The next morning, when Jill wakes up to find herself lying in a cave, she is shocked and thinks she is back in the underworld.But when she found herself lying on a bed made of heather, covered with a fur cloak, and seeing the wood in the stone fireplace crackling as if it had just been lit, and the morning sun shining through the hole on the other side, she remembered all the good and pleasant realities of life.Everyone was huddled in the cave, and everyone was enjoying a delicious dinner, even though she was already leaning forward and backwards before the dinner was quite over.She had a vague impression of the dwarfs surrounding the stove with frying pans larger than themselves, and the constant sizzling sound in the frying pans, and the fragrant sausages and more sausages were neither the kind of inferior sausages stuffed with half bread or half soybeans, but real sausages made of pure meat, spicy and delicious, fresh and fat, fried and cracked, and just slightly charred.And a lot of frothy hot chocolate, baked potatoes, roasted chestnuts, baked apples with pits poached and stuffed with raisins.There is also ice food, which can be eaten cold after a hot meal to make people feel refreshed.Jill sat up and looked around.Pudgren and Eustace lay not far away, both asleep."
Hey, you two," Jill shouted as she let go of her voice, "do you still want to stay in bed?"
"ShhhGet a good night's sleep.Sleep, sleep."
Stop yelling, woo-ho" "Oh, I believe," said Jill, glancing at the white fluffy feather atop the grandfathered clock in the corner of the cave, "I believe it was Grimfeather" "Yes, yes," said the owl, whirring, sticking its head out from under its wings, and opening one eye, "I came at about two o'clock to bring a message to the prince, the good news was brought by the squirrel.He is gone, and you will follow.Good day" Immediately, its head retracted.Looking at the situation, it seems that there is no need to expect to hear more from the owl's mouth.Jill got up quickly, looked around, and saw if he could find a chance to wash up, and then have some breakfast.Almost immediately, however, a little lamb scurried into the cave, its goat's hooves rattling on the stone floor with a loud click."
Ah, Eve's daughter, you are awake at last," said it hurriedly, "that you had better wake up Adam's son at once, and in a few minutes you will have to hasten your departure, when two Rémy Martins have very kindly offered you to ride on their backs to Kelpalaville. ”It lowered its voice and added, "Of course, you must understand that being allowed to ride on the back of a Rémy Martin is a special and unprecedented honor.I've never heard of anyone riding them before.So, it's best not to let them wait there. ”"What about the prince?"
was the first question asked by Eustace and Pudgren as soon as they were awakened."
He went to Kelpalavier to meet the king, his father."
The goat, Warrens, replied, "It is highly likely that Your Majesty's ship will enter the harbor at any time.It is said that it seems that the king met Aslan, I don't know if he met him in a hallucination, or if he really met face to face, and he hadn't sailed too far, so Aslan told him to turn around and come back, and told him that when he arrived in Narnia, he would see his long-lost son waiting for him. ”By this time, Eustace was up, and he and Jill were helping Warrens make breakfast.Pudgren lay down on the bed as instructed.There was a remy horse, Claude Burth, a very famous healer, or "doctor" as Warrens called it, who was about to come and examine his burned foot."
Ah," said Pudgren, almost in a tone of contentment, "I would not be surprised if it was going to sawed off my leg to the knees."
And if it hadn't done that, I would have found it strange.Wait and see. ”Still, it's happy to stay in bed.Breakfast was scrambled eggs and slices of toast, and Eustace devoured them as if he hadn't had a super sumptuous dinner at midnight yesterday."
Oh, son of Adam," said the goat, looking at Eustace's mouth full of food with some awe, "you don't need to be so anxious, I don't think Rémy Martin has finished his breakfast by now. ”"Then they must have gotten up late," Eustace guessed, "and I bet it's past ten o'clock by now." ”"Oh, no," said Warrens, "they get up before dawn." ”"Then they must have spent a long time waiting for breakfast."
Eustace said."
No, they didn't wait," Warrens said, "from the moment they woke up. ”"Oh my God," exclaimed Eustace, "then, what a portion of breakfast must they have?"
"Oh, son of Adam, haven't you heard that a Rémy horse has a human stomach and a horse stomach, and both stomachs have to eat breakfast as a matter of course, so first of all it has to eat some porridge and parvender fish, kidneys, bacon, omelettes, cold ham, toast, jam, coffee, and beer."
After that, it had to take care of the horse's stomach a little more, eat grass for an hour or so, and finish with some hot mashed potatoes, a little oatmeal, and a bag of sugar.That's why people say it's a big deal to invite Rémy Martin over the weekend, and it's a very big deal. ”At this time, the sound of horses' hooves hitting the rocks came from the mouth of the cave, and the two children looked up.Two Rémy Martins, one with a flowing black beard, the other with a long golden beard, with their beards hanging down their noble and sturdy breasts, stood there waiting for them.They also lowered their heads slightly to look into the cave.The two children immediately became polite and quickly finished their breakfast.No one would think Rémy Martin was ridiculous when they saw it.The Rémy Martins are a sacred and noble race, full of ancient wisdom that they learned from the stars.They are moody and never show their emotions easily, but when they do, they are as terrible as a tsunami."
Goodbye, dear Pudgren," Jill said goodbye to the swamp monster's bed, "I'm sorry we used to call you a spoiler. ”"It doesn't matter," Eustace said, "you're the best friends in the world. ”"I wish we had a chance to meet again."
Jill added."
I'm going to say, I'm afraid it's unlikely that this opportunity will ever happen," Pudgren said, "I don't think I'll ever see my old shack again, and that prince he's a nice fellow, but, do you think he's strong, and life in the underworld has broken his body."
In this case, he could die at any time. ”"Pudgren," cried Jill, "you're an authentic old liar.Your voice sounds gloomy and mournful, but I believe that deep down you must be happy.You speak as if you are afraid of everything, when in fact you are as brave as a lion. ”"Well, mention the funeral," Pudgren began, but at that moment Jill heard the Rémy Martin hit the rock with his hooves behind her.To Pudgren's surprise, Jill suddenly put her arms around its thin neck and kissed its earthy face, and Eustace shook its hand tightly during the process.Then they galloped towards the Rémy Martin, and the swamp monster continued to lie on his bed, muttering to himself, "Well, even if I were a pretty lad, I never dreamed that she would kiss me secretly." ”Riding a Rémy Martin is undoubtedly a great honour to have it all but Jill and Eustace, and probably none of the people living in the world today have had such an experience, but it is very uncomfortable to ride on it, because no one who values his life would propose to put the saddle on the Rémy Martin.And riding on a bare horse is no joke, especially for someone like Eustace who has never learned to ride at all.The Rémy Martins were quite suave, and behaved in a solemn and majestic manner, with the demeanor of adult gentlemen.As they jogged through the woods of Narnia, they began to talk to themselves without looking back, telling the two children about the nature of herbs and rhizomes, the influence of the planets, the specific meaning of Aslan's nine names, and so on.But no matter how bumpy and painful the two men felt, they were now willing to do whatever it took to make that journey happen all over again: to see the glades and hillsides glow after the previous night's snow, to meet rabbits, squirrels, and birds to say good morning, to breathe the Narnia air again, and to listen to the Narnia trees again.They came to the river, the clear water flowing merrily in the winter sun, bright and clear, and under the last bridge in the small, neat, red-roofed town of Burluna, they all took a flat-bed barge that was carried by the ferryman to the other side, or rather, by the ferryman, for most of the work in Narnia that was watery or had a fishy smell was almost taken over by the swamp monsters.After crossing the river, they galloped along the south bank of the river, and soon reached Kelpalavil.As soon as they arrived, they saw the same imposing ship they had seen when they first set foot on the land of Narnia, gliding against the river like a giant bird.All the courtiers once again gathered in the green space between the castle and the pier to welcome King Caspian back again.Prince Ruilian had changed his black clothes, and now he wore a scarlet cloak over silver armor, and stood near the edge of the river to greet his father.Beside him was the dwarf Durupkin, who was sitting in his little donkey cart.The two children could see that they might not have had much chance of getting through such a large crowd to the prince, and, at any rate, they were a little timid now.So they asked the Rémy Martin if they would allow themselves to sit on their backs for a little longer, for then they would be able to see everything from the heads of the courtiers.Rémy Martin replied, "Yes."
A loud silver trumpet sounded from the deck of the ship, and it came over the water.The sailors threw a cable, and the rats, of course, talking rats and swamp monsters quickly tethered the cable to the shore.Immediately after that, the boat was towed in.The musicians didn't know where they were hiding in the crowd, but they didn't see the grand triumphal music playing.No sooner had the king's galleon approached than the rat set the pedals on the boat.Jill waited expectantly to see the old king come down, but something seemed to have happened there and delayed it.A pale-faced lord came ashore and bowed before the prince and Durupkin.Immediately afterward, the heads of the three men came together and talked for several minutes, but no one heard what they were saying.The music continued, but everyone was visibly getting uneasy.Then appeared on the deck four knights, carrying something, and walking slowly.As they began to step down the pedals, you could see what they were carrying, and it turned out that the old king was lying motionless on the bed, and his face was very pale.They put him down.The prince knelt beside him and embraced him.They saw King Caspian raise his hand and bless his son.Everyone cheered, but there was some excitement about it, because everyone felt that something was wrong.Then, suddenly, the king's head fell on the pillow, the musicians stopped, and there was a dead silence.The prince knelt before the king, and lay there weeping bitterly.There was a whisper in the crowd, and people rushed to the front and back.Jill noticed that everyone wearing hats had taken off their skullcaps, helmets, and hoods, including Eustace.Immediately afterward, she heard a rustling and crackling sound above the castle, and she looked over to see that the large flag depicting the golden lion king was slowly descending, and finally lowered to half-mast.After that, accompanied by weeping strings and the melancholy sound of horns, the slow and unforgiving music played again, this time a heartbreaking tune.The two of them slipped off the Rémy Martin, who didn't pay any attention to them."
I wish I was at home at this point."
Jill said.Eustace nodded, not saying a word, and bit his lip."
I'm coming."
A deep voice rang out behind them.They turned and saw the lion king himself, which was still so dazzling, real and vivid, strong and majestic, and everything else immediately eclipsed and blurred.In an instant, Jill forgot that the king of Narnia had died, only how she had caused Eustace to fall off a cliff, and how she had missed almost all instructions, and remembered all the arguments and quarrels.She wanted to say "I'm sorry," but she couldn't.The lion king motioned for them to come to it with his eyes.It leaned over and licked their pale faces with its tongue, then said, "Stop thinking about those things.I won't always scold you.What I sent you to Narnia, you have done well. ”"Aslan, please tell me," asked Jill, "can we go home now?"
"Yes, I'm here to take you home," Aslan replied.Then, it opened its mouth and blew it.But this time they didn't realize they were flying in the air; Instead, they seemed to remain still, the fierce breath of Aslan blowing away the ships, the dead king, the castle, the snow, and the winter sky, all of which drifted through the air like a smoke ring.Suddenly, they were in the middle of a warm summer sun, standing on a smooth grass as green as felt, surrounded by towering trees and surrounded by a beautiful, clear stream.At this point, they realized that they had once again come to the great mountain of Aslan, which towered majestically at the end of the world where the kingdom of Narnia lived.But strangely, King Caspian's funeral music continues, yet no one can tell them where the music came from.They walked by the stream, and the lion king walked ahead of them.It was so noble and beautiful, and the music was so desperate and sad that Jill didn't know what caused her eyes to fill with tears.Then, Aslan stopped, and the two children looked towards the stream.There, on the golden gravel of the riverbed, lay the already dead King Caspian, and the stream flowed over him like clear liquid glass.His long white beard swayed in the water like aquatic weeds.All three of them stood there crying sadly.Even the lion king cried, the tears of the great lion king, if every tear is a pure gem, then it is more precious than everything in the world.Jill noticed that Eustace cried not like a child, nor like a boy who cried and hid, but cried like an adult.At least, it was the closest thing she could guess to the truth.But in reality, as she said, people don't seem to have any specific age on that mountain."
O son of Adam," said Aslan, "go into the bushes, and when you see thorns there, pluck them off, and bring them back to me." ”Eustace complied.The thorn was a foot long, as sharp as a sword."
Son of Adam, pierce it into my paws."
Aslan said, lifting its right front paw, revealing a large toe and reaching out for Eustace."
Do I have to do that," Eustace asked nervously."
Yes."
Aslan replied.Then, gritting his teeth, Eustace plunged the thorn into the lion's toe, and a large drop of blood flowed out, redder than all the reds you've ever seen or imagined.This drop of blood splashed into the stream that flowed over the king's corpse.At the same time, the sad music stopped, and the body of the king began to change.His white beard turned gray, from gray to yellow, and became shorter and shorter, until it disappeared completely.The sunken cheeks began to round and regain life, the wrinkles were smoothed, the skin became smooth, and he opened his eyes, and the corners of his eyes and mouth were filled with smiles.Suddenly, he jumped up and stood in front of them a very young man, or rather a boy.Jill couldn't tell which one it was, because there was no obvious age in Aslan's country.Of course, even in this world, the most naïve are the stupidest children, and the most adult-oriented are the stupidest adults.He rushed towards Aslan, stretching his arms as far as he could to wrap his arms around the lion king's thick neck.He gave Aslan a strong kiss of the king, and Aslan gave him a wild kiss of the lion king.Finally, Casbin turned around at the children.He was so pleasantly surprised that he couldn't help but laugh."
Oh, it's Eustace," he said, "Eustace, so you're still at the end of the world, and what about my second-best sword you broke on the sea serpent.7" Eustace stretched out his hands and took a step towards him, but he retracted with a slightly surprised expression."
Hey, listen to me," he stammered, "of course it's all good, but you don't mean I mean you don't already" "Oh, don't be stupid. ”Caspian said."
But," said Eustace, looking at Aslan, "isn't he dead?"
