Winnie the Witch lived in a black house in the forest.

女巫温妮住在森林里一栋黑色的大房子里。

The house was black on the outside and black on the inside.

这栋房子从里到外都是黑色的。

The carpets were black.

地毯是黑色的。

The chairs were black.

椅子是黑色的。

The bed was black and it had black sheets and black blankets.

床是黑色的，床单和毯子也是黑色的。

Even the bath was black.

甚至浴缸也是黑色的。

Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur.

温妮和她的猫咪威尔伯一起住在这栋黑色的房子里。

He was black too. And that is how the trouble began.

威尔伯也是黑色的，所以问题来了。

When Wilbur sat on a chair with his eyes open,

当威尔伯趴在椅子上时，如果它的眼睛是睁开的，

Winnie could see him. She could see his eyes, anyway.

温妮就能看见它，至少还能看到它的眼睛。

But when Wilbur closed his eyes and went to sleep,

但如果威尔伯闭上眼睛睡觉，

Winnie couldn't see him at all. So she sat on him.

温妮就完全看不见它了。她会一屁股坐到威尔伯的身上。

When Wilbur sat on the carpet with his eyes open,

当威尔伯趴在地毯上时，如果它的眼睛是睁开的，

Winnie could see him. She could see his eyes, anyway.

温妮就能看见它，至少还能看到它的眼睛。

But when Wilbur closed his eyes and went to sleep,

但如果威尔伯闭上眼睛睡觉了，

Winnie couldn't see him at all. So she tripped over him.

温妮可就完全看不见它了。她会一下子被威尔伯绊倒。

One day, after a nasty fall,

有一天，在重重地摔了一跤之后，

Winnie decided something had to be done.

温妮想着一定要做点什么了。

She picked up her magic wand,

她举起魔杖，

waved it once and ABRACADABRA!

挥动了一下，念出咒语“ABRACADABRA!”

Wilbur was a black cat no longer.

威尔伯不再是一只黑猫了。

He was bright green!

它变成了荧光绿色！

Now, when Wilbur slept on a chair, Winnie could see him.

现在，当威尔伯睡在椅子上时，温妮能看见它。

When Wilbur slept on the floor, Winnie could see him.

当威尔伯睡在地板上时，温妮能看见它。

And she could see him when he slept on the bed.

温妮还能看到威尔伯躺在床上。

But, Wilbur was not allowed to sleep on the bed...

但是，威尔伯是不允许睡在床上的......

...so Winnie put him outside.

...所以温妮把威尔伯丢到了屋外。

Outside in the grass.

丢到了屋外的草丛里。

When Wilber sat outside in the grass,

当威尔伯坐在屋外的草地里，

Winnie couldn't see him, even when his eyes were wide open.

即使它的眼睛睁得再大，温妮也看不见它。

Winnie came hurrying outside,

温妮急急忙忙走出门的时候，

tripped over Wilbur,

又被威尔伯绊倒了，

turned three somersaults,

她连翻了三个跟斗，

and fell into a rose bush.

摔在了玫瑰花丛里。

This time, Winnie was furious.

这下，温妮可发大火了。

She picked up her magic wand,

她捡起魔杖，

waved it five times and...

连续挥舞了五次……

...Abracadabra!

...Abracadabra！

Wilbur had a red head,

威尔伯现在拥有一个大红色的脑袋，

a yellow body, a pink tail,

黄色的身体，粉红色的尾巴，

blue whiskers, and four purple legs.

蓝色的胡须，还有四条紫色的腿。

But his eyes were still green.

但它的眼睛依然是绿色的。

Now, Winnie could see Wilbur

现在，温妮任何时候都能看见威尔伯了

when he sat on a chair,

无论它是趴在椅子上，

when he lay on the carpet,

睡在地毯上，

when he crawled into the grass.

还是蜷缩在草丛里。

And even when he climbed to the top of the tallest tree.

甚至当它爬上最高的树顶，她还是能看见。

Wilbur climbed to the top of the tallest tree to hide.

威尔伯爬到最高的树顶上去躲了起来。

He looked ridiculous and he knew it.

它知道自己看上去非常可笑。

Even the birds laughed at him.

甚至鸟儿们也开始嘲笑它。

Wilbur was miserable.

威尔伯很伤心。

He stayed at the top of the tree all day and all night.

它在树顶上待了一天一夜。

Next morning Wilbur was still up the tree.

第二天早上，威尔伯仍旧在树上。

Winnie was worried.

温妮很担心。

She loved Wilbur and hated him to be miserable.

她很爱威尔伯，不希望看到它伤心。

Then Winnie had an idea.

然后温妮想到了一个好主意。

She waved her magic wand and Abracadabra!

她挥动起魔杖，“Abracadabra！”

Wilbur was a black cat once more.

威尔伯又变回了一只黑猫。

Then Winnie waved her wand again, and again, and again.

然后温妮不停地挥动着她的魔杖。

Abracadabra!

“Abracadabra!”

Now instead of a black house,

现在，大房子不再是黑色的了，

she had a yellow house with a red roof and a red door.

温妮现在拥有一座黄色的大房子，有着红色的屋顶和红色的门。

The chairs were white with red and white cushions.

椅子是白色的，上面放着红白条纹的靠垫。

The carpet was green with pink roses.

地毯是绿色底子印着粉红色的玫瑰花。

The bed was blue, with pink and white sheets and pink blankets.

床变成了蓝色，铺着白色床单和粉红色毯子。

The bath was a gleaming white.

白色浴缸闪着光。

And now, Winnie can see Wilbur no matter where he sits.

现在，不管威尔伯待在哪儿，温妮都能看见它了。

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