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CHAPTER TWO JILL IS GIVEN A TASK（第1页）

CHAPTERTWOJILLISGIVENATASK

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WITHOUTaglaJilltheliosfeetablow.Then，asifsatisfiedwithitswork，itturalkedslowlyaway，batotheforest.

“Itmustbeadream，itmust，itmust，”

saidJilltoherself.“I'lliitwasn't，andshedidn't.

“Idowishwe'dhisdreadfulplace，”

saidJill.“Idon'tbelieveSewathanIdo.Orifhedid，hehadmeherewithmewhatitwaslike.It'snotmyfaulthefelloverthatcliff.Ifhe'dleftmealoneweshouldbothbeallright.”

ThensherememberedagaiScrubbhadgivenwhenhefell，andburstintotears.

gisallrightinitswaywhileitlasts.Butyouhavetostopsooer，aillhavetodecidewhattodo.WhenJillstopped，shefoundshewasdreadfullythirsty.Shehadbeenlyingfaward，aup.Thebirdshadgingandthereerfeceexall，persistentsound，whichseemedtooddistanceaway.Shelistenedcarefully，asureitwasthes>

Jillgotupandlookedroundherverycarefully.Therewasnosignofthelion;butthereweresomahatitmighteasilybequiteclosewithit.Forallshekbeseveralliowasverybadnoluckeduphercoandlookfwater.Shewentoealingtreetotree，andstoppingtopeerroueverystep.

Thewoodwassostillthatitwasnotdifficulttodecidewherethesoundwas.Itgrewclearereverymomentahaed，sheopengladeaream，brightasglass，runningacrosstheturfastohrowawayfromher.Butalthoughthesightofthewatermadeherfeelteierthanbefore，shedidn'trushforwardanddrioodasstillasifshehadbeeone，

withhermouthwideopen.Andshehadaverygoodreason;justonthissideofthestreamlaythelion.

Itlaywithitsheadraisedanditstwofore-pawsoutinfrontofit，liketheliarSquare.Shekohadseeseyeslhtintohersforamomeurnedaway—asifitkewellanddidn'tthinkmuchofher.

“IfIrunaway，it'llbeaftermeihoughtJill.“AndifIgoon，Ishallrunstraightintoitsmouth.”

Anyway，she'thavemovedifshehadtried，andshe'ttakehereyesoffit.Howlongthislasted，sheotbesure;itseemedlikehours.Abecamesobadthatshealmostfeltshewouldnotmihelionifonlyshecouldbesureofgettingamouthfulofwaterfirst.

“Ifyou'rethirsty，youmaydrink.”

&hefirstwordsshehadheardsinceScrubbhadspokeheedgeofthecliff.Forasedshestaredhereandthere，wokehevoicesaidagain，“Ifyouarethirsty，eanddrink，”

andofcoursesherememberedwhatScrubbhadsaidaboutanimalstalkinginthatotherworld，awasthelionspeaking.Anyway，shehadseenitslipsmovethistime，andthevoiotlikeaman's.Iter，wilder，aofheavy，goldedidnotmakeheraehanshehadbeemadeherfrighteheradifferent>

&thirsty?”

saidtheLion.

“I'mdyingofthirst，”

saidJill.

“Thendrink，”

saidtheLion.

“MayI—indgoingawaywhileIdo?”

saidJill.

TheLiohisonlybyalookandaverylowgrowl.AndasJillgazedatitsmotionlessbulk，sherealizedthatshemightaswellhaveaskedthewholemountaintomoveasideforherce.

Thedelicihestreamwasdrivinghernearlyfrantic.

“Willyoupromisenotto—doanythingtome，ifIdoe?”

saidJill.

“Imakenopromise，”

saidtheLion.

Jillwassothirstynowthat，withoutnotigit，shehadeastepnearer.

“Doyoueatgirls?”