"Good evening," Lucy greeted politely.But the goat monster was apparently busy picking up the paper bag he had dropped, and at first did not make any reply, and only after he had picked up everything did he bend down to salute her."
Good evening, good evening.""
I'm sorry, I don't want to ask you about it, but what I want to know is that you are one of Eve's daughters." ”She couldn't understand what he meant."
But you're sorry, you're supposed to be a so-called little girl," the goat monster asked."
Of course, I'm a little girl."
Lucy replied."
Then you're a real human being" "Of course, I'm human." ”Lucy said, still not understanding what was going on."
That's not wrong at all, that's not wrong at all.""
I'm so stupid," said the goat, "but I've never seen Adam's son and Eve's daughter before, and I'm so glad."
In other words," he stopped again, as if he had just said something he had not intended to say, but now he had stopped in time, "I am very happy, very happy," he continued, "and allow me to introduce myself, my name is Tumnas. ”"Mr.
Tumnas, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Lucy said to him."
Oh, Miss Lucy, Eve's daughter," said Mr.
Tumnas, "how did you come to Narnia?"
and "What is Narnia?"
asked Lucy, puzzled."
The place where we are now is the land of Narnia," said the goat, "and all the land in between, from the lampposts here to the Castle of Kelparavel on the other side of the East Sea, belongs to the Kingdom of Narnia.As for you, you must have come from the wilderness and jungle to the west" "I, I came in from an empty house, through a large closet. ”Lucy replied."
Oh.""
If only I had worked a little more on geography as a child, so that I could have learned all the strange countries and places, but it is too late to regret it," said Mr.
Tumnas. ”"But it's not a country at all," said Lucy, smiling, "it's just in the back, but I'm not sure."
And it's still summer. ”"It's winter in Narnia, and it's been a long time since it was winter," said Mr.
Tumnas, "and if we had been standing in the snow and talking like we are now, I think we would both be frozen."
Lucy, your daughter of Eve, from the Great Wardrobe City, a distant land of empty rooms, ruled by eternal summer, would you like to come with me for a cup of tea?"
"I would gladly be, Mr.
Tumnas," said Lucy, "but I wonder if I should go home. ”"My house is just around the corner over there," the goat monster said to her, "and I have a burning fire in my room, and I have toast, sardines, and delicious cakes. ”"Oh well, you're so enthusiastic.""
But I'm afraid I won't be able to stay long." ”"Eve's daughter, if you come and take me by the arm," said Mr.
Tumnas, "so that an umbrella would cover both of us."
Just follow this path, okay, let's go. ”In this way, before she knew it, Lucy took the arm of the strange animal beside her and walked towards the woods together, as if the two of them had known each other for a long, long time.After walking a short distance, they came to a rocky and undulating place.The terrain was uneven, and Mr.
Tumnas took her to the bottom of a small valley.Lucy was startled when he suddenly spun to the side, as if he were about to crash directly into a huge rock, only to realize that he was leading her towards the entrance of a grotto.As soon as they entered the cave, Lucy felt like she was burning with firewood burning so hard that she couldn't open her eyes.At this moment Mr.
Tumnas bent down, picked up a small pair of tongs, and picked up a piece of wood from the pile of firewood and lit the lamp."
Don't worry, it won't be long."
As he spoke, he quickly placed a teapot.Looking at the dry, clean grotto in front of her, carved out of red stone, Lucy thought to herself that she had never seen a better place than here.There was a carpet on the floor, and two small chairs, according to Mr.
Tumnas: "One chair for me to sit on, and the other for my friend." ”There is also a table and a sideboard in the small grotto, and a mantelpiece is built above the fire, and above it is a portrait of an old sheep monster with a white beard on his face.There was a door in the corner of the grotto, which Lucy could tell at a glance to be the door to Mr.
Tumnas's bedroom, and a bookshelf full of books leaning against the wall.While Mr.
Tumnas was setting out the tea set, Lucy got up to read the books, which were titled The Biography and Epistles of Selenos.5 The Nymphs and Their Strategies6 Humans, Monks, and Keepers of the Hunting GroundsFolklore: A Study of Mankind Is It a Myth."
