"It doesn't look like a garden," said Susan, after some thought, "it must have been a castle, and this place must have been the courtyard of the castle." ”"I see what you mean.""
Yes," said Peter, "the ruins of the tower on this side, and the staircase leading to the top floor on the other.Look closely at the low, wide staircase that leads in the direction of the portico, which definitely leads to the hall. ”"So these things are some years old."
Edmund said."
Yes, it's been some years," said Peter, "and I'm hoping to find out who lived in this castle and how long ago it happened." ”"Everything here gives me a particularly strange feeling."
Lucy said."
Do you feel that way, Lucy," said Peter, "and I feel the same way.It's one of the weirdest things to do on this weird day.I'm really trying to figure out where we are at the moment and what's going on right now. ”As they walked, they walked through the courtyard and down the porch into another place.At first glance, you can see that this was once a hall, but now the roof is long gone, and the clearing is full of untended daisies, overgrown with wild grass, and it does not look much different from the courtyard outside, except that the hall is a little narrower and smaller than the courtyard, and the walls of the hall are higher than the courtyard walls.At the other end of the hall there was a platform, two or three feet higher than the surroundings."
It's so strange, was this really a hall before," Susan asked puzzledly, "What is that platform for?"
"Hey, why are you so stupid" Peter suddenly became inexplicably excited, "Can't you see that this is where the king and nobles sit, have you forgotten that we were also kings and queens, at that time, we were sitting on the high platform of the palace, and that platform was almost exactly the same as the one in front of us" "Our Castle of Kelparaville," Susan's heart moved at the mention of the past, Stuck in a fond memory, "It's right at the mouth of the Narnia River, how could I forget" "It would be nice if everything could be recreated," said Lucy, "This hall looks similar to the one we used to hold banquets in, so let's just take it for Kyle Palavel." ”"But unfortunately there are no banquets here," Edmund always said, "it's getting late, look, the shadows are so long, don't you notice that it's not as hot as it used to be," and "if we have to spend the night here, we'll have to prepare a bonfire and light it," said Peter, "and I've got matches on me."
Next, we split up and looked for dry branches to see if we could gather as much dry wood as we could to burn. ”Everyone knew that the suggestion was reasonable, so for the next half hour, they all started to get busy.There were no dry branches in the orchard they had first entered, so they tried to look for it from the other side of the castle.They walked through the hall and through a small side door next to it.It was like a big labyrinth, with lots of stone piles and clearings, and they guessed that it used to be small rooms connected together, but now it was full of weeds and barren.As they continued on, they saw a large gap in the wall.Through the gap, you reach a small grove of tall trees with dark colors.Here they found many dry branches, decaying wood, dead leaves, and cones from fir trees.They carried it back and forth several times, bundle by bundle, piling up large piles of firewood on the platform of the castle, and luckily they found a well outside the hall, which was hidden by the grass.When they cleaned the weeds from the well, they found that the water was very deep and it was very cool and sweet.Then the girls came back from picking a bunch of apples, and the two boys were in charge of lighting the bonfire, which they wasted a lot of matches for, but finally lit the fire.At this point, they are convinced that this is the most comfortable and warm place in the world.They tried to stick apples on the tips of sticks to taste the taste of baked apples, but the taste of baked apples was not good because there was no sugar at all.And when it's just baked, it's too hot to hold with your hands, but when it's cold enough to grab with your hands, it doesn't taste good at all.In the end, they had to eat raw apples to satisfy their hunger.Edmund was right when he said that dinner in the school cafeteria wasn't that bad by comparison."
If I could eat such a slice of bread coated with thick cream at this time, I would have nothing to complain about."
He said this.However, there was a passion for adventure in everyone's hearts, and no one really wanted to go back to school.When the last apple had been eaten, Susan went to the well again to drink, and when she came back she had something in her hand."
You see," her voice was not quite right, "I picked it up at the well. ”She handed it to Peter, and sat down, and judging by the way she spoke, they could sense that she was about to cry.Edmund and Lucy bent down with great interest and looked into Peter's hand, a small shiny thing that glittered in the light of the flames."
Oh, me, I'm so weird."
Peter's voice sounded very strange, too, and he handed it to the others.At this time, everyone saw clearly, it was a chess piece horse that would be used in chess, and its size was no different from ordinary chess pieces, but it was relatively much heavier, because it was made of pure gold.The two small eyes on the horse's head are two small gems, or more precisely, only one eye, because the other one has fallen somewhere."
Huh," Lucy was taken aback, "this is a lot like the chess we used to play when we were kings and queens at the Kelpalavill Palace." ”"Susan, what's wrong with you" At this time, Peter found Susan in a daze."
I don't know what's going on," Susan muttered to herself, "these pawns take me back to the old days, oh, the wonderful days.I remember the scene when we played chess with the dwarfs and the good giants, the water fairies singing in the sea, and my handsome pony, and, "now," said Peter excitedly, "we should think about it seriously." ”"What do you think," Edmund asked."
