第三章

第三章：十六岁的生日

Chapter 3: The Sixteenth Birthday

1. 国王和他的人民在痛苦和孤独中度过了十六年。

The king and his people spent sixteen years in sorrow and loneliness.

2. 随着公主十六岁生日的来临，欢乐又回到了这个国家。

As the princess’s sixteenth birthday approached, joy returned to the kingdom.

3. 可是，人人都知道，黑巫婆此时正在大发雷霆。

But everyone knew that the evil witch was furious.

4. 她的预言还没有实现。

Her prophecy had not yet come true.

5. 已经过去了这么多年，她连公主的影子都没有找到。

So many years had passed, and she had not even found the princess’s shadow.

6. 巫婆吼道：“她不可能消失得无影无踪！”

The witch roared, “She cannot have vanished without a trace!”

7. 她的手下战战兢兢地回答：“我们已经找了十六年。”

Her servants answered nervously, “We have searched for sixteen years.”

8. 巫婆又大声质问：“你们确定每个地方都找过吗？”

The witch shouted again, “Are you sure you have searched everywhere?”

9. 她的眼睛闪着怒火。

Her eyes blazed with anger.

10. 她发誓一定要找到公主，实现她的诅咒。

She swore that she would find the princess and make her curse come true.

11. 黑巫婆惩罚了每一个没有找到公主的士兵。

The witch punished every soldier who had failed to find the princess.

12. 她的怒火让所有人都瑟瑟发抖。

Her fury made everyone tremble with fear.

13. 然后，她叫来了自己信任的黑乌鸦。

Then she called for her trusted black raven.

14. 她冷冷地说：“只能指望你了。”

She said coldly, “I can only rely on you now.”

15. “你去，飞得高高的，去寻找一个十六岁的女孩。”

“Go, fly high, and search for a sixteen-year-old girl.”

16. “她有着阳光般的金发，玫瑰般的红唇。”

“She has golden hair like sunshine and lips red as roses.”

17. “去吧！可别让我失望！”

“Go! And do not disappoint me!”

18. 黑乌鸦展翅飞向天空，开始寻找奥萝拉。

The raven spread its wings and soared into the sky, beginning the search for Aurora.