The light didn't reach their foothold in the darkness, so nothing around them was visible.Others can only hear, not see.Jill struggled to climb onto the swamp monster's back.The reason they think so is because they hear it shouting, "You can't put your hand in my eye." ”After a while, he said, "You can't put your feet in my mouth." ”After a while, he said, "That's pretty much it. ”Then he said, "Alright, I'm going to grab your legs."
That way, you'll be able to hold your arms freely and hold your body steady. ”Then they all looked up, and soon they saw the black outline of Jill's head by the light from above."
How's it going?"
shouted eagerly, all staring at each other."
It's a hole," cried Jill's voice, "and if I can climb a little higher, I can climb out." ”"What did you see through that hole?"
asked Eustace."
Nothing," said Jill, "Hey, Pudgren, let go of my legs, so I can stand on your shoulder, not sit on it, and I can hold on to the edge of the hole to steady my body." ”They heard her move carefully.Then, in the dim light at the entrance of the cave, most of Jill's body came into view, in fact, she was only below the waist, and her upper body had crawled out."
Hey," Jill began.But she screamed suddenly, interrupting her speech, not of a very sharp voice, it sounded like her mouth was covered, or something had been stuffed into her mouth.After that, she found herself able to speak again, as if she was screaming as hard as she could, but they couldn't make out what she was saying.Then, at the same moment, two things happened: first, for a second or two, the whole light was completely blocked; The second thing was that they all heard the sound of both sides scuffling and struggling at the same time, mixed with the sound of the swamp monster gasping: "Hurry up, come and help, help grab her legs, someone is pulling her there, no, it's here."
Ah, it's too late" The hole reappeared, and the cold light came through it, and now it was clearly visible again.But Jill is gone."
Gilgil," they shouted frantically, but there was no answer."
Why don't you catch her feet," Eustace said angrily."
I don't know, Eustace," Pudgren complained, "I was born out of place, and I don't think it's surprising.Fate has long been predestined, fate is destined for Pol's death, just as fate has been destined for me to eat talking stag in Kazakhstan.Of course, that doesn't mean it's not my fault. ”"This is the greatest humiliation and sorrow that has befallen us," said the prince, "and we have delivered a valiant young lady into the hands of the enemy, while we ourselves remain in the safe rear. ”"Don't say that, Your Highness," said Pudgren, "we are not very safe, and I am afraid that we will only die of hunger in this hole." ”"I don't know if I'm small enough to crawl out of the hole where Jill went out."
Eustace asked.Here's what really happened to Jill.As soon as she poked her head out of the hole, she found herself looking down, as if she were looking down from a window upstairs, not through a trapdoor.She had been in the dark for too long for her eyes to see everything in the first place, but it wasn't the sunny world she wanted to see.The air seemed to be frozenly cold, the light was pale blue, and there was a lot of noise, and many white objects were flying in the air.It was at that moment that she shouted at Pudgren below, letting go of her legs and letting her stand on its shoulder.When she stood on Pudgren's shoulder, she could see and hear more clearly than before.The noise she heard could be divided into two types, one with rhythmic pauses, and the other with four violins, three flutes, and a drum.She also knew where she stood now.She was looking out through a hole in a steep hillside, about fourteen feet below her from the level ground.Everything that catches your eye is white.A lot of people are walking around.Then, she gasped, and those turned out to be some well-dressed, slender little sheep monsters.Behind them, the goddess of the forest walked lightly with a flower crown on her head.For a moment, they looked like they were moving casually, but then she could see that they were really dancing, and it was a dance with very complex steps and movements, and it would take you a while to grasp it.At this time, it was like a bolt from the blue to her: she found that the pale, blue light was the real moonlight, and the white object on the ground was the real snow.And, of course, a few stars staring down in the cold black night sky overhead.Behind these dancers, those tall black things turned out to be trees.Not only did they finally return to the Overworld, but they also appeared in the heartland of Narnia.Jill was ecstatic, almost fainting with joy.Ah, and the music was wild, strong and light, but also a little grotesque, and contained the magic of justice, which made her more pleasant than the sound of the witch's harp full of evil magic.It all took a long time to explain, but, of course, Jill only saw these things in a very short time.Almost immediately, Jill turned back and shouted to the people below, "Hey, it's okay, we're outside, we're home," but she only said the word "hey" and never continued, for the following reason: Circling around the group of dancers was a group of dwarfs, all dressed in their finest costumes, mostly scarlet, with fur hoods, golden tassels, and fur-trimmed boots.As they spun in circles, they kept throwing snowballs, which was what Jill had seen flying around in the air.They don't throw a ball at the dancers, as the British silly boys might do, they throw snowballs as they dance, the beat of the music and the timing of the throw, and then throw them at the target exactly right, and if all the dancers are in the right place at the right time, no one will be hit.This is known as the Snow Dance, which is performed on the first moonlit night in the Kingdom of Narnia every year when there is snow on the ground.Of course, it's both a dance and a game, because every now and then some dancer makes a little mistake and gets a snowball on his face, and everyone laughs together.With a good team of dancers, dwarfs and musicians working together, they can dance for hours without snowballing.On a clear night, the cold wind, the constant sound of drums, the whirring of owls, and the bright moonlight made them even wilder, and they would dance until dawn.I want you to see it with your own eyes.The reason why Jill stopped as soon as he said "Hey" was because the dwarf on the other side just threw a large snowball through the dancer and hit her right in the mouth.But she didn't care at all, knowing that even being hit by twenty snowballs at this time would not discourage her.But no matter how happy and happy you feel, you can't speak with your mouth full of snow.After spitting out a lot of snow with great difficulty, she could speak again.In her excitement, she forgot that the others were still in the darkness below, and were waiting behind her, still unaware of the good news, she leaned out of the hole as far as she could, and shouted at the dancers."