"Yes," said the Lion King in a very calm voice, almost as if Gil were laughing, "he is dead."
A lot of people have died, you know.Even I have died, and there are very few people who have not died. ”"Oh," said Caspian, "I see what you're bothering you.You thought I was a ghost, or something ridiculous.But, don't you understand that if I show up in Narnia now, I'll be a ghost because I don't belong there anymore.But one can't be a ghost in one's own country.If I enter your world, I may be a ghost, I don't know it.But I don't think it's your country anymore, because here you are. ”Hope swelled up in the hearts of the two children, but Aslan shook its shaggy head."
No, dear children," it said, "you will stay here when you meet me here again.But not now, you have to return to your own world for the time being. ”"Your Excellency," said Caspian, "I have always wanted to see their world with my own eyes.Is there a mistake with this request?"
"My son, now that you are dead, you will never have any wrong demands again. ”Aslan replied, "And you'll see their world in five minutes according to their time."
It doesn't take any more time for you to set things right. ”Aslan then explains to Caspen where Jill and Eustace will be returning, and all about the experimental school.It seems to know those things as well as they do."
My daughter," Aslan said to Jill, "go and pluck a twig from the bushes over there." ”Jill did so.As soon as the branch reached her hand, it turned into a high-quality horsewhip."
And now, sons of Adam, draw your swords."
Aslan said, "But only with the plane of the sword, because I have sent you against cowards and children, not warriors." ”"Aslan, are you going with us?"
asked Jill."
They can only see my back."
Aslan replied.It led them swiftly through the woods, and before they had taken a few steps, the walls of the experimental school appeared in front of them.Then Aslan roared so angrily that the sun trembled in the sky, and a thirty-foot-long wall fell in front of them.Looking through the gap, they saw the school's bushes and the roof of the gymnasium, the same dark and dreary autumn sky as they had before their adventure began.Aslan turned to Jill and Eustace and blew on them, licking their foreheads with his tongue.Then it lay down in the gap in the wall that it had struck down, and its golden back was facing England, and its noble and majestic face was facing its own land.At the same moment, Jill saw several figures she knew all too well were running towards them through the laurel tree.Most of the gang was there: Adela Penniface, Jomond Lee, Edith Winterblot, "Freckles" Sorey, the big man Bannister, and the two obnoxious twins of the Garretts.But they stopped suddenly, their faces changed dramatically, and all those mean, conceited, cruel, and deceitful expressions disappeared, and were replaced by a look of terror.For they saw the collapsed wall, and a lion the size of a small elephant was lying in the gap in the wall, and three richly dressed figures rushed towards them with weapons in their hands.Because of Aslan's powers, Jill constantly whipped the girls with her horsewhip, while Caspian and Eustace swung their swords with ease, slapping the boys.In less than two minutes, the bully little bullies ran for their lives like crazy, crying and shouting, "It's not fair to murder a fascist lion," and then, by the way, the headmaster was a woman who ran out to see what was going on.When she saw the lion and the broken wall, Caspian, and Jill and Eustace, whom she didn't recognize, she went back to the house in a rage and hysterical, and began to call the police, making up a whole bunch of lies about a lion escaping from the circus, and the escaped criminals destroying the wall, and carrying an unsheathed sword.Taking advantage of the chaos, Jill and Eustace sneaked into the room, swapped their glamorous outfits for normal ones, and Kesbing returned to his own world.And that wall, after Aslan had recited the words, became whole again.When the police arrived, they found that there were no lions, no broken walls, and no criminals, and that the principal was behaving like a deranged madman, so they opened an investigation into the whole incident.During the investigation, all sorts of ills in the experimental school were revealed, and about 10 people were expelled.After that, the principal's friends saw that the principal was not the principal's material at all, so they made her an inspector to intervene and supervise the other principals.When they found out that she was not doing well even in that position, they sent her to the council, where she lived happily ever after.One night, Eustace secretly buries his beautiful clothes on campus, but Jill quietly takes her clothes home and wears them to a holiday masquerade ball.Since that day, the experimental school has changed for the better in all aspects, and it has become a pretty good school.Jill and Eustace have always been good friends.In the distant kingdom of Narnia, King Rylian buried his father, Caspin X the Navigator, and mourned him deeply.During his reign in Narnia, he kept everything in order, and in his time, the world was peaceful, the country was rich and the people were safe.Pudgren, whose feet were restored in three weeks, often pointed out that the weather was unpredictable, and that one could not expect good times to last until the end.The gap in the hillside was always open, and the Narnians used to sail to and fro the water with boats and lanterns on hot summer days, singing on the cool, dark underground oceans, and telling stories of cities deep underground.If you're lucky enough to arrive in Narnia in person, don't forget to check out the caves.t1706231537: