Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen Liberation

Before two o'clock, Trumpkin, Badger and the entire army sat on the edge of the woods; they watched Miraz's army tens of meters away from afar.Between the two armies there was a flat meadow that had been fenced off and was ready to be used as a battlefield for a duel.Standing on two corners on one side are Golo and Sopi holding swords, and on the other two corners are the giant Wembweger and the big brown bear.Despite repeated warnings from his companions, the big bear kept sucking his paws, and his stupid look was very ridiculous.Peter had already shaken hands with Edmund and the Doctor, and was walking towards the arena.The atmosphere on the field suddenly became tense. '

"Why hasn't Aslan come?" Trumpkin said to himself worriedly. "I think so, too," said Trufflehunter, "but look behind you." The dwarf turned around and was startled: "My God! Who are those people? Giants, fairies—wow! Thousands of them are coming from behind...Who are they?" "They are forest fairies, water goddesses... Aslan has summoned them all!" "Shh!" the dwarf made a gesture, "there is no fear of the enemy's tricks. But if Miraz is superior in the duel, reinforcements will not be able to rescue the king from his troubles."

The Badger said nothing more, for by this time Peter and Miraz had entered the arena from both ends, both in armor and armor.They saluted each other and said a few words, but they were too far away to hear what they were saying.In a blink of an eye, the two swords were drawn out of their sheaths at the same time, shining in the sun.The duel began.The sound of fencing was clearly discernible at first, but it was quickly submerged in the hustle and bustle of human voices.The cheers and cheers from the two armies were one after another, deafening, just like the cheerleaders in a world football match.

"Good fight, ha, Peter, good fight!" Edmund couldn't help applauding loudly when Miraz retreated again and again, "Keep attacking, attack!" Peter really took advantage of the victory to attack, and for a moment he almost won.I didn't want Miruozi to snatch a chance to breathe, and immediately cheered up and made a comeback.He gave full play to his advantages of height and weight, pressing hard at every step. "Miroz, come on! King, come on!" the enemy shouted frantically, and the situation on the battlefield turned against Peter.Caspian and Edmund, who had been watching nervously, broke out in cold sweat, and their expressions changed.

"Peter has made a killing move!" Edmund said. "Quickly tell me, what's going on now?" Reepicheep couldn't see clearly, and kept asking about the situation of the battle. "Both sides retreated to the sidelines, trying to catch their breath," Edmund said. "Look, they started again. Now both sides are more cautious, going around the field, stalemate, and holding the door so as not to be breached." "I think Namiroz's swordsmanship is superb." The doctor muttered in a low voice.As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a burst of deafening applause, shouts, and stomping around him. "What's going on? I'm so old that I can't see clearly."

"Peter stabbed him in the crook of the arm!" said Caspian, clapping his hands. "The sword went through the gap between the chain mail joints, and Miraz bled." "No!" Edmund suddenly said nervously. "Peter's hand with the shield looks awkward. His left arm must be hurt." Sure enough, everyone noticed that the shield in Peter's hand was crooked, and he couldn't hold it stably.The cheering in the Telmar camp doubled in intensity. "You've been through more battles than I have," whispered Caspian to Edmund. "Is there any hope for us?"

"There's a glimmer of hope. I see Peter is finding his timing. It's a matter of luck." "Alas, this duel was entirely avoidable!" The shouts in both camps suddenly stopped.Edmund froze for a moment, and immediately understood: "It appears that the warring parties have agreed to a time-out for a short rest. Come with me, Doctor, and we'll see what we can do for Peter." With that said, the two of them walked towards the duel field.Peter stepped over the rope and came towards them.His face was flushed and sweat was streaming down his face, and his chest heaved rapidly.

"Is your left arm hurt?" asked Edmund anxiously. "Can't really count as an injury. He put the weight of his shoulders on my shield - it was as heavy as a pile of bricks - and the edge of the shield's handle gripped my wrist...I don't believe the wrist was broken, but It must be a sprain. Just tie it tightly with a handkerchief." While bandaging him, Edmond asked worriedly: "Are you sure, Peter?" "This guy's not easy to deal with," Peter said, wiping the sweat off his face, "if I can keep him moving and transfer his weight on me to his own burden, I can win. Otherwise, frankly, very dangerous. Ed, if he knocks me out, please tell everyone in the family that I love them. Look, here he goes. Goodbye, old friend. Goodbye, Doctor! Remember, Ed, Comfort Trumpkin, he has been a trustworthy friend."