Have you not thought about where we are now?"
exclaimed Peter."
What do you think?"
Lucy exclaimed anxiously, "I've been here for a few hours, and I've always felt that this place is mysterious. ”"Go on, Peter," said Edmund, "and we're all listening to you." ”"Where we are at the moment is the ruins of Kelpalavill Castle."
Peter came to a conclusion."
But, I would say," Edmund blinked involuntarily, "this place must have been destroyed a long time ago.If you look at these tall trees, they have grown so high along the gates, and if you look at the stones, anybody can see that this place has been abandoned for hundreds of years, and how can all this be explained?"
First, the hall is exactly the same shape and size as the Castle of Kelpalavier.Imagine a vaulted roof overhead, a coloured ground with grass underneath, and ornate tapestries hanging on all sides of the walls.As a result, we are now in the hall of the palace banquet, isn't that so?""
The second point," Peter continued, "is that the well of this castle is in the same place as ours, to the south of the main hall, and that they are exactly the same size and shape. ”The rest of the group remained silent."
Thirdly, the piece that Susan just found is exactly the same as the one we used to play."
Still no one spoke."
Fourthly, do you still have the impression that the day before the arrival of King Calmen's ambassador, we planted many fruit trees outside the north gate of the castle of Kelpalavil.At that time, Pomona, the noblest of all the elves of the forest, prayed for our orchard, and it was the little moles who were dressed up to dig the holes for our trees, and do you remember their leader, the very old Ririgravuta, leaning on a shovel, and said: "Believe, sir, that one day, these trees will bring you joy."
You see, it's really right. ”"I remember everything you said, I remember everything," Lucy clapped her hands happily."
But look at this side, Peter," Edmund still had some doubts, "we can't be stupid enough to plant fruit trees right next to the gate," "that's for sure," Peter replied, "and the trees must have come slowly to the gate later." ”"And," Edmund still didn't understand, "Kelpalavill wasn't an island before. ”"Yes, I've always been a little weird about that, but it depends on how you name it.It's probably just an island-like peninsula, and maybe in the years that followed, someone dug out a strait to make it what it is. ”"Wait a minute," Edmund interrupted, "you mean that in the years to come, it's only been a year since we came back from Narnia, how could it be that in just one year, the castle has collapsed, the endless forests have been formed, and the little fruit trees we planted with our own hands have become towering trees, and maybe something else unthinkable."
But it's all impossible" "I remembered one thing that would definitely prove if this was our castle or not. ”Lucy said excitedly, "If this is Kelpalaville, then there should be a door on this side of the platform, in fact, this door should be behind us, and you all know that it is the door to our treasure trove. ”"I can't see it at all."
Peter stood up as he spoke.Behind them, the wall was covered with a large patch of ivy."
Soon we will find out the truth."
As he spoke, Edmund picked up a thick stick to make a fire and struck it against the ivy-covered wall."
Click", the stick hitting the wall made that thick sound, continue to hit, it is still the sound of "click".Suddenly, "all the way", the sound of the beating is different, this is clearly the kind of sound that only comes out when it hits the wood."
Listen," Edmund looked shocked."
We have to get rid of these green vines right away."
Peter said."
Oh, don't touch them yet."
Susan stopped, "Let's wait until tomorrow morning and we'll open it again."
If we're going to spend the night here, I don't want an open door behind me, and it's pitch black, and there's a constant wind and dampness coming out, and I wonder if something terrible will come out of it, and it's going to get dark now. ”"Susan, how can you say such frustrating words," Lucy said reproachfully, giving her a somewhat disgruntled look.The two boys were now so excited and excited that they didn't even notice what Susan was saying.They used the knives they carried with them to cut off all the vines, and in the blink of an eye, their warm nest was a mess.After everyone had been busy for a while, the door was completely in front of you."
It's definitely locked up."
Peter said."
No problem, the wood is rotten."
Edmund was confident, "We can smash it to pieces without much effort, so we can have some extra firewood."
Let's get started" of course wasn't as simple as they thought.By this time, twilight had fallen, and a few stars were looming in the sky.The children stood on a pile of wood fragments that they had chopped everywhere, and looked at the gloomy, dark doorway that had just been opened, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts."
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Alright, bring a torch."
Peter said to his sister."
Ouch, don't go down now."
Susan hurriedly stopped him, "Edmund didn't say" "I didn't say anything right now. ”Edmund interrupted her, "I haven't figured out what is going on yet, but we'll find out soon."
Peter, do you want to go down with me?"
Peter replied, "Susan, you have to be brave, it's useless to be afraid of the east and west like a child, and now that we're back in Narnia, remember that you're a queen here, and no one will be able to sleep peacefully if there are so many mysteries in your heart that aren't solved at once." ”They lit the branches and used them as torches, but this obviously didn't work.If the lit end is pointed upwards, the torch will be extinguished; If you put the other end up, the flames will burn your hands again, and the smoke will smoke your eyes.Later, they had to use Edmund's flashlight to illuminate it, but thankfully a week ago he had been given a flashlight for Edmund's birthday, and the battery was still new and barely used.He walked ahead with a flashlight, followed by Lucy and Susan, and Peter at the back."