Come quickly, daughter of Eve."
The goats called her over there.The meal was indeed quite delicious, and he prepared for each a fragrant, tender, browned egg, toasted with sardines, followed by toast with butter and honey, and finally a cake stained with sugar.When Lucy had eaten enough, the goat began to chat with her, and his mind was full of anecdotes about life in the forest, and he talked about the ball that was held in the middle of the night, and the fairy Nymph who lived in the spring and the dryad who lived in the trees came out to dance with the goats; Talking about having a white stag, as long as you catch it, you can grant any wish you have, so there is always a long hunting party constantly chasing and trying to catch it; He also told stories of savage red dwarves who ate and drank together in deep mines and caves at the bottom of the forest, in search of treasure; Later he spoke of the summer, when the whole forest was covered with greenery, and old Selinus would always come to visit them on his fat donkey, and sometimes the god of wine would come here, but when he came, the brook would flow not with water, but with wine, and the animals of the whole forest would be immersed in joy for weeks."
When I say that, it doesn't mean there aren't four seasons here, just winter."
He added with a melancholy expression.Then, in order to improve his mood, he took out a strange little flute that looked like it was made of straw from a flute box above the sideboard and blew it, and the tune he played made Lucy want to cry for a while, laugh for a while, dance to the sound of the flute, and fall asleep to the sound of the flute.It was a few hours before she barely picked herself up and said, "Ah, I'm sorry, Mr.
Tumnas, I have to interrupt you, I really, really like the tunes you played, but frankly, I had to hurry home, I had only intended to stay here for a few minutes." ”"But you know, you're afraid you can't leave now."
The sheep monster said, putting down the flute in his hand and shaking his head at her very sadly."
Can't leave," Lucy asked in surprise, jumping up at once, and she began to feel a little frightened, "What do you mean by that, I must go home at once, or the family will think something has happened to me." ”After a moment, she couldn't help asking, "Mr.
Tumnas, what the hell is going on?"
It turned out that she saw that the brown eyes of the sheep monster were already full of tears, and then they dripped down his cheeks and down the tip of his nose, and finally he couldn't help but cover his face with his hands and wept loudly."
Mr.
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Tumnas, Mr.
Tumnas," Lucy said helplessly, "don't cry, don't cry anymore, what's going on, is it because you're not feeling well, dear Mr.
Tumnas, tell me what happened." ”But the goat monster didn't answer, and continued to twitch and twitch over there, as if something had broken his heart, and even if Lucy walked over and put her arms around him, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, there was no way to make him stop.He took the handkerchief and rubbed it until it was too wet to continue, and then he wrung it out so that the small piece of ground on which Lucy was standing was wet."
Mr.
Tumnas," Lucy cried out in his ear as she shook him vigorously, "stop crying, stop you've grown into such a big goat, don't you feel embarrassed to cry like this, and what the hell are you crying about?"
”"But I don't think you're a bad goat at all."
Lucy said to him, "I think you're a very good goat, you're the best goatfish I've ever seen." ”"Woo, if you knew the truth of the matter, you wouldn't say that again."
Mr.
Tumnath wept and said, "No, I'm a bad goat.I know that since ancient times, there has never been a worse sheep monster in this world. ”"So, what bad things have you done?"
Lucy asked him."
You see, my father," said Mr.
Tumnas, "that picture of him on the fireplace, and he would never do such a thing." ”"What kind of thing?"
asked Lucy."
I've done things like I've done," said the goat, "I work under the White Witch, and that's what I am, and I do what the White Witch commands. ”"Who is the White Witch and what does she do?"
asked Lucy."
Oh, she's the one who controls the entire kingdom of Narnia, and she's the one who made it winter all year round.If you think for yourself, it's winter all seasons, but it's never Christmas" "That's so hateful," said Lucy, "but what did she order you to do?"
"That's the problem," said Mr.