Edmund could not utter a word.With a heavy heart he returned to his camp with the Doctor. Encouragingly, the situation improved in the second round.Peter has been able to use the shield more flexibly, and his footsteps are obviously much more flexible.I saw him constantly moving on the field, attacking while keeping a certain distance between himself and the opponent.In this way, Miraz had to follow him around the field. "Coward!" the soldiers of Telmar began to boo. "Why don't you stop and fight him? Are you scared, eh? I thought you were here for a duel, so you are here for dancing, hahaha..."

"Don't listen to them!" cried Caspian hastily. " "Don't worry, he won't," said Edmund reassuringly. "You don't know him—dear me!" Miraz finally succeeded and smacked Peter's helmet hard.Peter staggered and knelt on the ground with one leg.Immediately the Telmarines shouted like a surging tide: "Good plot, Miraz! Come on again, quickly, kill him!" The conspiracy usurper rushed to Peter on the ground without anyone reminding him.Seeing the sword flashing coldly at Peter, Edmund bit his lip—Miroz's sword was fierce and vicious, and it seemed that he was determined to kill Peter.Thank God! The sword fell on Peter's right arm. Fortunately, the chain mail was so strong that it was not split.

"Well done!" cried Edmund. "Look—he's up again! Peter, kill him!" "I can't see clearly," the doctor urged repeatedly, "how is he?" "Peter caught Miraz's arm as it fell," Trumpkin said, jumping up excitedly. "Peter! Peter! Stand up for old Narnia!" "You see," said Trufflehunter, "Miraz is losing patience. That's a good sign." The battle has now reached a fever pitch.Every blow is so heavy, as if hitting the body can kill a person.As the excitement and tension of the two armies watching the battle in front of the battle increased, the shouts gradually disappeared-everyone held their breath. The scene was both terrifying and spectacular. There was a sudden uproar in the army of old Narnia. It turned out that Miraz tripped over a tuft of grass and fell hard on his face.Peter stepped back and waited for him to get up. "Hey! What a waste!" Edmund stamped his foot angrily. "What's the point of being a gentleman at this point! When that murderous fellow gets up, he'll—" However, the murderous guy never got up again.His favorites Golo and Sopi have conspired for a long time.Seeing Mirods fall to the ground, they jumped into the arena, crying out, "Conspiracy! Conspiracy! Our venerable King was slain by the Narnia conspirators as he lay helpless on the ground! Del Horse warriors, prepare for battle!" Peter could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes.He saw Miraz's two tall assistants rushing forward with swords, and then a third Telmarine also jumped into the arena from the left. "Narnia, prepare to fight! It's a conspiracy!" cried Peter at last.Had the three Telmarines attacked him together, perhaps he would have had no chance of giving orders.Goluo rushed straight to Miruoz, killed him with a sword, and said fiercely: "This sword is for your insult to me this morning!" Peter turned to face Sopi.He struck Sopi's leg with a sword, followed by another sword, finishing him swiftly.Edmund was now galloping to his brother, shouting, "Narnia, Narnia! Great Lion!" At this moment, the whole Telmarine army was rushing towards them, and the The giant beside him had rushed over in time, bent down low, and swiped at the enemy with the big stick in his hand.The centaur attacked bravely, and Trumpkin led a group of dwarves to kill on its left side. In an instant, there was a flash of swords and swords, and the sound of killing was loud, and the two armies fought together. ! "Get back, Reepicheep, you little fool!" cried Peter. "This is no place for you mice, you'll be trampled to death!" .They waved the daggers in their hands, jumped up and down between the two armies, fighting hard.That day, quite a few Telmar soldiers suddenly felt a piercing pain in their feet, and they had to hop and retreat on one foot while cursing loudly, and many fell to the ground.Once you fall to the ground in the chaos, you will die.Either the rats or the other Narnians would catch up and finish him off with the sword. The warriors of ancient Narnia were on the verge of killing, but found that the enemy soldiers suddenly lost their resistance, their faces were pale, and they stared behind them in horror, and then dropped their weapons one after another, screaming: "The woods! Look at the woods! The end of the world is coming!" For a moment, the screams of the enemy and the clatter of weapons were drowned out by a strong, tsunami-like tree noise.Countless tree gods awakened by Aslan bypassed Peter's army, and rushed towards the Telmarine soldiers with overwhelming momentum.Have you ever stood on the cliff next to the woods and felt the strong southwest wind at night in late autumn? The strong wind passed through the woods, whistling, and blowing towards you without any obstruction.Imagine that sound! Then imagine that forest suddenly transforming into a myriad of giants rushing at you.That was how the Telmarine soldiers felt.Even to the army of old Narnia, the sight was horrifying. ' A few minutes later, there were not many surviving soldiers under Miruoz, and they ran for their lives along the road leading to the river.They intend to cross the Belluna Bridge, occupy the small villages there, and then hold out. The deserters came to the river, but they couldn't find the Belluna Bridge! It turned out that the bridge disappeared mysteriously yesterday.In extreme fear and despair, they had to surrender. What happened to the bridge? Lucy and Susan awoke after hours of sound sleep that morning.They opened their eyes and saw Aslan standing beside them, saying to them, "Get up, children. Today will be our holiday." They rubbed their eyes and looked around.The tree gods had already left, but they could still be seen moving in the direction of Aslan's fortress in a dark mass.Bacchus stayed behind with his wild girls, and Selinus was with them.Lucy felt so energetic that she jumped to her feet, everyone woke up, and the air was filled with singing, laughing, flute and slapstick.Animals of all kinds--all dumb animals--attracted by the gaiety, crowded around them from all sides. "Come here, boys!" cried Aslan. "Come up and sit on me." "Wow! That's great!" exclaimed the two girls, climbing onto Aslan's warm, golden back as they had done so many, many years ago.Led by Aslan, their group set off.Bacchus and his wild girls ran, jumped, and turned somersaults; Selinus followed on his donkey. They turned right and sprinted down a steep slope to the Belluna Bridge.They were about to cross the river when suddenly a large, dripping, bearded head with a matted grass ring appeared out of the water.It looked at Aslan, and said in a very low voice: "Your Majesty, please loosen the chains on me." "Who is this?" Susan asked softly. "I guess it's the river god, don't talk," said Lucy. "Bacchus," ordered Aslan, "unchain him." "Maybe it means the bridge." Lucy thought to herself.Sure enough, Backus and his men came to a shallow water area with splashing water.A minute later, something very wonderful happened.Huge, solid ivy grew rapidly around the piers, wrapping around every bridge stone.In an instant the bridge became a hawthorn hedge, splitting, disintegrating, and collapsing in its entirety, splashing sky-high sprays on the river.The wild girls slapped the surface of the water vigorously, screaming and laughing loudly, some played in the water, some swam, and some simply danced on the river cliff. "Ah, this is the Belluna Ferry again!" The girls excitedly recalled the past. After crossing the river, everyone walked towards the town. Pedestrians on the street ran away in fright when they saw them.They first came to a girls' school.The girls here wear stiff, ugly pigtails, and their collars are stuck tightly around their necks, which is neither beautiful nor comfortable.Here's a history lesson on Narnia under Miraz, and it's all nonsense, it's boring. "Gwendolen! If you don't pay attention to the lecture and continue to look out of the window, I will write down your name and deduct your marks!" The stern female teacher threatened a female student. "But, teacher..." Gwendolen wanted to speak up. "Didn't you hear me, Miss Gwendollen?" "But, Madame Preley... there's a lion out there!" "Nonsense, disturbing the classroom, two points deducted!" Madam declared majestically, "Next, let's—" Her words were interrupted by a lion's roar.Ivy climbed in from the window, and covered the walls and roof in a blink of an eye, bringing vitality to the classroom.Madame Preley was startled when she suddenly found herself standing on the grass in the woods, and hurried to help the table so as not to fall.Unexpectedly, the table suddenly turned into a cluster of roses.A group of wild girls that she could not imagine at all was coming to her.Then she saw Aslan again, and ran away screaming.Her group of short, plump, prudish little girls followed suit, except Gwendolen who hesitated to go away. "Dear girl, would you like to be with us?" Aslan asked her. "Can I? Thank you, thank you so much!" Gwendolen smiled happily, and immediately held hands with the two wild girls beside her.Without hesitation, they helped her take off her uncomfortable and ugly school uniform, and taught her to dance cheerfully. - Wherever they go, similar situations happen.Most of the residents fled, and a small number joined them.When they left the town of Belluna, their ranks expanded a lot and seemed more cheerful. They crossed the plain and walked along the north bank of the river.Every time they pass a farm, many livestock come to join them.Sad old donkeys who had never been joyful were suddenly young; the dogs were free from their chains for the first time; By a well in a courtyard, they saw a man beating a boy.The stick in his hand suddenly turned into a flower.In his panic, he wanted to throw away the flower, but he couldn't throw it away.Gradually, his arms became branches, his body became a trunk, and his feet took root in the ground.The child who was still crying and begging for mercy broke through his tears and laughed, bouncing forward together with them. There is a small town on the