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《神奇树屋》 第三十一册 Summer of the SeaSerpent 11 Sword and Rhyme

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  T he sea serpent moved its head very close to Jackand Annie and hissed2 a long, whispery sssssssss.

The serpent's flicking3 tongue touched the sword fora moment. Jack1's heart nearly stopped. But then theserpent slowly pulled back its head and began touncoil itself from around the rocky island.

The monster kept uncoiling its great body, untilonce again one wide ring surrounded the cove4 like acircle of green hills. Then the serpent's98head sank beneath the water with barely a ripple5. Itwas impossible to tell where its body started andwhere it ended.

Jack and Annie lowered the Sword of Light and laidit back on the rock. Then they let out a huge sigh ofrelief and sat down next to the sword.

Kathleen and Teddy poked6 their seal heads up fromthe calm waters. Barrh! Barrh!they barked.

Jack and Annie laughed. "It's safe to come outnow!" Annie called.

The seals hauled themselves onto the rocky island.

Then they plopped on their sides.

"The sword helped us answer the ancient question,"said Jack.

They all looked at the Sword of Light. It glowedbrightly, even though the sun had slipped below thehorizon and the purple sky was fading into twilight7.

99"We still have to get it out of here before it'scompletely dark," said Annie.

"I know," said Jack. "But how?""Look at Merlin's rhyme," said Annie.

Jack took the shell from his pocket. He read the lastline of Merlin's rhyme:

With rhyme and sword, your home is nearJack looked up. "That doesn't make sense," he said.

"Perhaps it does," said Teddy.

Jack and Annie turned around. Teddy and Kathleenwere standing8 behind them. Their seal skins hadsilently slipped off. They were human again.

"Perhaps it calls for a magical rhyme," said Teddy.

"And I ama magician, remember?"Annie laughed. "How could we forget?" she said.

Teddy grinned. "I have gotten much better at myrhymes," he said. "Just watch." He100rubbed his hands together. Then he carefully pickedup the Sword of Light. He gripped its handle withboth hands. He pointed9 the silver blade toward thetree house on the distant sea cliff.

Teddy took a deep breath. Then he shouted:

O Sword of Light, now light the night!

Teddy paused. Jack grew worried. Teddy alwayshad trouble finishing his rhymes. And even the oneshe did finish never worked the way they weresupposed to.

Kathleen stepped close to the young sorcerer. "Sayit again," she said softly.

Teddy called out again:

O Sword of Light, now light the night!

Kathleen finished the rhyme in selkie language:

Ma-ee-bree-stro-eh-brite!

The sword began to vibrate in Teddy's hands. Therewas a roar and a blast of white light. Shimmeringbeams shot through the dark. The101beams wiggled and waved, then streamed togetherto make a glittering bridge.

The bridge spanned the purple darkness of dusk. Itstretched from the rocky island in the middle of thecove to the sea cliff above the coast. When Teddylowered the sword, the bridge remained in the sky.

"Wow!" whispered Annie. She turned to Kathleen.

"What did you say to finish the rhyme?""Ma-ee-bree-stro-eh-brite," Kathleen told her.

"Make a bridge, strong and bright.""Yes, that is exactly what I was going to say," saidTeddy.

"Indeed," said Kathleen, smiling. She took Teddy'shand, then turned to Jack and Annie. "'Tis a brightbridge to take you from my world back to yours.""You mean--we can walk on it?" said Annie.

"Try it," said Teddy.

"Oh, man," said Jack. He laughed nervously10. Thenhe raised his foot and put it down on the102[Image: The boys.]

light. It felt solid. He put his other foot on the lightand took a step forward. The light felt as firm as abrick pathway.

Annie stepped onto the light bridge beside Jack. Itwas wide enough for them to stand side by side. "Thisis so cool," she whispered104"Wait, do not forget this,"said Teddy. He carefullyhanded Jack and Annie the Sword of Light.

Together they gripped the handle of the sword.

"What about you guys?" asked Jack.

"I must return to my cave now," said Kathleen, "ormy sisters will begin to worry.""And I will see Kathleen back home," said Teddy,"then return to the future in Camelot.""After you stay for supper with me and my sisters,"Kathleen reminded Teddy.

"Oh ...," said Jack. He wanted to have supper withthe selkies, too. He wanted to spend more time withKathleen and Teddy, whatever they were doing.

"We'd better get going, Jack," said Annie. "It'salmost dark.""Okay," said Jack.

"Good-bye for now," Kathleen said to them. "Andthank you. 'Tis amazing how you defeated theenemy."105"The sea serpent wasn't really our enemy," saidJack.

"He was like the Spider Queen," said Annie. "Theyboth seemed really scary until we got to know them.""Yeah," said Jack.

"Will we see you again?" Annie asked Teddy andKathleen.

"Yes, I have a feeling you will see both of us againsoon," said the selkie,"We will find you when you least expect it," saidTeddy with a grin. "Now, my friends, you must go.

Night comes quickly upon you. Farewell.""Farewell," said Jack and Annie. They turned andstarted walking up the bright bridge. High above thewater, the sword's light swung over the cove like aswaying lantern. The water below shimmered11 withsparkling ripples12.

Jack heard two splashes behind them. He stoppedand listened.

"Go, go, go," whispered Annie.

Jack started walking again. He and Annie climbedhigher and higher, until they came to the end of thebright pathway.

They stepped off the bridge onto the rocky sea cliffabove the coves13. Clutching the handle of the sword,they looked back.

The shining bridge shattered into a million pieces ofgolden light. Like the sparks of a firecracker, theglittering pieces rained down through the sky. Thenthey quickly burned out.

The cove below was dark and silent--except for thedistant barking of seals.


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1 jack 53Hxp     
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 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
3 flicking 856751237583a36a24c558b09c2a932a     
(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的现在分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等)
参考例句:
  • He helped her up before flicking the reins. 他帮她上马,之后挥动了缰绳。
  • There's something flicking around my toes. 有什么东西老在叮我的脚指头。
4 cove 9Y8zA     
n.小海湾,小峡谷
参考例句:
  • The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁,嫩绿一片,好一个山外的小海湾。
  • I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
5 ripple isLyh     
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进
参考例句:
  • The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一个涟漪。
  • The small ripple split upon the beach.小小的涟漪卷来,碎在沙滩上。
6 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
参考例句:
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 twilight gKizf     
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
参考例句:
  • Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
  • Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。
8 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
9 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
10 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
11 shimmered 7b85656359fe70119e38fa62825e4f8b     
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The sea shimmered in the sunlight. 阳光下海水闪烁着微光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A heat haze shimmered above the fields. 田野上方微微闪烁着一层热气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 ripples 10e54c54305aebf3deca20a1472f4b96     
逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
  • The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。
13 coves 21569468fef665cf5f98b05ad4bc5301     
n.小海湾( cove的名词复数 );家伙
参考例句:
  • Grenada's unique layout includes many finger-like coves, making the island a popular destination. 格林纳达独特的地形布局包括许多手指状的洞穴,使得这个岛屿成为一个受人欢迎的航海地。 来自互联网

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