Help, help, we're buried in the hill, come and help dig us out" The Narnians didn't even notice the little hole in the hillside, of course they were amazed, looking east, west, and looking at the wrong place several times before they realized where the sound came from.When they saw Jill, they all ran towards her, and everyone who could climb the hill went up, and a dozen hands reached out to help her.Jill grabbed their hands and stumbled headfirst down the hillside as he came out of the hole.Then she got up again and said, "Oh, please help me dig up the others."
In addition to the horses, there were three other people, one of whom was Prince Ruilian. ”By the time she said this, she had been surrounded by a crowd of people, because in addition to the dancers, there were various Narnia residents watching the dance, and she hadn't seen them at first, but now everyone had gathered.The little squirrels jumped down from the trees like showers, as did the owls.The hedgehogs staggered, spreading their short legs and running quickly.Bears and badgers follow at a slower pace.A huge leopard wagged its tail in excitement, and the last one arrived.As soon as they understood what Jill was saying, they all came alive."
Pickaxes and shovels, boys, pickaxes and shovels, bring our tools," said the dwarfs, and rushed out into the woods as fast as they could."
Wake up the moles, they're the ones who dig holes, and they're as good as dwarfs."
A voice said."
What did she say about Prince Ruilian?"
asked another voice."
Shh," said the leopard, "the poor child must be mad, no wonder she would get lost in the mountains, she had no idea what she was talking about." ”"That's right," said an old bear, "well, she used to say that Prince Rylian was a horse," and "No, she didn't say that." ”A squirrel said recklessly."
That's right, that's what she said."
Another, more reckless squirrel said."
It's true, don't be stupid."
Jill said.She spoke like this because now she was so cold that her teeth were chattering.A dryad immediately put on a fur cloak for her, which a dwarf had dropped as he hurried back to get his digging tools, and a helpful goatfish trotted to somewhere in the woods to get her a hot drink, and Jill could see the fire at the mouth of the cave in that place.But before it could return, the dwarfs appeared with shovels and pickaxes and rushed up the hillside.Then, Jill heard a commotion, only to hear, "Hey, what are you doing, put your sword down." ”And: "Alright, little one, don't be so impulsive. ”Others shouted, "He's not meant to do it, hey, isn't it?"
and Jill hurried to the scene.She saw that Eustace's face was very pale and dirty, and when he came out of the dark hole, he was wielding a sword in his right hand, stabbing anyone who came near him, which made Jill laugh and cry.In the past few minutes, Eustace's feelings were of course very different from Jill's.He heard Jill shout, and then saw that she was nowhere to be found.Like the prince and Pudgren, he thought she had been captured by some enemy.Looking up from below, he couldn't see that the pale and blue light was moonlight, thinking that this cave was just leading to some other cave, and the cave was glowing with phosphorescence, and it was full of evil ghosts of the underworld that he would only know what it was for a few days.So, when he convinced Pudgren to let him climb onto its back, draw his sword, and stick his head out, he had really done a very brave thing.Anyway, if the other two could have done this, they would have taken the lead in doing it, but because the hole was so small, they couldn't climb out with their huge bodies.Eustace was only slightly older than Jill, but much more clumsy, so when he poked his head out to look out, his head hit the top of the hole, causing some avalanche to fall and smash into his face.Therefore, when he was able to look again, he saw many figures running desperately towards him.In addition to being frightened, it is not surprising that he tried to stop them."
