Just as the two boys were whispering in the back, the two girls suddenly exclaimed, "Ahh"Mockingbird," Lucy cried, "and it flew away." ”The robin flew away and disappeared without a trace."
So what should we do now," Edmund asked, glancing at Peter.He meant to say, "Look, what am I talking to you?"
and "Look, look," said Susan."
What to see," Peter asked her."
There's something there, walking around in the woods, it's on the left."
Everyone's eyes widened and they stared in that direction, and they all felt that something was not quite right.After a while, Susan said, "Look, it's here again." ”"I saw it this time," said Peter, "and it was still there, just now it had gone behind the tree." ”"What could it be?"
asked Lucy.She tries to keep her voice in check and doesn't sound too nervous."
Whatever it is," Peter replied, "it is hiding from us, not wanting to be seen." ”"Let's go home."
Susan said.Immediately afterward, although no one spoke out loud, everyone realized a reality, which Edmund had whispered to Peter before: they were lost."
What does it look like?"
asked Lucy."
It's, it's an animal," said Susan, and then she cried out, "look, look, it's there." ”This time the children all saw it, and it was a hairy face with a long beard, hiding behind a tree and staring at them.This time, however, the little creature did not retract its body, but instead raised one of its little paws and pressed it to its mouth, like a human putting a finger on his lips and signaling for everyone to be silent.Then, it's gone.The children all held their breath and stood still.After a while, the strange little creature came out from behind the tree, and cautiously glanced around, as if afraid to be seen, said "shhhh"I know what kind of animal it is," said Peter, "and I see its tail, it's a beaver." ”"It told us to go to it," said Susan, "and it signaled us not to make a sound." ”"I know that," said Peter, "the question is whether we should go to it, what do you think, little Lucy," "I think it's a good beaver." ”Lucy replied."
But how do we know?"
said Edmund."
Do we have to take this risk," said Susan, "I mean, it's not okay for us to stand here all the time."
Besides, I feel like I'm going to have to have some lunch. ”At this moment, the beaver poked his head out from behind the tree and beckoned to them with a sincere face."
Let's go," said Peter, "and let's go and see what is going on, and we all get closer to each other, and if we find it an enemy, the four of us should be able to deal with it." ”So, the four children leaned close together and walked towards the tree.Sure enough, they found the beaver behind the tree, but it was still stepping back, whispering to them in an almost hoarse voice, "A little further, a little further, come this way."
We're not safe in the open. ”It led them to a dark place, where there were four trees very close together, and the branches were all next to each other, so that the snowflakes could not fall there, and they could see the brown earth and pine branches under their feet.That's when the beaver began to talk to them."
Are you the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve?"
it asked."
We are."
Peter replied."
Shh," said the beaver, "don't speak so loudly, know that even here we are not safe." ”"Well, who are you afraid of," said Peter, "there is no one here but a few of us." ”"And the trees," said the beaver, "they are always listening."
While most of the trees are on our side, there are some that will sell us to her, you should know who I mean. ”It nodded repeatedly."
As to which side we are on," said Edmund, "how do we know if you are our friend or not," "we do not mean to offend you, Mr.
Beaver," Peter added, "but you must know that you are a stranger to us after all. ”"Yes, yes," said the beaver, "this is my token." ”With that, it raised a small, white thing at them.They all looked at this thing in amazement, and Lucy suddenly reacted: "Ah, I'm sure.This is my handkerchief, the one I gave to poor Mr.
Tumnas. ”"Exactly," said the beaver, "he was informed of his arrest beforehand, and he gave it to me, and he said that if anything happens to him, I must meet you here, and bring you here," said the beaver, whose voice was so low that he could barely hear it, and nodded his head mysteriously two or three times.It motioned for the children to move as close as they could, and it was not until they were so close that their faces were tickled by its beard that it whispered, "Aslan is said to have started to make a move, or maybe it has arrived." ”At this time, a strange thing happened, the children, like you, did not know who Aslan was, but when the beaver said this, everyone felt differently.Maybe you have encountered such a thing in a dream, someone said something, although you don't understand what he said, but you always feel that this sentence has a very important meaning, it may be a very terrible meaning, and it will turn your whole dream into a terrible nightmare; It may also be a very cute meaning, so cute that it is indescribable, it can make your dream very beautiful, so that you can never forget it for the rest of your life, and you always want to return to that dream.And now it was the case, and at the hearing of Aslan's name, every child felt a pound in his heart, and Peter felt that he had suddenly become brave enough to charge; Susan felt as if she had suddenly smelled a fresh scent, and as if a burst of melodious music had just passed by her ears; Edmund felt a mysterious sense of fear; And Lucy felt as if she had slept well, and when she woke up in the morning, she suddenly knew that the holiday had begun, or that summer had arrived."
What's wrong with Mr.
Tumnas," Lucy asked, "where is he?"
"Shhhhh ”With the exception of Edmund, it was now difficult for everyone to stop trusting the beaver, and everyone including Edmund was so happy to hear the word "lunch" that they all hurried along with their new friend.Mr.
Beaver always walks in the densest places with the most trees, and his pace is surprisingly large.After walking for more than an hour, when everyone felt tired and hungry, the trees in front of them became a little sparse, and the steep slope was under their feet, and in the blink of an eye they walked into the open area, where the sun was still shining, and they found themselves overlooking a beautiful scene.They were standing on the edge of a steep and narrow valley, and at the bottom of it was a large river, which was rushing to say the least, and if it had not frozen, it would have flowed like this.Just below them, there was a across the river, and when they saw it, they suddenly remembered the saying, "The beaver always builds the dam," and they were convinced that this was built by Mr.
