当她们走在蹄铁丘的路上时，莉月说道：“我敢肯定《小马国失落生物大全》（The Lost Creature of Equestria*）书里有一章就是关于兽马的。”
甜贝儿问道：“我们不是告诉我们姐姐我们不会再惹上什么大麻烦了吗？”
“我们不会惹上麻烦，”小萍花回应道。“我们只是在收集信息。”
甜贝尔有一种感觉“收集信息”很快就会转变成“惹到麻烦”，但她不想让她们认为她害怕，所以什么也没说。
当她们到达莉月的家时，面前的门开了，珀月快步走了出来。她看到了她们，翻了个白眼问道：“你们三个不是有自己的家吗？”
飞板璐回击道：“是呀，但如果我们不来拜访，就没有小马会来告诉你，如果你不是一直那么讨人厌的话，你会快乐得多。” 珀月气得瞪大了眼睛。
莉月迅速切换了话题，问道：“你这是要去哪里？”
珀月还在瞪着飞板璐，但回答了她妹妹的问题。“好吧，既然家里有小马老是偷我的糖果，我就去镇子再买点。”
“啊！”莉月呻吟道。“我以后不会向你借任何东西了，开心了吗？”
珀月说道：“那我会更开心。”之后她一路小跑下了山。
“所以？”小萍花漫不经心地问道。“你姐姐一直喜欢糖果吗？”
“是啊……她在我印象中她是酷爱甜食……”莉月忽然瞪大了眼睛。“但是……那不可能是她！她和我们一起出现在派对上！”
小萍花指出：“不过，在木精狼出现之前，她确实有点不见踪影。”
甜贝儿提醒莉月道：“你还说过她在满月的时候表现得更为怪异。”
“我敢肯定是她！”飞板璐说道，“难怪她这么刻薄。”
“她一直都是那么刻薄。”莉月耸肩道，“这并不意味着她是兽马。”
“兽马？”忽然有小马咯咯的笑声传来，她们扭头看到了黯然婶婶小跑着下了楼。“现在，你们这些天真的小姑娘为什么在研究兽马呢？”
甜贝尔紧张地瞥了其它小马一眼。他们应该跟黯然婶婶说是怎么回事吗？莉月微妙地摇了摇头。甜贝尔叹了口气。当然她们也不会那样做。
小萍花谎称道：“我们只是……呃……在做研究报告，”
“每只小马都要做不同的生物的研究报告，”飞板璐补充道。“学校分配给我们要研究的是兽马！所以我们想要去你们图书馆找一本书，看看上面是怎么说小马和木精狼的，还有——”
“木精狼？”黯然婶婶打断了她的话。“所以你们是想知道小马变成木精狼的事是吧！”在场的小马们点点头。“木精狼可不像普通的狼。”
“很明显的啊！”飞板璐说道。“它们是木头做的。”黯然婶婶冲飞板璐弯起了眉毛。“对不起！”飞板璐很快地回应。
“这是一种很罕见的魔法，能给予木头生命。事实上在整个小马国中，只有在一个地方发现过。”
莉月问道：“无尽之森？”
黯然婶婶点了点头。“木精狼从未在其他地方被发现，你们也找不到任何关于小马变成木精狼的书，因为这是不可能的。而且一只小马变成兽马的方式也是不一样的，你们学校似乎给你们小马驹们分配了这么奇怪的任务……”黯然婶婶不禁评论了起来。其它年轻的小马们都互相瞥了一眼，不知道接下来该说什么。
“那么，谢谢你的帮助，”小萍花最终说道，“我相信我们可以去自己找到我们需要的东西。”她朝图书馆走了过去。
“实际上，”黯然婶婶走到她面前说，“我今天下午正好要用图书馆。“我相信你们能有足够的信息……来完成研究报告。”她大步走进图书馆，用魔法把门关上了。
“哇，”飞板璐说道，“我猜她真的不想让我们进去。”
“这可真是棒，”莉月说道。“那我们现在从哪里去寻找答案？”
“其实，”小萍花咧嘴笑着说，“也许会有小马可以帮助我们……”
* ps.翻第一本的译者翻译的是《失落生物在哪里》，现改为《小马国失落生物大全》
英文版：
“I’m sure there’s a chapter on wereponies in The Lost Creature of Equestria,” Lilymoon said as they walked up Horseshoe Hill.
Didn’t we tell our sister we weren’t gonna get into any more monster trouble?” Sweetie Belle asked.
“We aren’t getting’ into trouble,” Apple Bloom said. “We’re just gatherin’ information.”
Sweetie Belle had a feeling “gathering information” would quickly turn into “getting into trouble.” But she didn’t want them to think she was scared, so she let it go.
As they reached Lilymoon’s house, the front dooe flew open, and Ambermoon came trotting out. She saw them and rolled her eyes. “Don’t you three have your own homes to go to?” she asked.
“Sure. But if we didn’t come visit, nopony would be around to tell you that you’d be a lot happier if you weren’t so nasty all the time,” Scootaloo shot back. Ambermoon’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Where are you going?” Lilymoon asked quickly, changing the subject.
Ambermoon continued glaring at Scootaloo but answered her sister’s question. “Well, since somepony in this house keeps stealing my candy, I’m going into town to get some more.”
“Ugh!” Lilymoon groaned. “I’ll never borrow anything from you ever again, happy?”
“Happier,” Ambermoon said as she trotted down the hill.
“So?” Apple Bloom asked casually. “Has your sister always liked candy?”
“Yeah…she’s had a sweet tooth for as long as I can…” Lilymoon’s eyes widened. “But…it couldn’t be her! She was at the party with us!”
“She did kinda disappear right before the Timberwolf showed up, though,” Apple Bloom pointed out.
“And you did say she acts weirder during a full moon,” Sweetie Belle reminded her.
“I totally bet it’s her!” Scootaloo said. “That’s why she’s so mean.”
“She’s always that mean.” Lilymoon shrugged. “It doesn’t mean she’s a werepony.”
“Wereponies?” Somepony cackled above them. They all looked up to see Auntie Eclipse trotting down the stairs. “Now, why would such innocent little fillies be talking about wereponies?”
Sweetie Belle glanced nervously at the others. Should they tell Auntie Eclipse what they thought was going on? Lilymoon subtly shook her head. Sweetie Belle sighed. Of course they weren’t gonna do that.
“We just… uh… have a report for calss,” Apple Bloom lied.
“Everypony got different creatures,” Scootaloo added. “We got a werepony! So we were just gonna check out a book in your library to see what it said about ponies and Timberwolves and---”
“Timberwolves?” Auntie Eclipse interrupted her. “You want to know about ponies turning into Timberwolves!” The ponies nodded. “Timberwolves aren’t like regular wolves.”
“Duh.” Scootaloo said. “They’re made of timber.” Auntie Eclipse arched an eyebrow at Scootaloo. “Sorry,” she said quickly.
“It’s a rare magic that brings wood to life. In fact, it’s only ever been found in one place in all of Equestria.”
“The Everfree Forest?” Lilymoon asked.
Auntie Eclipse nodded. “Timberwolves have never been spotted anywhere else. And you won’t find any books about ponies turning into Timberwolves because it’s not possible. Not the same way they would turn into a werepony. Seems like a strange assignment to give young fillies…” Auntie Eclipse let the comment hang in the air. The young ponies all glanced at one another, unsure of what to say next.
“Thanks for your help,” Apple Bloom finally said. “I’m sure we can find the rest of what we need on our own.” She started toward the library.
“Actually,” Auntie Eclipse said, stepping in front of her, “I’ll be needing the library this afternoon. I’m sure you have more than enough information…for a school project.” She strode into the library, the door magically closing behind her.
“Wow,” Scootaloo said. “Guess she really don’t want us in there.”
“Great,” Lilymoon said. “Where are we gonna get answers now?”
“Actually,” Apple Bloom said with a grin, “there may be somepony who could help us…”
甜贝儿问道：“我们不是告诉我们姐姐我们不会再惹上什么大麻烦了吗？”
“我们不会惹上麻烦，”小萍花回应道。“我们只是在收集信息。”
甜贝尔有一种感觉“收集信息”很快就会转变成“惹到麻烦”，但她不想让她们认为她害怕，所以什么也没说。
当她们到达莉月的家时，面前的门开了，珀月快步走了出来。她看到了她们，翻了个白眼问道：“你们三个不是有自己的家吗？”
飞板璐回击道：“是呀，但如果我们不来拜访，就没有小马会来告诉你，如果你不是一直那么讨人厌的话，你会快乐得多。” 珀月气得瞪大了眼睛。
莉月迅速切换了话题，问道：“你这是要去哪里？”
珀月还在瞪着飞板璐，但回答了她妹妹的问题。“好吧，既然家里有小马老是偷我的糖果，我就去镇子再买点。”
“啊！”莉月呻吟道。“我以后不会向你借任何东西了，开心了吗？”
珀月说道：“那我会更开心。”之后她一路小跑下了山。
“所以？”小萍花漫不经心地问道。“你姐姐一直喜欢糖果吗？”
“是啊……她在我印象中她是酷爱甜食……”莉月忽然瞪大了眼睛。“但是……那不可能是她！她和我们一起出现在派对上！”
小萍花指出：“不过，在木精狼出现之前，她确实有点不见踪影。”
甜贝儿提醒莉月道：“你还说过她在满月的时候表现得更为怪异。”
“我敢肯定是她！”飞板璐说道，“难怪她这么刻薄。”
“她一直都是那么刻薄。”莉月耸肩道，“这并不意味着她是兽马。”
“兽马？”忽然有小马咯咯的笑声传来，她们扭头看到了黯然婶婶小跑着下了楼。“现在，你们这些天真的小姑娘为什么在研究兽马呢？”
甜贝尔紧张地瞥了其它小马一眼。他们应该跟黯然婶婶说是怎么回事吗？莉月微妙地摇了摇头。甜贝尔叹了口气。当然她们也不会那样做。
小萍花谎称道：“我们只是……呃……在做研究报告，”
“每只小马都要做不同的生物的研究报告，”飞板璐补充道。“学校分配给我们要研究的是兽马！所以我们想要去你们图书馆找一本书，看看上面是怎么说小马和木精狼的，还有——”
“木精狼？”黯然婶婶打断了她的话。“所以你们是想知道小马变成木精狼的事是吧！”在场的小马们点点头。“木精狼可不像普通的狼。”
“很明显的啊！”飞板璐说道。“它们是木头做的。”黯然婶婶冲飞板璐弯起了眉毛。“对不起！”飞板璐很快地回应。
“这是一种很罕见的魔法，能给予木头生命。事实上在整个小马国中，只有在一个地方发现过。”
莉月问道：“无尽之森？”
黯然婶婶点了点头。“木精狼从未在其他地方被发现，你们也找不到任何关于小马变成木精狼的书，因为这是不可能的。而且一只小马变成兽马的方式也是不一样的，你们学校似乎给你们小马驹们分配了这么奇怪的任务……”黯然婶婶不禁评论了起来。其它年轻的小马们都互相瞥了一眼，不知道接下来该说什么。
“那么，谢谢你的帮助，”小萍花最终说道，“我相信我们可以去自己找到我们需要的东西。”她朝图书馆走了过去。
“实际上，”黯然婶婶走到她面前说，“我今天下午正好要用图书馆。“我相信你们能有足够的信息……来完成研究报告。”她大步走进图书馆，用魔法把门关上了。
“哇，”飞板璐说道，“我猜她真的不想让我们进去。”
“这可真是棒，”莉月说道。“那我们现在从哪里去寻找答案？”
“其实，”小萍花咧嘴笑着说，“也许会有小马可以帮助我们……”
* ps.翻第一本的译者翻译的是《失落生物在哪里》，现改为《小马国失落生物大全》
英文版：
“I’m sure there’s a chapter on wereponies in The Lost Creature of Equestria,” Lilymoon said as they walked up Horseshoe Hill.
Didn’t we tell our sister we weren’t gonna get into any more monster trouble?” Sweetie Belle asked.
“We aren’t getting’ into trouble,” Apple Bloom said. “We’re just gatherin’ information.”
Sweetie Belle had a feeling “gathering information” would quickly turn into “getting into trouble.” But she didn’t want them to think she was scared, so she let it go.
As they reached Lilymoon’s house, the front dooe flew open, and Ambermoon came trotting out. She saw them and rolled her eyes. “Don’t you three have your own homes to go to?” she asked.
“Sure. But if we didn’t come visit, nopony would be around to tell you that you’d be a lot happier if you weren’t so nasty all the time,” Scootaloo shot back. Ambermoon’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Where are you going?” Lilymoon asked quickly, changing the subject.
Ambermoon continued glaring at Scootaloo but answered her sister’s question. “Well, since somepony in this house keeps stealing my candy, I’m going into town to get some more.”
“Ugh!” Lilymoon groaned. “I’ll never borrow anything from you ever again, happy?”
“Happier,” Ambermoon said as she trotted down the hill.
“So?” Apple Bloom asked casually. “Has your sister always liked candy?”
“Yeah…she’s had a sweet tooth for as long as I can…” Lilymoon’s eyes widened. “But…it couldn’t be her! She was at the party with us!”
“She did kinda disappear right before the Timberwolf showed up, though,” Apple Bloom pointed out.
“And you did say she acts weirder during a full moon,” Sweetie Belle reminded her.
“I totally bet it’s her!” Scootaloo said. “That’s why she’s so mean.”
“She’s always that mean.” Lilymoon shrugged. “It doesn’t mean she’s a werepony.”
“Wereponies?” Somepony cackled above them. They all looked up to see Auntie Eclipse trotting down the stairs. “Now, why would such innocent little fillies be talking about wereponies?”
Sweetie Belle glanced nervously at the others. Should they tell Auntie Eclipse what they thought was going on? Lilymoon subtly shook her head. Sweetie Belle sighed. Of course they weren’t gonna do that.
“We just… uh… have a report for calss,” Apple Bloom lied.
“Everypony got different creatures,” Scootaloo added. “We got a werepony! So we were just gonna check out a book in your library to see what it said about ponies and Timberwolves and---”
“Timberwolves?” Auntie Eclipse interrupted her. “You want to know about ponies turning into Timberwolves!” The ponies nodded. “Timberwolves aren’t like regular wolves.”
“Duh.” Scootaloo said. “They’re made of timber.” Auntie Eclipse arched an eyebrow at Scootaloo. “Sorry,” she said quickly.
“It’s a rare magic that brings wood to life. In fact, it’s only ever been found in one place in all of Equestria.”
“The Everfree Forest?” Lilymoon asked.
Auntie Eclipse nodded. “Timberwolves have never been spotted anywhere else. And you won’t find any books about ponies turning into Timberwolves because it’s not possible. Not the same way they would turn into a werepony. Seems like a strange assignment to give young fillies…” Auntie Eclipse let the comment hang in the air. The young ponies all glanced at one another, unsure of what to say next.
“Thanks for your help,” Apple Bloom finally said. “I’m sure we can find the rest of what we need on our own.” She started toward the library.
“Actually,” Auntie Eclipse said, stepping in front of her, “I’ll be needing the library this afternoon. I’m sure you have more than enough information…for a school project.” She strode into the library, the door magically closing behind her.
“Wow,” Scootaloo said. “Guess she really don’t want us in there.”
“Great,” Lilymoon said. “Where are we gonna get answers now?”
“Actually,” Apple Bloom said with a grin, “there may be somepony who could help us…”