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CHAPTER TEN THE FIRST JOKE AND OTHER MATTERS（第3页）

saidStrawberry.“Oh，Iremembernow.Thatmeanssittingonmyback.Irememberthereusedtobealittleowo-leggerswhousedtodothatloohavelittlehard，squarelumpsofsomewhitestuffthathegaveme.Theytasted—oh，wonderful，sweeterthangrass.”

“Ah，that'dbesugar，”

saidtheCabby.

&rawberry，”

beggedDigory，“do，doletmegetupaoAslan.”

“Well，Idon'tmind，”

saidtheHorse.“Notforonayouget.”

“GoodoldStrawberry，”

saidtheCabby.“&#'un，I'llgiveyoualift.”

DigorywassoononStrawberry'sbadquitefortable，forhehadriddenbare-backbeforeonhisownpony.

“rawberry，”

hesaid.

“Youdon'thappeofthatwhitestuffaboutyou，Isuppose?”

saidtheHorse.

“No.I'mafraidIhaven't，”

saidDigory.

&'tbehelped，”

saidStrawberry，a.

AtthatmomentalargeBulldog，whohadbeensniffingandstaringveryhard，said:“Look.Isn'tthereahesequeercreaturesoverthere，besidetheriver，urees?”

&heanimalslookedandsawUaillamongtherhododendronsandhopinghewouldn'tbenoticed.

“eon!”

saidseveralvoices.“Let'sgoandfindout.”

So，whileStrawberrywasbrisklytrottingawaywithDigoryiion（andPollyandtheCabbywerefollowingonfoot）mostofthecreaturesrushedtowardUhrrunts，andvariousnoisesofcheerfuli.

&nowgobackabitandexplainwhatthewholesehadlookedlikefromUndrew'spoihad'allthesameimpressiononhimasonthedthe.Forwhatyouseeandheardependsagooddealonwhereyouarestanding:italsodependsonwhatsortofpersonyouare.

&heanimalshadfirstappeared，Undrewhadbeenshrinkingfurtherandfurtherbatothethicket.Hewatchedthemveryhardofcourse;buthewasn'treallyieditheyweredoing，ohertheyweregoingtomakearushathim.LiketheWitch，heractical.Hesimplydidn'tAslanwasgoofeverykis.Allhesaw，hthesaw，wasalotofdangerouswildanimalswalki.Awhytheotheranimalsdidn'trunawayfromthebigLion.

&hegreatmomeheBeastsspoke，hemissedthewholepoint;foraratheriingreasoheLiunsinging，lowasstillquitedark，hehadrealizedthatthenoisewasasong.Andhehaddislikedthesongverymuch.Itmadehimthihiwanttothihehesunroseathesingerwasalion（“onlyalioohimself）hetriedhishardesttomakebelievethatitwasn'tsingingandneverhadbeensinging—asanylionmightinazooinourownworld.“Ofcourseit'treallyhavebeensingi，“Imusthaveimagi.I'vebeeioutoforder.Whoeverheardofalionsinging?”

AndthelongeraheLionsang，theharderUomakehimselfbelievethathecbutr.roubleabtomakeyourselfstupiderthanyoureallyareisthatyouveryoftensudrewdid.HesoohingbutrinAslan'ssong.Soonhe'thaveheardanythingelseeveedto.AtheLionspokeandsaid，“Narniaawake，”

hedidn'thearanywords:heheardonlyasnarl.AheBeastsspokeinanswer，heheardrowlings，bayings，andhowlings.Aheylaughed—well，youe.ThatwasworseforUhananythingthathadhappe.Suchahorrid，bloodthirstydinrybruteshehadneverheardiohisutterrageandhorror，hesawtheotherthreehumansactuallywalkingoutiomeettheanimals.

“Thefools!”

hesaidtohimself.“eswilleattheringsalongwiththeandI'llogethomeagain.WhataselfishlittleboythatDigoryis!Ahersarejustasbad.Iftheywanttothrowawaytheirow'stheirbusiwhataboutme?Theydon'tseemtothinkofthat.hinksofme.”

Finally，dofanimalscamerushingtowardhim，heturnedandranforhislife.Andnowanyonecouldseethattheairofthatyoungworldwasreallydoilemangood.InLondonhehadbeenfartoooldtoruaspeedwhichwouldhavemadehimtowinthehundredyards'rayPrepsEngland.Hiscoattailsflyingoutbehindhimwereafi.Butofcourseitwasnouse.Manyoftheanimalsbehiowasthefirstruntheyhadevertakenintheirlivesandtheywerealllongiheirerhim!Afterhim!”

theyshouted.“Perhapshe'sthatally-ho!Tantivy!Cuthimoff!Roundhimup!Keepitup!Hurrah!”

Inaveryfewmihemgotaheadofhim.Theylinedupinarowandbarredhisway.Othershemmedhiminfrombehind.Whereverhelookedhesawterrors.Antlersofgreatelksandthehugefaelephanttoweredoverhim.Heavy，serious-mindedbearsandbruntedbehindhim.Cool-lookingleopardsahsarcasticfaces（ashethought）staredathimaails.Whatstruckhimmostofallwasthenumberofopenmouths.Theanimalshadreallyopehstopatheyhadopehstoeathim.

Uremblingandswayingthiswayandthat.Hehadneverlikedanimalsatthebestoftimes，beingusuallyratherafraidofthem;andofcourseyearsofdoisonanimalshadmadehimhateahemfarmore.

“Now，sir，”

saidtheBulldoginhisbusiness-likeway，“areyouaable，ormihatwaswhatitreallysaid;butallUndrewheardwas“Gr-r-rarrh-ow!”