Picture dedicated to Jeffrey Barfield 1 bedroom There is a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrobe, who is truly a 3 child.His parents called him Eustace Clarence, but his teachers would call him Scrobe.I can't tell you how his friends talk to him, because he doesn't have any friends.He always referred to his father and mother by their first names as "Harold" and "Ebetta" rather than "father" and "mother".They are all very fashionable and enlightened people.They are also vegetarians, neither smoke nor drink, and wear some sort of trendy underwear.There was only a handful of furniture in their home, a few clothes on the bed, and the windows were always open.Eustace Clarence has always been fond of animals, especially the beetles that are pinned to cards when they die.He is also a great reader and most of all books that provide a lot of information and knowledge, with many vivid illustrations of barn lifts or obese foreign children doing health exercises in model schools.Eustace Clarence was not very fond of his cousins, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.But he was very happy when he heard that Edmund and Lucy were coming to stay at his house for a while.This is because from the bottom of his heart, he likes to point fingers at others, bully the weak, and always like to put on a superior posture to give orders to others.Although he was only an insignificant little person, he couldn't even beat Lucy in a fight, and certainly couldn't be Edmund's opponent, but he knew that in his own home, they were just guests, so he had a way to make them unhappy.Edmund and Lucy didn't want to spend the summer at Uncle Harold and Aunt Abetta's, but they had no choice.This summer, my father was going to the United States for a sixteen-week lecture, and my mother was going with him, because she hadn't really taken a vacation for ten years.Peter was working hard, and he had to prepare for the upcoming exams, so he had to be mentored by the old professor, Mr.
Kirk, during the summer vacation.During the war a few years earlier, the four children had lived together at Professor Kirk's house, where their first adventures had as detailed in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.If the old professor still lived in that house, they would have been allowed to live in it all.However, this is no longer what it used to be, and the professor has become very poor in his old age, and has now moved to a small house with only a spare bedroom, so he has to arrange for Peter to live there alone.As for following their parents to the United States, the cost of three children was too high for this small family, so they took Susan alone.The adults used a strange reason to explain that Susan was the only one to go, they thought she was the prettiest of the children, and that she was not very good at schoolwork but was no longer young, and the mother thought that "if you bring her to America to learn a little more than the two younger", she would learn a little more than the two younger.Although Edmund and Lucy tried not to be jealous of Susan's good fortune, sending them on vacation to their aunt's house was unpleasant and made them feel terrible."
And it's worse for me," said Edmund to Lucy, "because at least you have a separate room to live in, but I'll only be able to share a bedroom with that extremely obnoxious Eustace." ”The story began in one afternoon.At the time, Edmund and Lucy were taking some time out to talk alone.Of course, they were talking about Narnia, the name of their private secret country.It seems to me that most of us will have a secret kingdom, but for most of us, it is nothing more than an imaginary kingdom.In this regard, Edmund and Lucy are much luckier than the others.Their secret realm is real, and they've been there twice, not in a game or in a dream, but in real life.Of course, they got there by the power of magic, and that was the only way to the kingdom of Narnia.And there was a promise, or very close to it, that they had agreed when they were in Narnia, that they would go back to that place someday.As you can imagine, they will talk endlessly about this whenever they get the chance.The two of them stayed in Lucy's room, sitting on the edge of her bed, staring at a picture on the opposite wall.In this house, this is the only painting they like.Aunt Alberta didn't like it at all, which is why it was placed in a small back room upstairs, but she couldn't throw it away, because it was a wedding gift, given to her by someone she didn't want to offend.This painting depicts a ship, a big ship heading straight towards you.The bow is gilded, and it is shaped to resemble a dragon's head with a wide open mouth.It had only one mast and a large purple sail.On both sides of the broadboard you can clearly see that both ends of the gilded dragon wings are painted green.It's speeding up to a brilliant blue crest, and the waves on your side are slanting towards you with a mix of spray and foam.It is clear that the ship is downwind and fast, and it has a slight tilt on the port side.By the way, if you're going to read the whole story, and if you still don't quite understand what it's all about, you'd better keep it in your head, and that is that when you look ahead, the hull on your left is called the port side, and the hull on your right side is called the starboard side.The sun poured all over the hull side, so much so that the other side was covered with green and purple water.On the other hand, because it is obscured by the shadow of the ship, it looks dark blue."
The question is," Edmund sighed helplessly, and then said, "does it make things worse to stare at a Narnian ship when you can't get to Narnia?"
”"Are you still playing your old game," said Eustace Clarence, who had been eavesdropping outside the door for a long time, and was grinning as he walked in.Last year, during his time with the Pevensy, he heard them all talking about Narnia, and he was keen to tease them.Of course, he always thought that they had made it all up, and that he himself was too stupid to make anything up, but he didn't agree with that."
You are not needed here."
Edmund said unceremoniously."
I'm trying to write a limerick," Eustace said disapprehantly, "and it's roughly as follows: some kids are playing games about Narnia, getting weirder and crazier, and more and more weird and crazy" "Come on, first of all, Narnia doesn't rhyme with weird, crazy." ”Lucy interrupted his nonsense."
It's a homonym."
Eustace quibbled."
Don't ask him what the hell it is."
Edmund said impatiently, "He just wanted people to ask him questions."
Don't tell him anything, or he'll walk away bored. ”Most children, if they encounter such treatment, either walk away long ago or immediately get angry and angry.However, Eustace was not at all impressed, and he still smiled and pestle there, and it was not long before he spoke again."
You like that picture, don't you?"
he asked."
Oh my God, don't let him find an excuse to start talking about art or something."
Edmund hastened to remind.Lucy, however, was a very sincere and frank person, and she had already spoken: "Yes, that's right.I like it very much. ”"That's a terrible painting."
Eustace pretended to know very well."
That way, as soon as you walk out of this room, you won't have to see it."
Edmund sneered."
Why do you like this painting?"
asked Eustace, pretending not to hear, and continued to ask Lucy."
Well, first of all," replied Lucy, "I like it because the ship looks like it's really moving."
Besides, the water looks like it's really wet.Also, these waves seem to be really going up and down. ”Eustace certainly had countless words to refute Lucy's point, but he didn't say anything.The reason is, the moment he stares at the waves, it feels as if they are indeed going up and down.He had only been on the ship once, and the furthest he had been to the Isle of Wight, and he was seasick and dizzy.Looking at the undulating waves on the screen, he felt the taste of seasickness again.His face turned ugly, but he tried to look at it again.At this time, all three children stared at the painting in amazement.It's hard to believe what they see when you're reading it in a printed book, but even if you see what happens, it's hard to believe it.Everything on the screen is moving.It doesn't look like a movie because its colors are so realistic and too clear, as if it's outside, and the movie doesn't have that effect.The bow of the ship went down into the waves, and when it rushed up, it stirred up a huge wave.Then the waves were left behind it, and the stern and deck were visible for the first time, and then the next wave came towards it, and the bow was raised again, and the stern and deck disappeared.At the same time, a practice book placed next to Edmund on the bed flipped up with a clatter, then rose into the air and floated towards the wall behind him.Lucy felt her hair being blown onto her face constantly, as if she were on a windy day.It was a windy day, but the wind was blowing from the painting and coming straight for them.The wind was accompanied by the rustling of the waves, the sound of the sea crashing against the hull, the crunch of the slapping boat, and the overwhelming and constant roar of the air and water.However, what convinced Lucy that she wasn't dreaming was the smell that came with it, a strong smell of salty sea."
Stop," Eustace's voice rang out, a short, shrill cry mixed with horror and rage, "what stupid machinations are you two going on there, stop it or I'll tell Abetta, ouch" The other two children were used to such adventures.However, just as Eustace exclaimed, "Ouch", both of them exclaimed "Ouch" at the same time.Because a large expanse of icy salty water has broken through the picture and spewed straight out of the frame.In addition to being completely wet, they were all overwhelmed by the force."
