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chater ten the firt jke and ther atter(第1页)

ITwasofcoursetheLion’svoice.Thechildrenhadlongfeltsurethathecouldspeak:yetitwasalovelyandterribleshockwhenhedid.

Outofthetreeswildpeoplesteppedforth,godsandgoddessesofthewood;withthemcameFaunsandSatyrsandDwarfs.OutoftheriverrosetherivergodwithhisNaiaddaughters.Andalltheseandallthebeastsandbirdsintheirdifferentvoices,loworhighorthickorclear,replied:

“Hail,Aslan.Wehearandobey.Weareawake.Welove.Wethink.Wespeak.Weknow.”

“Butplease,wedon’tknowverymuchyet,”saidanoseyandsnortykindofvoice.Andthatreallydidmakethechildrenjump,foritwasthecab-horsewhohadspoken.

“GoodoldStrawberry,”saidPolly.“IamgladhewasoneoftheonespickedouttobeaTalkingBeast.”AndtheCabby,whowasnowstandingbesidethechildren,said,“Strikemepink.Ialwaysdidsaythat‘oss’adalotofsense,though.”

“Creatures,Igiveyouyourselves,”saidthestrong,happyvoiceofAslan.“IgivetoyouforeverthislandofNarnia.Igiveyouthewoods,thefruits,therivers.IgiveyouthestarsandIgiveyoumyself.TheDumbBeastswhomIhavenotchosenareyoursalso.TreatthemgentlyandcherishthembutdonotgobacktotheirwayslestyouceasetobeTalkingBeasts.Foroutofthemyouweretakenandintothemyoucanreturn.Donotso.”

“No,Aslan,wewon’t,wewon’t,”saideveryone.Butoneperkyjackdawaddedinaloudvoice,“Nofear!”andeveryoneelsehadfinishedjustbeforehesaiditsothathiswordscameoutquiteclearinadeadsilence;andperhapsyouhavefoundouthowawfulthatcanbe-say,ataparty.TheJackdawbecamesoembarrassedthatithiditsheadunderitswingsasifitwasgoingtosleep.Andalltheotheranimalsbeganmakingvariousqueernoiseswhicharetheirwaysoflaughingandwhich,ofcourse,noonehaseverheardinourworld.Theytriedatfirsttorepressit,butAslansaid:

“Laughandfearnot,creatures.Nowthatyouarenolongerdumbandwitless,youneednotalwaysbegrave.Forjokesaswellasjusticecomeinwithspeech.”

Sotheyallletthemselvesgo.AndtherewassuchmerrimentthattheJackdawhimselfpluckedupcourageagainandperchedonthecab-horse’shead,betweenitsears,clappingitswings,andsaid:

“Aslan!Aslan!HaveImadethefirstjoke?Will

everybodyalwaysbetoldhowImadethefirstjoke?”

“No,littlefriend,”saidtheLion.“Youhavenotmadethefirstjoke;youhaveonlybeenthefirstjoke.”Theneveryonelaughedmorethanever;buttheJackdawdidn’tmindandlaughedjustasloudtillthehorseshookitsheadandtheJackdawlostitsbalanceandfelloff,butremembereditswings(theywerestillnewtoit)beforeitreachedtheground.

“Andnow,”saidAslan,“Narniaisestablished.Wemustnexttakethoughtforkeepingitsafe.Iwillcallsomeofyoutomycouncil.Comehithertome,youthechiefDwarf,andyoutheRiver-god,andyouOakandtheHe-Owl,andboththeRavensandtheBull-Elephant.Wemusttalktogether.Forthoughtheworldisnotfivehoursoldanevilhasalreadyenteredit.”

Thecreatureshehadnamedcameforwardandheturnedawayeastwardwiththem.Theothersallbegantalking,sayingthingslike“Whatdidhesayhadenteredtheworld?-ANeevil-What’saNeevil?-No,hedidn’tsayaNeevil,hesaidaweevil-Well,what’sthat?”

“Lookhere,”saidDigorytoPolly,“I’vegottogoafterhim-Aslan,Imean,theLion.Imustspeaktohim.”

“Doyouthinkwecan?”saidPolly.“Iwouldn’tdare.”

“I’vegotto,”saidDigory.“It’saboutMother.Ifanyonecouldgivemesomethingthatwoulddohergood,itwouldbehim.”

“I’llcomealongwithyou,”saidtheCabby.“Ilikedthelooksof,im.AndIdon’treckontheseotherbeastswillgoforus.AndIwantawordwitholdStrawberry.”

Soallthreeofthemsteppedoutboldly-orasboldlyastheycould-towardstheassemblyofanimals.Thecreaturesweresobusytalkingtooneanotherandmakingfriendsthattheydidn’tnoticethethreehumansuntiltheywereveryclose;nordidtheyhearUncleAndrew,whowasstandingtremblinginhisbuttonedbootsagoodwayoffandshouting(butbynomeansatthetopofhisvoice).

“Digory!Comeback!Comebackatoncewhenyou’retold.Iforbidyoutogoastepfurther.”

Whenatlasttheywererightinamongtheanimals,theanimalsallstoppedtalkingandstaredatthem.

“Well?”saidtheHe-Beaveratlast,“what,inthenameofAslan,arethese?”

“Please,”beganDigoryinratherabreathlessvoice,whenaRabbitsaid,“They’reakindoflargelettuce,that’smybelief.”

“No,we’renot,honestlywe’renot,”saidPollyhastily.“We’renotatallnicetoeat.”

“There!”saidtheMole.“Theycantalk.Whoeverheardofatalkinglettuce?”

“Perhapsthey’retheSecondjoke,”suggestedtheJackdaw.

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