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CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE PLANTING OF THE TREE（第1页）

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“WELLdone，”

saidAslanimadetheearthshake.ThenDigorykalltheNarniahosewordsandthatthestoryofthemwouldbehandeddownfromfathertosoninthatnewworldforhundredsofyearsandperhapsforever.Buthewasinnodangeroffeeliedforhedidn'tthinkaboutitatallnowthathewasfacetofacewithAslan.ThistimehefoundhecouldlhtintotheLion'seyes.Hehadfottenhistroublesaabsolutelyt.

“Welldone，sonofAdam，”

saidtheLionagain.“Forthisfruityouhavehuhirsteda.NohandbutyoursshallsowtheseedoftheTreethatistobetheprotearnia.Throletowardtheriverbahegroundissoft.”

Digorydidashewastold.Everyonehadgrowyoucouldhearthesoftthumpwhereitfellintothemud.

“Itiswellthrown，”

saidAslausheofKingFrankofNarniaandHelenhisQueen.”

Theowwoforthefirsttime.Theyweredressedinstraifulclothes，andfromtheirshouldersrichrobesflowedoutbehiowherefourdwarfshelduptheKing'strainandfourrivernymphstheQueen's.Theirheadswerebare;butHeleherhairdownaimprovementinherappearawasherhairmadethemlooksodifferentfromtheiroldselves.TheirfaceshadanewexpressioheKing's.AllthesharpnessanddquarrelsomenesswhichhehadpickedupasaLondoohavebeenwashedaway，andthedkindnesswhichhehadalwayshadwereeasiertosee.PerhapsitwastheairoftheyoungworldthathaddwithAslan，orboth.

“Uponmyword，”

whisperedFledgetoPolly.“Myoldmaster'sbeenearlyasmuchasIhave!Why，he'sarealmasternow.”

&don'tbuzzihat，”

saidPolly.“Itticklesso.”

“Now，”

saidAslan，“someofyouundothattangleyouhavemadewiththosetreesausseewhatweshallfindthere.”

Digorynoherefrewclosetogethertheirbrancheshadallbeeheretherwithswitakease.ThetwoElephantswiththeirtrunksandafeiththeirlittleaxessoongotitalluhreethingsinside.Onewasayouseemedtobemadeofgold;thesedwasayouseemedtobemadeofsilver;butthethirdwasamiserableobjemuddyclothes，sittiweenthem.

“Gosh!”

whisperedDigory.“Undrew!”

Toexplainallthiswemustgobackabit.TheBeasts，youremember，hadtriedplantingandwateringhim.Wheeringbroughthimtohissenses，hefoundhimselfsoaki，burieduptohisthighsih（whichwasquiingintomud）andsurroundedbymorewildanimalsthanhehadeverdreamedofinhislifebefore.Itisperhapsnthathebegantosdhoayagoodthing，foritatlastpersuadedeveryoheWarthog）thathewasalive.Sotheydughimupagain（histrouserswereinareallyshogstatebynow）.Assoonashislegswerefreehetriedtobolt，butocurloftheElephant'strunkroundhiswaistsoohat.EveryohoughthemustbesafelykeptsomewheretillAslaoeandseehimandsaywhatshouldbedohim.Sotheymadeaseorcoopallroundhim.Theythenofferedhimeverythingtheycould;thi.

TheDoedgreatpilesofthistlesahemin，butUndrewdidn'tseemto.TheSquirrelsbombardedhimwithvolleysofnutsbutheonlycoveredhisheadwithhishandsaokeepoutoftheway.Severalbirdsflewtentlydroppingwormsonhim.TheBeared.Duriernoonhefoundawildbees'aingithimself（whichhewouldverymuchliketohavedohisworthycreaturebroughtitbadrew.Butthiswasifailureofall.TheBearlobbedthewholestickymassoverthetopoftheenduUndreiallthebeesweredead）.TheBear，whowouldnotatallhavemiinthefabhimself，otuandwhyUaggeredback，slipped，andsatdown.Anditwassheerbadluckthathesatdownoles.“Andanyway，”

astheWarthogsaid，“quitealotofhoiure'smouthandthat'sbousomegood.”

TheywerereallygettingquiteforaaAslanwouldallowthemtokeepit.TheclevereroesurebynowthatatleastsomeofthenoiseswhichouthhadameaenedhimBrandybecausehemadethaten.

Intheeheyhadtoleavehimtherefht.AslanwasbusyallthatdayinstrugthenewKingandQueenanddoiantthings，andotattendto“pooroldBrandy“.Whatwiththenuts，pears，apples，andbananasthathadbeenthrownintohim，hedidfairlywellforsupper;butitwouldn'tbetruetosaythathepassedanagreeablenight.

“Bringoutthatcreature，”

saidAslaheElephantsliftedUstrunkandlaidhimattheLion'sfeet.Hewasthteomove.

“Please，Aslan，”

saidPolly，“ethingthtenhim?Andthenethihimfrbackhereagain?”

“Doyouthio?”

saidAslan.

“Well，Aslan，”

saidPolly，“hemightsendsomeoneelse.He'ssoexcitedaboutthebaroffthelamp-pintoalamp-posttreeahinks—”

&hifolly，child，”

saidAslan.“ThisworldisburstingwithlifeforthesefewdaysbecausethesongwithwhichIcalleditiillhangsintheairaheground.Itwillnotbes.ButIottellthattothisoldsinner，andIeither;hehasmadehimselfuohearmyvoice.IfIspoketohim，hewrowlingsandrs.OhAdam'ssons，howcleverlyyoudefendyainstallthatmightdoyougood!ButIwillgivehimtheonlygiftheisstillabletoreceive.”

Hebowedhisgreatheadrathersadly，aheMagi'sterrifiedface.“Sleep，”

hesaid.“Sleepaedforsomefewhoursfromallthetormentsyouhavedevisedforyourself.”