜開(kāi)雙眼，發(fā)現(xiàn)摩根已經(jīng)不見(jiàn)了，只留下那個(gè)古紙卷和那本關(guān)于海洋的書(shū)。