way to the Beaver Dam, where two rivers meet.They walked into another school where a tired-looking girl was teaching math to a group of boys.Those boys are dumb, stupid as pigs, and have no aura at all.The girl looked out of the window and saw a wild girl coming down the street singing and dancing.Her mood suddenly brightened.Aslan came to the window and looked straight at her. "Oh, no, no!" said the girl, "I want to go with you, but I can't. I can't leave my post. Besides, the children will be frightened when they see you." "Scare us?" said a stupid kid. "Who is she talking to outside the window? We'll report to the principal that she was talking to someone outside the window while she was teaching us to read." "Let's go see who that is," said another kid.So everyone flocked to the window together.No sooner had their blunt little faces emerged from the window than they heard a cry from Bacchus, which made them run away in fright, pushing and trampling each other, crying and shouting for a moment.It is said that since then (I don't know if it is true or not), no one has seen those stupid boys again, but there have been some very obedient pigs in that area. "No problem, dear girl?" Aslan smiled and looked into the classroom.The girl jumped out of the window cheerfully and joined them. They crossed again at Beaver Dam and headed east along the South Cliff.Soon, they came to a farmhouse, and a child was crying outside the door.Aslan stepped forward and asked, "Why are you crying, little friend?" The boy obviously didn't know what a lion was, so he wasn't afraid. " "My aunt is very ill, she is going to die," he choked out. Aslan wanted to go into the cottage, but it was too small to get in, so he stuck his head through the door, and Lucy and Susan fell off it.I saw that Aslan raised the shoulders and picked up the house, and shook it again, and the house suddenly turned into a pile of ruins.On a bed in the open air lay a feeble old woman (apparently descended from dwarfs), dying.When she opened her eyes weakly, she was not surprised or frightened when she saw Aslan's hairy, huge head.She said, "Ah, Aslan! I know it's true. I've been waiting all my life. You've come to fetch me?" "Yes, poor good man," Aslan replied softly, "it's been a long journey." As he spoke, a blush came over the pale cheeks of the old woman, and her eyes were bright as well. stand up.She sat up and said, "I feel better, I think I can eat something today." "Have something to eat, mother," said Bacchus, and handed her a pail of water from a nearby well, which, strangely enough, had turned into the most mellow wine, like strawberries. So bright red, as sweet as honey, as hungry as beef, as cool as morning dew "Why is this well water so delicious? Oh—you must have cast a spell in the water, it's so wonderful!" The old woman said in amazement after drinking a few sips, turning over and jumping out of bed. "We are very willing to come down for activities." Susan said.So, everyone continued on their way. In this way, singing and dancing all the way, they finally came to the river, just in time to see Miruoz's defeated soldiers drop their weapons and raise their hands to surrender.Peter's troops stand to one side, weapons in hand, faces beaming with triumph.Suddenly the old woman jumped off Aslan's back and ran towards Caspian.The two met and hugged each other, too excited to speak.It turns out that she is Caspian's old nanny. Aslan opens a gate of heaven Seeing Aslan, the Telmar soldiers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they were out of their wits, and many of them collapsed on the ground.They never believed in the legend of the lion, so, without any mental preparation, fear suddenly occupied their hearts.Even though the red-haired dwarves knew that Aslan was their friend, they opened their mouths wide in surprise and could not utter a word.The black dwarves under Nickelbrick had quietly stepped aside at some point.It was the old inhabitants of Narnia, the talking animals, who felt no panic or fear.They surrounded Aslan, shouting and jumping happily, or wagging their heads and tails at him, or rubbing affectionately on him, or nudging him gently with their noses to kiss him, or touching him under his body, on his legs. Drilling back and forth.At this time, Peter led Caspian into the tight encirclement and came to Aslan. " "This is Prince Caspian, great Aslan," he introduced.Caspian knelt on one knee and kissed the lion's great paw. "Welcome, Prince!" said Aslan. "Are you confident enough to govern Narnia?" "I'm—not quite sure, Sire. I'm too young and inexperienced." "Okay," Aslan nodded with satisfaction, "if you think you are sure, it only proves your immaturity. Now, you will succeed us as King of Narnia, Cair Paravel Lord of the Lone Isles, Lord of the Lone Isles. You and your heirs will be responsible to your people as long as they live and thrive in this land. You will be king—ha! Let us see, then What is being carried over—” Just at this moment, a small team came slowly over—it was eleven mice.Six of them were carrying a stretcher made of twigs, and it was impossible to see what was on it.The rat