Tumnas, with a long sigh, "I am her kidnapper, and that's who I am."
Look at me, Eve's daughter, I have met a poor and innocent little girl in the forest, and this little girl has never hurt me, and I have pretended to be very friendly to her, and invited her to my little grotto, and I have done so so that she may be put to sleep and handed over to the abominable white witch, and can you believe that I am such a bad goat?"
”"But I'm already doing it."
The sheep monster said."
This," Lucy said slowly, as she wanted to say what was in her heart, but she didn't want the goats to think that she had a bad attitude, "Well, it's not right to do such a thing, but I see that you are so sad about this, and I believe that you will definitely not continue to do such things." ”"Eve's daughter, don't you understand it now," said the goat, "this is not what I have done before, this is what I am doing now" "What do you mean by that" Lucy exclaimed, her face turning pale with fright."
The little child of which I speak is you," said Mr.
Tumnas, "I have been ordered by the White Witch to stay here, and she says that if I see any of Adam's sons or Eve's daughters in the woods, I will take them and deliver them to her."
And you, the first child I met, pretended to be your friend, and invited you over for refreshments, but during this time I had been trying my best to lull you to sleep, and when you fell asleep, I would run to report to her. ”"Oh, Mr.
Tumnas, but you won't go."
Lucy said, "You shouldn't go, right, really, really, you can't go." ”"If I hadn't reported to her," said Mr.
Tumnas, weeping again, "she would have found out."
At that point, she'll cut off my tail, sawed off my horns, and she'll swing her magic wand on my pretty cloven hooves7 to turn them into odd hooves as ugly as the hapless horses' hooves.8Not only that, but if she was particularly angry, she would have turned me to stone, and I would have turned into a goat-monster stone statue in her eerie house, until the four thrones of the legendary Kelparavel were filled, but God knows what year and month it will be, and I don't know if that will happen. ”"I'm so sorry, Mr.
Tumnas."
Lucy said, "Still, please allow me to go home." ”"Of course I'll let you go home," said the goat, "I'm sure I'll have to let you go home, and I've figured it out now, and I can't give you over to the witch."
I never knew what humans were like before I knew you, but now that I know you, I'm not going to give you over, but we need to leave at once, and I'm going to send you to the lamppost where I saw you.I think you'll be able to find your way back to the empty room and the big closet when you get there." ”Lucy replied."
We have to walk as quietly as we can.""
The whole forest was full of her spies, and even some of the trees were on her side. ”The two of them stood up and placed the tea set on the table.Mr.
Tumnas opened his umbrella again, and he let Lucy take his arm, and the two of them walked out of the small grotto into the snow.The way back was completely different from the way the goat had brought her to the grotto, and they did not say anything along the way, but proceeded quietly and cautiously, and Mr.
Tumnas tried to choose the ones that were hidden in the shadows, until they reached the lamppost, and Lucy was secretly relieved."
Do you remember the way home from here, Eve's daughter?"
asked Mr.
Tumnas.Lucy struggled to peer into the cracks in the trees, and she saw a little light in the distance, which looked like the light of day."
I recognize," she replied, "I see the door of the big closet." ”"Then go home quickly," said Mr.
Tumnas, the goat, "by the way, can you forgive me for the bad thing I almost did to you?"
”Lucy shook hands warmly with the goat monster as she spoke, "I really hope you don't get into any terrible trouble because of me." ”"Good-bye, daughter of Eve," said Mr.
Tumnas, "perhaps I may leave your handkerchief as a keepsake," "of course," Lucy replied him.Then she ran desperately towards the little bit of daylight in the distance, and soon she felt that it was no longer the rough branches that brushed her body, but the soft leather clothing, and the creaking snow beneath her feet instead of smooth planks.Suddenly, she jumped out of the big closet and returned to the empty room from which her adventure had begun.She looked around quickly, then quickly closed the door to the large closet, panting.At this time, it was still raining outside, and she could hear her brothers and sisters talking."
I'm coming," she cried out, "I'm coming, I'm coming back safely, nothing happens." ”t1706231537: