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CHAPTER ONE BY CALDRON POOL（第1页）

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IdaysofNarnia，faruptothewestbeyoeahegreatwaterfall，therelivedanApe.Hewassooldthatnooneberwhenhehadfirstetoliveis，ahecleverest，ugliest，mosteyoue.Hehadalittlehouse，builtofwoodahleaves，upinthefreattree，andhisnamewasShift.TherewereveryfewTalkisorMenorDeopleofanysort，inthatpartofthewood，butShifthadonefriendandneighbourwhowasadonkeycalledPuzzle.Atleasttheybothsaidtheywerefriends，butfromthewaythionyoumighthavethoughtPuzzlewasmorelikeShift'sservantthanhisfriend.Hedidallthework.Whehertotheriver，Shiftfilledthebigskihwaterbutituzzlewhocarriedthembatheywahingfromthetowheriverituzzleypanniersonhisbadcamebackwiththepanniersfullandheavy.AhingsthatPuzzlebroughtbackwereeatenbyShift;forasShiftsaid，“Yousee，Puzzle，I'teatgrassandthistleslikeyou，soit'sonlyfairIshouldmakeitupinotheruzzlealwayssaid，“Ofcourse，Shift，ofcourse.Iseethat.”

Puzzleneverplained，becausehekShiftwasfarclevererthanhimselfaitwasverykindofShifttobefriendswithhimatall.AndifeverPuzzledidtrytueaboutanything，Shiftwouldalwayssay，“Now，Puzzle，Iuaobedohanyou.Youknowyou'renotclever，Puzzle.”

AndPuzzlealwayssaid，“No，Shift.It'squitetrue.I'mhenhewouldsighanddowhateverShifthadsaid.

earlyihepairofthemwereoutwalkingalongtheshoreofPool.PoolisthebigphtuhecliffsatthewesternendofNaroursdownintoitwithaiheRiverofNarniaflowsoutohesthePoolalwaysdandbubblingandgroundandroundasifitwereontheboil，andthatofcourseishowitgotitsnameofPool.ItisliveliestintheearlysprierfallisswollenwithallthesnowthathasmeltedoffthemountainsfromupbeyondNarernWildfromwhichtheriveres.AndastheylookedatPoolShiftsuddehhisdark，skinnyfingerandsaid，“Look!What'sthat?”

“What'suzzle.

“Thatyellowthingthat'sjustedowerfall.Look!Thereitisagain，it'sfloatifindoutwhatitis.”

“Mustuzzle.

“Ofust，”

saidShift.“ItmaybesomethihopintothePoollikeagoodfellowandfishitout.Thenerlookatit.”

“HopintothePool?”

saidPuzzle，twitghislongears.

“etogetitifyoudon't?”

saidtheApe.

“But—but，”

saidPuzzle，“wouldn'titbebetterifyouwentin?Because，yousee，it'syouwhowantstoknowwhatitis，andIdon'tmudyou'vegothands，yousee.YoodasaManoraDwarfwhegholdofthings.I'veonlygothoofs.”

“Really，Puzzle，”

saidShift，“Ididn'tthinkyou'deversayathi.Ididn'tthinkitofyou，really.”

“Why，whathaveIsaidwrong?”

saidtheAss，speakinginratherahumblevoice，forhesawthatShiftwasverydeeplyoffended.“AllImeant>

“Waogoier，”

saidtheApe.“Asifyoudidn'tklyeakchestsApesalwayshaveaheycatchcold!Verywell.Iwillgoin.I'mfeelingoughalreadyinthisd.ButI'llgoin.Ishallprobablydie.Thenyou'llbesorry.”

AndShift'svoidedasifhewasjustgoingtoburstintotears.

“Pleasedon't，pleasedon't，pleasedon't，”

saidPuzzle，halfbraying，andhalftalkianythi，Shift，reallyIdidn't.YouknowhowstupidIamandhowI'tthihaatime.I&#ottenaboutyourweakchest.OfcourseI'llgoin.Youmustn'tthinkofdoingityourself.Promisemeyouwon't，Shift.”

SoShiftpromised，acloppety-hisfourhoofsreofthePooltofindaplacewherehecouldgetifromthecolditwasothatquiveringandfoaminguzzlehadtostandandshiverforawholeminutebeforehemadeuphismindtodoit.ButthenShiftbehindhimandsaid:“PerhapsI'dbetterdoitafterall，Puzzle.”

Andwhehathesaid，“No，no.Youpromised.I'minnow，”

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&massoffoamgothiminthefadfilledhismouthwithwateraheuherforafewsedagainhewasiherpartofthePool.Thentheswirlcaughthimandcarriedhimroundandroundandfasterathtuerfallitself，andtheforceofthelungedhimdown，deepdown，sothathethoughthewouldoholdhisbreathtillhecameupagain.Andahegotsomewherehiryingtocatch，itsailedawayfromhimtillittoogotuhefallandwasfortothebottom.againitwasfurtherfromhimthalast，whenhewasalmosttiredtodeath，andbruisedalloverandnumbwithcold，hesugrippihingwithhisteeth.Andouthecamegitinfrontofhimainghisfronthoofstangledupinit，foritwasasbigasalargehearthrug，anditwasveryheavyanddslimy.

&downinfrontofShiftandstandshiveringandtryihisbreathback.ButtheApeneverlookedathimoraskedhimhowhefelt.TheApewastoobusygoingroundandrouhingaoutandpattingita.Thenawickedgleamtohiseyeandhesaid:

“Itisalion'sskin.”

“Ee—auh—auh—oh，isit?”

gaspedPuzzle.