Stop, Eustace, stop," cried Jill, "they're all good friends of ours.Can't you see that we're already in Narnia, and everything is complete. ”Eustace had seen it, and apologized to the dwarf, who said it was okay, and a dozen pairs of thick, hairy, short hands helped him out of the hole, just as they had helped Jill a few minutes earlier.Then Jill climbed up the hill, leaned her head close to the dark hole, and aloud the good news to those still inside.As she turned to leave, she heard Pudgren say to herself, "Ah, poor Jill, this moment was so hard for her.I wouldn't be surprised if she got carried away.She must have seen something strange. ”Jill reunited with Eustace, holding each other's hands, gulping in the free midnight air.Everyone brought Eustace a warm cloak, and hot drinks were prepared for the two of them.By the time they began to sip on their hot drinks, the dwarfs had already shoveled off a large chunk of the snow and turf that had surrounded the cave on the hillside.The dwarfs were cheerfully brandishing shovels and pickaxes as if the goats and dryads had danced ten minutes earlier.It had only been ten minutes, but for Jill and Eustace, it was clear that the dangers they had experienced in the dark, the heat, and the suffocating conditions underneath had become mere a dream.Here, in the bitter cold, the bright moon and the twinkling stars of Narnia hang high overhead, and the stars of Narnia are closer than the stars of our world, and the kind and cheerful faces surround them, making people not even believe that there is an underground world.Before they could finish their hot drinks, a dozen moles hurried in.They had just been woken up, still sleepy-eyed and unhappy.But when they understand what is going on, they immediately join the ranks of the labourers.The goats carried away the excavated dirt in a two-wheeled cart, and the squirrels were so excited that they danced and jumped up and down, and Jill couldn't figure out what they were doing.The bear and the owl gave some suggestions contentedly, and kept asking the children if they would like to go into the cave where Jill saw the fire to warm up and have dinner.But the children have not yet seen their friends rescued, and at this point they cannot bear to leave anyway.Of the people in our world who can do that kind of work, there is no one who can compare to the dwarfs and talking moles of Narnia, but on the other hand, the moles and dwarfs certainly don't see it as a job, they love to dig.So it didn't take long for them to dig a big black gap in the hillside.They came out of the darkness to the moonlight, and if you didn't know who was coming beforehand, you would always break out in a cold sweat when you saw this scene, the first thing to appear was the swamp monster with thin and long legs and pointed hats, and then to come out was Prince Ruilian himself, who was leading two horses.When Pudgren appeared, there was a shout all around: "Oh, that's a swamp monster, ouch, isn't this old Pudgren, from the eastern swamps, what are you doing all this time, Pudgren has already gone out to find you with several search teams, Lord Durupkin has posted a notice to reward you for your whereabouts" But these laughter immediately disappeared, and at that moment it became a deathly silence.Just as they saw the prince when the headmaster opened the door to a noisy dormitory and the noise quickly died down.No one doubted who he was, and there were plenty of beasts, dryads, dwarfs, and goats here who remembered what he looked like in the years before he became magical.Some of the older ones remembered his father, King Caspian, and they had seen the king's face when he was young, so they saw the similarities between the two.But I think they'll know him no matter how he appears.Although he was pale and dressed in black, dusty, and exhausted, he had a certain look and temperament on his face, which was absolutely not wrong with a certain look and temperament on his face.The look on his face was the one that all true kings of Narnia possessed, the look of any king who ruled the country according to Aslan's will and sat on the throne of Peter, the Supreme King of Kelparavel.In an instant, everyone present took off their hats and knelt down, and a moment later there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers and shouts.The scene was so exciting, everyone was overjoyed, jumping and screaming, everyone shook hands, kissed, and hugged the others, and such a touching scene made Jill burst into tears.Their search was worth the painstaking effort."
Your Highness, please prepare for the meal," said the eldest dwarf, "and dinner is being prepared in the cave over there, which was originally intended to be enjoyed after the Snow Dance is over." ”"For there is not a prince, knight, gentleman, or bear with a very good appetite," said the prince, "who will eat more than the four of us wanderers have eaten to-night." ”One by one, the group left from here, through the woods, towards the cave.Jill heard Pudgren say to the animals around him, "No, no, my story can be told later."
Nothing worth talking about happened to me.I want to hear something, not to reveal it to me slowly, I'd rather hear it all in one sitting.I don't think it's surprising that the king's ship was wrecked, that there was a fire in any of the forests, that there were any wars or dragons on the borders of the kingdom of Calmen. ”All the animals laughed and said, "Isn't this like a real swamp monster," and the two children were so tired and hungry that they almost fainted.The cave was warm and the light of the fires could be seen reflected on the walls, pantry, cups, saucers, plates, and smooth stone floors, and flickering happily, just like in a farmer's kitchen, and it rejuvenated them.Still, when dinner was ready, they quickly fell asleep.While they slept, Prince Rylian talked about the whole adventure with the older, more intelligent animals and dwarfs.Now they all know what happened.A vicious witch has no doubt how she and the white witch who brought Narnia a long time ago planned this whole event: first by killing Prince Reliant's mother, and then by using magic to bewitch Prince Reliant himself.And they also know exactly how she is digging a hole under Narnia, ready to break through the ground and rule the country by taking control of Prince Ruilian.And he could not even dream that the country in which she wanted to make him a king in name but in fact her slave turned out to be his own.From the experiences of the two children, they knew how the witch had forged friendships and alliances with the dangerous giants of Kazakhstan."
Your Highness, the lesson of all these events is that," said the eldest dwarf, "the witches of the north have always plotted the same thing, but in each age they have adopted a different plan to achieve it. ”t1706231537: