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The Riddle Gates
Pitter-patter went the rain on the window. Lulu sat on the windowsill with her chin in her hands. "Mum says I can go to the park only if it's sunny and I finish my lunch," she sighed. "But look at all this rain."
Bit had an idea. "The Window in Glowtown can see tomorrow's weather!" he said. "Let's go and ask it." Lulu's eyes lit up, and the two friends slipped between the keys.
The Window was far, far away. So the Sparklings gave them a ride in a bottle-cap cart. Whoosh! Round the Golden Track they went, past the Clock Tower, faster and faster. "Wiggle-wow!" cried Bit.
Suddenly, the cart stopped. A tall gate stood across the track, with two round stones in front of it, far apart. The gate opened one sleepy eye and sang, "Two round stones, press them both, or I stay shut!"
"Easy!" said Bit, and he jumped onto one stone. The gate didn't move. He stretched and stretched to reach the other stone with his tail. Too far! He wobbled, and plop, he fell flat on his face.
Lulu giggled and flew to the other stone. "Ready? One, two, three!" They pressed their stones at the very same time. Ding! The gate yawned and swung wide open. "We needed both of us!" laughed Bit.
Further on stood another gate, with two round stones side by side. It winked and sang, "Two round stones, this one or that, either one will do!" Lulu looked at Bit. "Do we press both again?"
Bit pressed one stone. Ding! The gate opened. He hopped off, and it shut. Lulu pressed the other stone. Ding! Open again! "Either one works!" they laughed, and they played open-shut until the gate giggled too.
At last they reached the Window, where Old Byte was waiting. "Glowtown is full of tiny gates like these," she said. "They help the computer decide things. A microwave hums only if the door is shut and the button is pressed." Lulu gasped. "Mum's rule is a Both Gate! Sunny, and lunch!"
The Window's tiny lanterns twinkled, and a picture appeared, a big, round, golden sun. "Tomorrow will be sunny!" cried Bit. Lulu clapped her wings. "Sunny, yes! And I'll eat every crumb of my lunch!"
On the way home, the Either Gate opened with one ding, and Bit and Lulu pressed the two stones of the Both Gate together, one, two, three. Ding! The Sparklings giggled and pulled the cart home round the Golden Track.
The next day, the sun shone bright. Lulu ate every crumb of her lunch, and off she flew to the park, with Bit riding on her back. "Both yes," she laughed, "so the gate is open!"
谜语门
雨滴答滴答地敲着窗户。露露坐在窗台上，用小手托着下巴。“妈妈说，要是晴天，并且我吃完午饭，我才能去公园，”她叹了口气，“可是你看，雨下得这么大。”
比比想到一个主意。“发光城里的大窗户能看到明天的天气！”他说，“我们去问问它吧。”露露的眼睛一下子亮了，两个好朋友一起钻进了按键中间的缝。
大窗户离这里好远好远。小火花们就让他们坐上一辆用瓶盖做的小车。小车呼呼地沿着金色轨道跑起来，经过钟楼，越跑越快。“扭扭哇！”比比大叫。
突然，小车停住了。一扇高高的大门挡在轨道上，门前有两块圆圆的石头，隔得远远的。大门睁开一只睡眼，唱道：“两块圆石头，两块都要按，不然不开门！”
“这太简单啦！”比比说着，跳上了一块石头。大门一动也不动。他伸呀伸，想用尾巴够到另一块石头。太远啦！他晃了晃，扑通，脸朝下摔了个大马趴。
露露嘻嘻地笑着，飞到另一块石头上。“准备好了吗？一，二，三！”他们一起按下了石头。叮！大门打了个哈欠，大大地打开了。“要我们两个一起才行！”比比笑着说。
再往前走，又有一扇门，门前的两块圆石头并排挨着。大门眨眨眼睛，唱道：“两块圆石头，这块或那块，按哪块都行！”露露看看比比：“我们还要一起按吗？”
比比按了一块石头。叮！门开了。他跳下来，门又关上了。露露按另一块石头。叮！门又开了！“按哪块都行！”他们哈哈大笑，一会儿开，一会儿关，玩得大门也咯咯笑起来。
他们终于来到了大窗户前，老拜特正在那里等着。“发光城里到处都是这样的小门，”她说，“它们帮电脑拿主意。微波炉要门关好了，并且按了按钮，才会嗡嗡地转。”露露吃了一惊：“妈妈的规矩也是一扇‘两块都要门’！要晴天，还要吃完午饭！”
大窗户上的小灯笼一闪一闪，出现了一幅画：一个又大又圆的金太阳。“明天是晴天！”比比大喊。露露拍着翅膀：“晴天，有啦！我还要把午饭吃得一点渣都不剩！”
回家的路上，“按哪块都行门”叮的一声就开了。到了“两块都要门”，比比和露露一起按下石头，一，二，三。叮！小火花们嘻嘻笑着，拉着小车沿着金色轨道把他们送回了家。
第二天，太阳亮亮的。露露把午饭吃得一点渣都不剩，然后飞去了公园，比比就坐在她的背上。“两个都是‘是’，”她笑着说，“所以门打开啦！”