Beaver.And you also notice that there is a very humble look on its face at this time, which is the same look you see when you visit someone's own garden, or when you read someone's book in front of someone.So when Susan politely said, "What a lovely dike," Mr.
Beaver didn't say "shhhAs for the lower reaches of the levee, the water level is obviously much lower, and there is a lot of ice here, but not the smooth ice, but the foamy or corrugated ice, which is the shape of the river when the cold snap hits.Where the river flows slowly through the embankment or gushes out, it now forms a glittering icicle wall, as if this side of the embankment is full of flowers, garlands and bunches of flowers made of the purest white sugar.There is a very interesting little house in the middle of the embankment, part of which is built on the top of the embankment, and it looks like a big beehive, and there is a hole in the roof where smoke is rising, so when you see that house, especially when you are hungry, you immediately think of cooking, and you feel hungrier than before.That's what the other three kids were concerned about, but Edmund noticed something else.Downstream of the river, there is a small river that flows out of another small valley and joins the river.Edmund looked up at the valley and could see the two hills there, and he was almost certain that they were the two that the White Witch had pointed out to him at the lamppost when she had parted with him a few days earlier.Between those two hills, he thought, must be the location of her palace, about a mile away.He also remembered Turkish delight and being a king.He thought to himself, "I don't know what Peter would think about this," and a bad idea immediately came to his mind."
Here we are," said Mr.
Beaver, "it seems that Mrs.
Beaver is eagerly awaiting our arrival, and I will lead the way, and be careful, lest you slip." ”The top of the levee is wide enough to walk, but it is not a good place for humans to walk because it is covered with ice.Although the ice in the cistern was as flat as the edge of the embankment, there was a large drop on the downstream side near the bank, and Mr.
Beaver led them in a line towards the middle of the embankment.From there, they could see a long way up and downstream, and when they reached the middle of the embankment, they reached the door of the house."
Mrs.
Beaver, here we are," said Mr.
Beaver, "these are the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve, and I have found them." ”Everyone walked in.When Lucy entered the house, the first thing she noticed was a quack, and she followed the sound to see an old, good-looking female beaver sitting in the corner, busy on the sewing machine, with a thread in her mouth.But as soon as the children came in, she quickly put down her work and stood up."
You're here at last," said Mrs.
Beaver, stretching out her two crumpled paws, "and at last come to think that I can live to witness that the potatoes are cooked and the kettle is boiling, and I think, Mr.
Beaver, that you should go and catch us some fish." ”Then Mr.
Beaver said, and then it went out, and Peter went with him.Mr.
Beaver walked over the thick ice of the cistern to a place where it had carved a small hole, which it chiseled every day with a small axe.They also had a bucket with them, and Mr.
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Beaver sat down quietly at the edge of the cave, seemingly unfazed by the cold, his eyes fixed on the hole.After a while, it suddenly reached into the hole with its claws, and in the blink of an eye, a beautiful trout had been caught by it.Then it caught another one until the bucket was full of fish.In the meantime, the two girls were helping Mrs.
Beaver fill the kettle, set up the dishes, cut the bread, and bring the plates of vegetables to the stove to heat, then put the frying pan on it, and heat the oil to the bridle, and poured a large can of beer for Mr.
Beaver from a barrel in the corner of the room.Lucy felt that although it was completely different from Mr.
Tumnas's small grotto, the beaver couple's little home was warm and cozy.There were no books, no paintings, not even beds, only bunks built into the walls, like on a ship, with strings of onions and ham hanging from the roof; Galoshes, tarpaulins, small axes, a large pair of scissors, shovels, small shovels, and all sorts of plastered things, as well as fishing rods, nets, sacks, and the like were neatly placed against the wall.The tablecloth on the table, though it looks very rough, is very clean.Just as the frying pan began to make a wonderful sizzling sound, Mr.
Beaver and Peter came in with the washed fish.Before he walked in, Mr.
Beaver had already cracked the fish's belly outside and cleaned it up.You can imagine how the fresh fish from the water smelled good when fried, how hungry the children wished they could fry the fish as soon as possible, and the children became hungrier and hungrier after Mrs.
Beaver said, "We'll be ready to eat soon."
Susan drained the potatoes and baked them in an empty pot by the stove, and Lucy helped Mrs.
Beaver to plate the trout, so that in a matter of moments everyone pulled all the stools to the beaver house, all but Mrs.
Beaver's special rocking chair by the stove, all three-legged stools, ready to enjoy the meal.There was a large jug of fragrant milk for the children, Mr.
Beaver only drank beer, and a large piece of dark yellow cream was placed in the middle of the table, which was eaten with potatoes.Everyone can enjoy it as they please, and all the children think that of course I think the same way, if the fish you eat is alive half an hour ago, and it has been out of the pot for less than two minutes, it must be delicious.When they had finished eating the fish, Mrs.
Beaver unexpectedly took out a steaming, large, and beautiful jam roll from the stove, and at the same time she placed the kettle on top of the stove, so that by the time they had finished tasting the delicious jam roll, the tea would be ready.After everyone had their cup of tea, everyone stepped back from their stools until they leaned against the wall, and then they breathed a long, satisfied sigh of relief."
All right," said Mr.
Beaver, pushing away his empty goblet and reaching out to pull it in front of him, "if you're willing to wait for me to light my pipe, take a good sip or two, ahem, and we'll get down to business at once."
It's starting to snow again," it added, blinking at the window, "that's better, because then no more guests will come to us."
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