I'm going to tear this rotten painting to shreds," Eustace cried out in exasperation.It was at this time that something happened.Eustace rushed towards the painting.Edmund, who knew magic well, jumped up behind him and sternly warned him to be careful and not to do anything stupid.Lucy grabbed him from the other side of him, but he dragged him forward.Either they were getting smaller and smaller, or the picture was getting bigger and bigger, and Eustace jumped up and tried to tear the picture off the wall, only to find that he was standing on the frame, and in front of him was not a glass mirror, but a real sea, and the waves and the wind rushed against the frame as violently as a wave crashing against the rocks.He lost his composure, and at this critical moment he tried to grab the two siblings who were jumping up beside him, and after a desperate struggle and shouting, just when they thought they had begun to calm down, a huge blue wave surged up and smashed at them.The tide lifted their feet and pulled them into the sea.Eustace's desperate cries for help were cut short as the salty sea water poured into his mouth.Lucy can't help but thank God for putting a lot of effort into swimming last summer.If she could have paddled a little slower, she would have swam pretty well.Again, the sea feels much colder than what you see.Still, she kept her composure and kicked her shoes off her feet, as every clothed person who fell into deep water should do.She even kept her mouth closed and her eyes open.They were still close to the ship, and she saw the green side rise high in front of them, and the people on the deck looked at her.Then, perhaps as everyone expected, Eustace grabbed her in a panic, and then the two of them sank together.When they surfaced again, she saw a white figure jump from the side into the sea.Now Edmund was close to her, treading the water, clutching Eustace's arm in both hands, who was still screaming.Then, someone else, with a vaguely familiar face, gently held her arm from the other side.There were many shouts from the ship, and the gunwales were crowded, and the ropes were thrown down, and Edmund and the stranger wrapped the ropes around her and fastened them.Then, after what seemed to be a very long wait, her face turned blue and her teeth began to rattle incessantly.In fact, however, there was no delay, and they had to wait to stop the boat first, so that when she boarded the boat, she would not collide with the side of the ship on the way.However, despite their best efforts, when she finally got up on deck, her knees were bruised from the bruising, and she was drenched all over, and the sea water was dripping down her body, and she was shaking.After her, Edmund was also pulled up, followed by the miserable Eustace.The last one to come up was the stranger, a boy with blond hair who was a few years older than her."
Kai Kai Casbin" shouted as soon as she could breathe through her breath.That man was indeed Caspian.Caspian is the young king of Narnia, who helped him ascend to the throne during their last visit to Narnia.Edmund also immediately recognized him.With great joy, all three held each other's hands tightly and patted each other on the back."
But who is this friend of yours," Kesbin asked almost immediately, turning to Eustace with a pleasant smile.Eustace cried fiercely, and any boy of his age had the right to cry when nothing was worse than getting soaked, but Eustace cried more than anyone else, and kept crying, "Get me out of here, get me back quickly."
I don't like everything here" "Let you go," Caspian asked in surprise, "but where are you going" Eustace rushed to the side of the gunwale, as if he was expecting to see the frame of the painting hanging from the sea, perhaps glimpsing Lucy's bedroom.But all he could see was the blue waves with speckled bubbles and the pale blue sky.The waves and the sky join together at the end of the horizon.If his heart sank, perhaps it would be difficult for us to blame him.He immediately vomited from seasickness."
Hey Reiniff," said Casbin to one of the sailors, "bring me some mulled wine for the two Majestics."
After falling into the sea, you need something to warm up. ”He refers to Edmund and Lucy as His Majesty because they, along with Peter and Susan, were kings and queens of the kingdom of Narnia long before him.The speed of time in Narnia is completely different from that of our world.If you've spent a hundred years in Narnia, then the time you returned to our world could be the same day and the same moment as the time you left.And, if you return to Narnia after a week in our world, you may find that Narnia has passed for thousands of years, or only one day, or the time has not changed at all.You'll never know the answer until you get there.So when the children of the Pevensia family returned to Narnia for their second visit, it looked like King Arthur 4 had returned to the Kingdom of Britain for the Chronicians, as many had said, he would come back eventually.I said the sooner the better.Reiniff came with a steaming jug with mulled wine and four silver cups.This wine came at the right time.Edmund and Lucy took a sip and immediately felt a warm current running down the tip of their tongue and down to the soles of their feet.But Eustace spat it out in a frustrated manner, and then began to vomit again, and then began to cry again.He then asked if he had any Mapletree vitamin food and if he could make it with distilled water, and insisted that he would be put ashore at the next stop anyway."
Brother, what a playful companion you have brought us."
Caspian snickered and whispered to Edmund."
Oh, what the hell is that, get it out of the way, it's such a nasty thing."
Eustace began to scream again.This time he really had reason to be surprised and scared.There was indeed a very strange fellow coming out of the aft cabin and slowly approaching them.You could call it a mouse, in fact.However, it has always walked upright on its hind legs, about two feet tall.A thin gold ring was placed on its head, underneath one ear, and on top of the other, with a crimson feather stuck in the middle.The rat's fur is very dark in color, almost black, and this costume is very bold and effective.Its left paw rested on the hilt of a short sword almost as long as its tail, and it walked steadily along the rickety deck with a stride, perfectly performing court etiquette.Lucy and Edmund immediately recognized it as Repechip, the most combative of all the talking animals in Narnia, and the leader of the rats.In the Second War of Beluna, it won a glorious honor.One of the things Lucy had longed to do for a long time was to lift Repechipe up by her arm and hold it in her arms.But she knew that the idea of making her so happy would never come true, because it would deeply hurt her self-esteem.So she got down on one knee and bent down to talk to it.Reppechip's left leg stretched forward, retracted its right leg, bowed, kissed her hand, then straightened up, stroked his beard, and said in his piercing shrill voice: "Greetings to Her Majesty, and greetings to Her Majesty Edmund." ”At this point, it bent down and bowed again, "The presence of the two Majesties here, there is nothing to be regretted in this glorious adventure." ”"AhhThey're stupid, vulgar, and sentimental. ”"As far as I know," Repechipp stared at Eustace for a long time, then turned to Lucy and said, "This extremely presumptuous man over there is under the protection of the two Majestics, if not" At this time, Lucy and Edmund both sneezed."
I'm so stupid to have the two of you standing here wet all the time."
Caspian said apologetically, "Go down there and change your clothes."
I'll give you my cabin, Lucy.But I'm afraid that there are no women's clothes on our ship.Looks like you'll have to choose a few of my clothes to wear.Ray Pechip, please lead the way, like a caring companion. ”"For the sake of the Queen's comfort," said Repechip, "even the matter of honor must be put aside for the time being, at least for the time being," and at this point it glared fiercely at Eustace, but Caspian kept urging them to hurry.A moment later, Lucy found herself through the hatch and into the stern cabin.She immediately liked the three square windows of the room, and looked out of the window, where the stern of the boat swirled in the blue sea.On three sides of the table was a circle of low, upholstered stools, and above her head was a fluttering silver lamp, and from the delicate workmanship, Lucy recognized at once that it was the work of the dwarves, and on the wall directly above the hatch was a flat golden statue of Aslan, the lion king.She took it all in at a glance, for Caspian quickly opened a door on the starboard side, and said to her, "This will be your room from now on, Lucy."
I'll just get myself some dry clothes first," he said, rummaging through a locked locker, "and when I've found one, you can change your clothes."
If you throw your change of clothes outside the hatch, I'll tell them to dry them in the ship's galley. ”Lucy felt as comfortable as at home now, as if she had been in Casby's cabin for weeks.The rocking of the ship's hull didn't matter to her, and in those old days, when she was the queen of Narnia, she often sailed to sea.The cabins were very small, but the pictorial decks made the room look very bright, full of birds and animals, crimson dragons, and vines, and it was very neat and spotless.Caspian's clothes were too big for her, but she could barely wear them.His shoes, slippers, and sea boots were too big, but she didn't mind walking barefoot on deck.When she was fully dressed, she looked out the window of the cabin at the rushing waters outside, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.She was sure they were in a very good time.t1706231537: