波波小说

chater furteen the ntg f the tree（第1页）

“WELLdone，”saidAslaninavoicethatmadetheearthshake．ThenDigoryknewthatalltheNarnianshadheardthosewordsandthatthestoryofthemwouldbehandeddownfromfathertosoninthatnewworldforhundredsofyearsandperhapsforever．Buthewasinnodangeroffeelingconceitedforhedidn’tthinkaboutitatallnowthathewasfacetofacewithAslan．ThistimehefoundhecouldlookstraightintotheLion’seyes．Hehadforgottenhistroublesandfeltabsolutelycontent．

“Welldone，sonofAdam，”saidtheLionagain．“Forthisfruityouhavehungeredandthirstedandwept．NohandbutyoursshallsowtheseedoftheTreethatistobetheprotectionofNarnia．Throwtheappletowardstheriverbankwherethegroundissoft．”

Digorydidashewastold．Everyonehadgrownsoquietthatyoucouldhearthesoftthumpwhereitfellintothemud．

“Itiswellthrown，”saidAslan．“LetusnowproceedtotheCoronationofKingFrankofNarniaandHelenhisQueen．”

Thechildrennownoticedthesetwoforthefirsttime．Theyweredressedinstrangeandbeautifulclothes，andfromtheirshouldersrichrobesflowedoutbehindthemtowherefourdwarfshelduptheKing’strainandfourrivern—ymphstheQueen’s．Theirheadswerebare；butHelenhadletherhairdownanditmadeagreatimprovementinherappearance．Butitwasneitherhairnorclothesthatmadethemlooksodifferentfromtheiroldselves．Theirfaceshadanewexpression，especiallytheKing’s．AllthesharpnessandcunningandquarrelsomenesswhichhehadpickedupasaLondoncabbyseemedtohavebeenwashedaway，andthecourageandkindnesswhichhehadalwayshadwereeasiertosee．Perhapsitwastheairoftheyoungworldthathaddoneit，ortalkingwithAslan，orboth．

“Uponmyword，”whisperedFledgetoPolly．“Myoldmaster’sbeenchangednearlyasmuchasIhave！Why，he’sarealmasternow．”

“Yes，butdon’tbuzzinmyearlikethat，”saidPolly．“Itticklesso．”

“Now，”saidAslan，“someofyouundothattangleyouhavemadewiththosetreesandletusseewhatweshallfindthere．”

Digorynowsawthatwherefourtreesgrewclosetogethertheirbrancheshadallbeenlacedtogetherortiedtogetherwithswitchessoastomakeasortofcage．ThetwoElephantswiththeirtrunksandafewdwarfswiththeirlittleaxessoongotitallundone．Therewerethreethingsinside．Onewasayoungtreethatseemedtobemadeofgold；thesecondwasayoungtreethatseemedtobemadeofsilver；butthethirdwasamiserableobjectinmuddyclothes，sittinghunchedupbetweenthem．

“Gosh！”whisperedDigory．“UncleAndrew！”

Toexplainallthiswemustgobackabit．TheBeasts，youremember，hadtriedplantingandwateringhim．Whenthewateringbroughthimtohissenses，hefoundhimselfsoakingwet，burieduptohisthighsinearth（whichwasquicklyturningintomud）andsurroundedbymorewildanimalsthanhehadeverdreamedofinhislifebefore．Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthathebegantoscreamandhowl．Thiswasinawayagoodthing，foritatlastpersuadedeveryone（eventheWarthog）thathewasalive．Sotheydughimupagain（histrouserswereinareallyshockingstatebynow）．Assoonashislegswerefreehetriedtobolt，butoneswiftcurloftheElephant’strunkroundhiswaistsoonputanendtothat．EveryonenowthoughthemustbesafelykeptsomewheretillAslanhadtimetocomeandseehimandsaywhatshouldbedoneabouthim．Sotheymadeasortofcageorcoopallroundhim．Theythenofferedhimeverythingtheycould；thinkoftoeat．

TheDonkeycollectedgreatpilesofthistlesandthrewthemin，butUncleAndrewdidn’tseemtocareaboutthem．TheSquirrelsbombardedhimwithvolleysofnutsbutheonlycoveredhisheadwithhishandsandtriedtokeepoutoftheway．Severalbirdsflewtoandfrodeligentlydroppingwormsonhim．TheBearwasespeciallykind．Duringtheafternoonhefoundawildbees’nestandinsteadofeatingithimself（whichhewouldverymuchliketohavedone）thisworthycreaturebroughtitbacktoUncleAndrew．Butthiswasinfacttheworstfailureofall．TheBearlobbedthewholestickymassoverthetopoftheenclosureandunfortunatelyithitUncleAndrewslapintheface（notallthebeesweredead）．TheBear，whowouldnotatallhavemindedbeinghitinthefacebyahoneycombhimself，couldnotunderstandwhyUncleAndrewstaggeredback，slipped，andsatdown．Anditwassheerbadluckthathesatdownonthepileofthistles．“Andanyway，”astheWarthogsaid，“quitealotofhoneyhasgotintothecreature’smouthandthat’sboundtohavedoneitsomegood．”TheywerereallygettingquitefondoftheirstrangepetandhopedthatAslanwouldallowthemtokeepit．Theclevereroneswerequitesurebynowthatatleastsomeofthenoiseswhichcameoutofhismouthhadameaning．TheychristenedhimBrandybecausehemadethatnoisesooften．

Intheend，however，theyhadtoleavehimthereforthenight．AslanwasbusyallthatdayinstructingthenewKingandQueenanddoingotherimportantthings，andcouldnotattendto“pooroldBrandy”．Whatwiththenuts，pears，apples，andbananasthathadbeenthrownintohim，hedidfairlywellforsupper；butitwouldn’tbetruetosaythathepassedanagreeablenight．

“Bringoutthatcreature，”saidAslan．OneoftheElephantsliftedUncleAndrewinitstrunkandlaidhimattheLion’sfeet．Hewastoofrightenedtomove．

“Please，Aslan，”saidPolly，“couldyousaysomethingto-tounfrightenhim？Andthencouldyousaysomethingtopreventhimfromevercomingbackhereagain？”

“Doyouthinkhewantsto？”saidAslan．

“Well，Aslan，”saidPolly，“hemightsendsomeoneelse．He’ssoexcitedaboutthebaroffthelamp-postgrowingintoalamp-posttreeandhethinks-”

“Hethinksgreatfolly，child，”saidAslan．“ThisworldisburstingwithlifeforthesefewdaysbecausethesongwithwhichIcalleditintolifestillhangsintheairandrumblesintheground．Itwillnotbesoforlong．ButIcannottellthattothisoldsinner，andIcannotcomforthimeither；hehasmadehimselfunabletohearmyvoice．IfIspoketohim，hewouldhearonlygrowlingsandroarings．OhAdam’ssons，howcleverlyyoudefendyourselvesagainstallthatmightdoyougood！ButIwillgivehimtheonlygiftheisstillabletoreceive．”

Hebowedhisgreatheadrathersadly，andbreathedintotheMagician’sterrifiedface．“Sleep，”hesaid．“Sleepandbeseparatedforsomefewhoursfromallthetormentsyouhavedevisedforyourself．”UncleAndrewimmediatelyrolledoverwithclosedeyesandbeganbreathingpeacefully．

“Carryhimasideandlayhimdown，”saidAslan．“Now，dwarfs！Showyoursmith-craft．LetmeseeyoumaketwocrownsforyourKingandQueen．”

MoreDwarfsthanyoucoulddreamofrushedforwardtotheGoldenTree．Theyhadallitsleavesstrippedoff，andsomeofitsbranchestornofftoo，beforeyoucouldsayJackRobinson．Andnowthechildrencouldseethatitdidnotmerelylookgoldenbutwasofreal，softgold．Ithadofcoursesprungupfromthehalf-sovereignswhichhadfallenoutofUncleAndrew’spocketwhenhewasturnedupsidedown；justasthesilverhadgrownupfromthehalf-crowns．Fromnowhere，asitseemed，pilesofdrybrushwoodforfuel，alittleanvil，hammers，tongs，andbellowswereproduced．Nextmoment（howthosedwarfslovedtheirwork！）thefirewasblazing，thebellowswereroaring，thegoldwasmelting，thehammerswereclinking．TwoMoles，whomAslanhadsettodig（whichwaswhattheylikedbest）earlierintheday，pouredoutapileofpreciousstonesatthedwarfs’feet．Underthecleverfingersofthelittlesmithstwocrownstookshape-notugly，heavythingslikemodernEuropeancrowns，butlight，delicate，beautifullyshapedcirclesthatyoucouldreallywearandlooknicerbywearing．TheKing’swassetwithrubiesandtheQueen’swithemeralds．

WhenthecrownshadbeencooledintheriverAslanmadeFrankandHelenkneelbeforehimandheplacedthecrownsontheirheads．Thenhesaid，“RiseupKingandQueenofNarnia，fatherandmotherofmanykingsthatshallbeinNarniaandtheIslesandArchenland．Bejustandmercifulandbrave．Theblessingisuponyou．”

Theneveryonecheeredorbayedorneighedortrumpetedorclappeditswingsandtheroyalpairstoodlookingsolemnandalittleshy，butallthenoblerfortheirshyness．AndwhileDigorywasstillcheeringheheardthedeepvoiceofAslanbesidehim，saying：

“Look！”

Everyoneinthatcrowdturneditshead，andtheneveryonedrewalongbreathofwonderanddelight．Alittlewayoff，toweringovertheirheads，theysawatreewhichhadcertainlynotbeentherebefore．Itmusthavegrownupsilently，yetswiftlyasaflagriseswhenyoupullituponaflagstaff，whiletheywereallbusiedaboutthecoronation．Itsspreadingbranchesseemedtocastalightratherthanashade，andsilverapplespeepedoutlikestarsfromundereveryleaf．Butitwasthesmellwhichcamefromit，evenmorethanthesight，thathadmadeeveryonedrawintheirbreath．Foramomentonecouldhardlythinkaboutanythingelse．

“SonofAdam，”saidAslan，“youhavesownwell．Andyou，Narnians，letitbeyourfirstcaretoguardthisTree，foritisyourShield．TheWitchofwhomItoldyouhasfledfarawayintotheNorthoftheworld；shewillliveonthere，growingstrongerindarkMagic．ButwhilethatTreeflourishesshewillnevercomedownintoNarnia．ShedarenotcomewithinahundredmilesoftheTree，foritssmell，whichisjoyandlifeandhealthtoyou，isdeathandhorroranddespairtoher．”

EveryonewasstaringsolemnlyattheTreewhenAslansuddenlyswungroundhishead（scatteringgoldengleamsoflightfromhismaneashedidso）andfixedhislargeeyesonthechildren．“Whatisit，children？”hesaid，forhecaughtthemintheveryactofwhisperingandnudgingoneanother．

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