I'm at the front of the steps."
Edmund exclaimed."
You count and see how many steps there are."
Peter said."
One, two, three," Edmund counted as he cautiously continued down to the sixteenth level, and then he shouted behind him, "It's the end." ”"In that case, this is really Kelpalavel," Lucy affirmed, "and there used to be sixteen steps here. ”No one said a word after that.It wasn't until they had made it down the last step that everyone was close to each other.At this time, Edmund turned on the flashlight, and the pillar of light slowly moved forward."
AhhNow there is no doubt that this is indeed the ancient treasure trove of Kelparavel Castle, the king and queen of the kingdom of Narnia, who once owned it.In the center of the treasure vault there is a walled passage like in a conservatory, and a set of shining armor stands at a short distance from each side of the passage, like a guard guarding the treasures.On both sides of the passage, shelves between armor and armor were filled with all sorts of rare treasures, necklaces, bracelets, rings, cutlery made of pure gold, long tusks, and piles of unused gems, stacked haphazardly like beans or potatoes, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, rubies, topazes, and purple crystals.Beneath the shelves lay oak chests bordered with steel sheets, locked with a large lock.It's so cold and so quiet that children can even hear their own heartbeats.All the treasures were covered with a thick layer of dust, and if they hadn't all understood where they were, and remembered all the things that had happened here in the past, they couldn't believe that they would be rare treasures.Immediately afterwards, the children's excitement of surprise gradually faded, and a sense of sadness and even a hint of fear began to rise in their hearts, because this place seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.So for the next few minutes, everyone didn't say a word.They continued to walk forward slowly, often picking up the things at hand and looking at them seriously, just like meeting old friends they hadn't seen for a long time, and they couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Oh, look at this is the ring we wore when we were crowned, do you remember the scene when we first put it on?
Isn't that the armor you wore at jousting in the Lonely Isles, and that the dwarfs made for me, do you remember that horn, we used to use it for drink?
Do you remember" Suddenly, Edmund stopped: "Listen to me, we can't continue to waste the batteries in the flashlight, because we may need it more in the future."
Now, shouldn't we grab everything we need and get out of here?"
”Peter said.It was a long time ago, on a Christmas in Narnia, and he, Susan, and Lucy had all received gifts from Santa Claus, which they valued as more precious than the treasures of the entire kingdom combined.Of course, Edmund didn't get the gift because he wasn't with everyone at the time.This is described in detail in another story, through all his own fault.Everyone agreed with Peter's words, and everyone walked down the passage to the other end of the vault, which, as expected, was still hanging on the wall.Lucy's gift was the smallest, a small bottle made of gemstones, which also contained half a bottle of magical nectar, a potion that could heal all wounds and diseases in an instant.Lucy took it off the wall very solemnly and silently, and slung it cross-body over her shoulder with the strap.Susan's gifts were a bow, a pot of arrows, and a horn.The bow was still intact, and next to it was the ivory pot full of feathered arrows.However, her horn is gone."
Hey, Susan," Lucy asked her, "where did you put your horn?"
"Oh, oops, that's bad," said Susan, after a moment's reflection, "I remember now, and I still had it with me on the last day, the day we went to hunt the white stag."
It must have been lost on our way back to the human world. ”Edmund whistled, which he deeply regretted.Because it's a very magical horn, no matter what time of day, no matter where you are, as long as you blow it, you can immediately get the help you want."
Right now this is exactly the time when we need to use that baby."
He said."
Don't worry, my bow and arrows are still there."
Susan said, and then took the bow and arrow off the wall."
Susan, your bowstring must not have lost its elasticity yet," Peter asked.Probably because the air in the treasure vault was special, and the bow was still intact.Susan, who had been a master of archery and swimming at school, drew her bow and flicked it lightly on the bowstring, only to hear a buzzing sound, and the refreshing sound of the bowstring immediately echoed through the room.This soft sound brought the children back to those good old days.Scenes of battles, hunts, and banquets all came to their minds.Next, she let go of her bowstring and carried the quiver to her side.Peter then took off his gifts, the shield with a giant red lion, and the noble sword.He blew the dust off the scabbard, then wiped it off the carpet and wore it around his waist.At first, he thought that the sword would rust in the scabbard, and he was worried that he would not be able to pull it out, but to his delight, the sword was pulled out of the scabbard with a single draw, and the blade lit up with a cold light in the darkness."
This is my sword, with which I killed the jackal," he said proudly, his voice full of confidence and courage.At this time, several people around him felt that he was no longer an ordinary boy, but the majestic and heroic King Peter.At the same time, everyone remembers that they now have to use batteries sparingly.They walked down the steps back to the ground, stirred up the campfire to make it burn brighter, and then everyone snuggled up to each other to keep warm.The ground was very hard, and it was uncomfortable to lie down, but they were so tired that they finally fell asleep.t1706231537: