《神奇树屋》 第二十八册 High Tide in Hawaii 10 Everyday Magic

　　Jack¹ opened his eyes.

The sun was setting beyond the woods. No time atall had passed in Frog Creek².

"Welcome back," said a soft, lovely voice.

Morgan le Fay was in the magic tree house.

"Morgan!" cried Annie. She threw her arms aroundthe enchantress.

Jack hugged Morgan, too.

"Look, Morgan," said Annie. "We have proof wefound four special kinds of magic!""Yes, I see," said Morgan.

Morgan picked up the play scrolls³ that Shakespearehad given Jack and Annie in old England.

"You found the magic of theater," she said. Morganpicked up the twig⁴ from a mountain gorilla⁵ in theAfrican cloud forest.

"And the magic of animals," she said.

Morgan picked up the pouch⁶ of corn seeds fromtheir trip to the first Thanksgiving.

"And the magic of community," she said.

Finally, Morgan picked up the wreath of flowersfrom Kama and Boka.

"And you discovered the magic of friendship," shesaid.

Morgan looked at Jack and Annie for a longmoment. "Listen carefully to what I'm about to tellyou," she said.

"Yes?" They both leaned forward.

"You are now Magicians of Everyday Magic," saidMorgan. "You have learned to find the magic inthings you encounter on earth every day. There aremany other forms of everyday magic. You never haveto look far to find it. You only have to live your life tothe fullest."Jack and Annie nodded.

Soon you will be called upon to use yourknowledge of Everyday Magic in the realm offantasy.""The realm of fantasy?" said Jack.

"Are we going back to Camelot?" said Annie.

Before Morgan could answer, a shout came fromthe distance. "Jack! Annie!""Our dad's calling," said Annie.

"You must go home now," said Morgan gently.

"Rest--and get ready to test your powers. Your mostexciting challenges are yet to come.""Good-bye, Morgan," said Annie and Jack.

They hugged the enchantress. Then Jack took theHawaii book out of his pack and gave it to Morgan.

He put on his backpack and followed Annie down theladder.

When they stepped onto the ground, there was agreat roar above them. Jack and Annie looked up. Aswirl of sparkling light lit the top of the tree.

Then the light was gone. The tree house was gone.

Morgan le Fay was gone, too.

Jack and Annie didn't speak for a long moment.

Then Jack broke the silence.

"Our most exciting challenges are yet to come?" hesaid. "What do you think Morgan meant by that?""I don't know," said Annie.

"It sounds a little scary," said Jack"That's okay. We can handle it," said Annie. Shesmiled. "We're Magicians of Everyday Magic."Jack smiled. "Yeah," he said. "I guess we are."They walked out of the woods as the sun wassetting. Down the street their mom and dad werestanding on their front porch. They waved at Jack andAnnie.

Jack felt a surge of happiness. There's another kindof everyday magic, he thought, the magic of family.

In that moment, it seemed the best magic of all.

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

3 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

4 twig   

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

• He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

5 gorilla   

n.大猩猩，暴徒，打手

参考例句：

• I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
• A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。

6 pouch   

n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件

参考例句：

• He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
• The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。