warriors were covered in mud and blood. They all had sad faces, drooping ears, drooping beards that had lost their former spirit, and even their tails were dragging listlessly on the grass.Their leader played a melancholy tune on his piccolo.As the procession came closer, everyone saw a small pile of wet things on the stretcher, which was Reepicheep.It was bruised, one of its paws was crushed, its tail was missing, and it looked like it was dying. + "It's up to you, Lucy," said Aslan. Lucy immediately took out her diamond vial.Although each wound only needed one drop, it took her a long time in anxious anticipation to give Reepicheep the medicine because there were so many wounds on his body.As soon as the last drop of potion was applied, General Mouse turned over and jumped off the stretcher.It put one hand on the hilt of the sword, twisted its beard with the other, and bowed gracefully to Aslan. "Hello, Aslan!" Its high-pitched voice sounded again from the venue, "I am very honored to—" At this point, it stopped suddenly, as if it had discovered something amazing. In fact, although the wounds were healed, it was still without a tail—perhaps Lucy forgot to heal the part, or her potions, which healed the wounds, could not regrow the lost parts of the body.When Reepicheep bowed, he suddenly noticed a change in himself, and couldn't help but lose his usual composure.It looked over its right shoulder and did not see its own tail.So it stretched its neck back vigorously until its whole body and buttocks twisted accordingly, but it still couldn't see its tail.In this way, it watched it several times, and finally became convinced of the terrible fact. "Damn me," said Reepicheep to Aslan, "for being so uncool in front of you. Great Aslan, please do forgive me for showing me so unseemlyly before you." .” "Little guy, there's nothing wrong with you like this." "My tail...if I can think of a way to make it grow again." Reepicheep suddenly saluted Lucy, "Maybe Her Majesty the Queen..." "But what would you want a tail for?" asked Aslan. "Your Majesty," said General Mouse, "without a tail, I can still eat, sleep, fight and die for you. However, a tail is a mouse's honor and pride." "Sometimes I wonder, my friend, do you think too much of your honour?" quipped Aslan. "Major Sovereign, allow me to remind you that fate has given us the small size of mice, and if we do not strive to preserve our dignity, there will be some fellows whose worth is measured by size, who will not properly entertain us. That's why I take the trouble to tell people that if you don't want to taste the sword, don't say 'mouse trap', 'rat poison', 'you can't get off the lampstand' in front of me. No matter who he is! No matter how big you are!" Reepicheep gave Wembweger a hard look when he said this.However, the giant standing behind everyone like a barrier didn't notice what the friends at the foot were talking about at this time, and naturally he didn't care about the insinuations in General Shu's words. "Why do your men draw their swords out of their sheaths?" Aslan asked in surprise. "Report to the Supreme Lord," replied the Deputy Rat Commander named Repeshick, "if our leader cannot restore its tail, we will collectively cut off our tails to share its misfortune." "Ha!" cried Aslan, "you have convinced me with your noble hearts! Reepicheep, you will have your tail back, not for your dignity, but for the sake of the peace between you and your companions." Friendship is even more helpful to me. Do you still remember that you bit off the rope tied to my body at the big stone table, that is, from then on, you learned to speak. " Before Aslan finished speaking, Reepicheep grew a new tail.Then, according to Aslan's instructions, Peter awarded Caspian the title of Knight of the Lion.Caspian immediately made Trufflehunter, Trumpkin, and Reepicheep Generals to Protect the Country, made Dr. Knells Lord Chancellor, and made Brown Bear Master of the Notary of Dueling.The appointments were greeted with rounds of applause. Those captured Telmar soldiers were escorted across the river and imprisoned in Boluna, and they were given beef and beer every day to maintain their lives.It took a lot of effort to cross the river, because the soldiers hated and feared the rushing water as much as they feared the forest.So when the water was crossing the river, they all yelled and screamed, terrified.In any case, what has to be done has been done.So, everyone started the best part of the day. Lucy sat beside Aslan with indescribable pleasure.Suddenly she noticed the tree gods and wondered what they were doing there.At first she thought they were dancing.I saw them forming two circles and moving slowly; one circle went from left to right, and the other circle went from right to left.Then Lucy noticed that they kept throwing something into the center of the circle.As soon as those things hit the ground, they immediately turned into dry wood.At this time, three or four red-haired dwarves came forward with matches and lit the dry wood on the ground.There was a little spark at first, and soon it ignited into a raging flame, and everyone sat down around the fire. At this moment, Bacchus, the wild girl, and Selinus began to dance.It was a very strange dance, not only beautiful, but also magical—wherever their hands and feet touched, all kinds of delicacies appeared immediately: plates of roast meat exuded mouth-watering aromas; All kinds of cakes, pies and colorful candies are dazzling and dizzying, as well as cream, honey, pears, grapes, strawberries, peaches, honeydew melons... Then, on the grass in front of everyone A huge wooden cup or bowl appeared, and the mellow wine in it changed color and taste from time to time, and it was always endless. Aslan entertained the subjects of Narnia with such a feast, until night fell, and the stars in the sky blinked.The huge bonfire illuminates the dark forest like a beacon.The banquet was still going on, but the noise gradually subsided. One by one, everyone lowered their heads, or lay down on the grass, snuggled up among good friends, and fell asleep deeply.Finally, there was silence around the campfire, only the sound of gurgling water from the Belluna Ferry not far away.At this time, there was only one figure lying soberly on the grass, silently looking up at the bright moon in the sky.That's Aslan. 6 The next day, messengers (mainly squirrels and birds) were sent across the country to announce to the fleeing Telmarines - including of course the captives of Belluna - that Caspian had become a Narnia King of the King, so that this country belongs not only to men, but henceforth to all talking animals, dwarfs and giants.Anyone who is willing to continue living on the land can stay, but not against compulsion.Aslan will send those who dissent to their new homes, but these people must gather at the Ferry of Belluna before noon on the fifth day.It is not difficult to imagine that the new law caused many Telmarians a headache.Many of them, chiefly young men, had, like Caspian, heard the tales of old Narnia, and were glad that the good times had come, and had begun to make friends with the animals.These people, without exception, decided to stay in Narnia.But most of the older people, especially those in power under Miraz, were unhappy.They couldn't imagine what life would mean once they lost their power.They said: "Living with those ignorant animals! And dwarfs, giants, centaurs and other ghosts and ghosts! It's scary, we don't do it!" Others were skeptical: "I can't trust that lion and Its subordinates, it will not let us live in peace, just wait and see!" They also did not believe that Aslan would give them a new home: "It will probably take us back to the cave and eat us one by one. !” Such conversations made them even more worried and uneasy.But on the appointed day, more than half of the people still came. In a clearing in the forest, Aslan had already asked his subordinates to erect two wooden sticks that were about one meter tall, with an interval of about one meter, and tied another lighter wooden stick to the top of the two wooden sticks horizontally. Comes like a door frame.Aslan stood not far from the doorframe, with Peter on his left, Caspian on his right, and around them stood Edmund, Susan, Lucy, and the others.The children and dwarfs were dressed in the finery of nobility.The gorgeous clothes came from Miraz Castle, which of course is now Caspian Castle.Even the animals wore expensive jewelry.However, no one bothers to pay attention to and appreciate these.Aslan's mane, alive with golden light, dazzled them. ．There were also many Narnian subjects scattered on either side of the clearing.In the distance stood the Telmarines.The sun was shining brightly at this time, and the flag was fluttering in the breeze. "People of Telmar," began Aslan solemnly, "those who would go to rebuild their homes in new lands, please listen to me. I will send you all back to your own country, only I know that place." "We don't remember where this country is!" "Who knows what it's like..." the Telmarines muttered. "You came to Narnia from Telmar, but you did not live in Telmar. Your own country did not belong to this world at all. Hundreds of years ago, you belonged to another world, that of Peter the High King. that world." Hearing this, many Telmarines couldn't sit still. "Look, I'm right! He's going to kill us all and wipe us out of this world!" However, some others puffed up their chests, patted each other's shoulders happily, and whispered "Well! We should have guessed that we don't really belong to this land at all, and we shouldn't be with these grotesques. We have noble blood, just wait and see!" At this time, even Caspian, Knells and the children also looked at Aslan in surprise. "Be quiet!" said Aslan in a low, almost growling voice.The ground seemed to tremble slightly, and everyone present shut their mouths. "King Caspian," said Aslan, "you should know that only one who is a son of Adam, like the kings of Narnia, and who comes from the land of Adam's sons, is entitled to be King of Narnia." The real king. You are the son of Adam. A long time ago, in the place called the South Sea in the world, a ship of pirates was blown on a small island by a storm. They killed all the local men in the unique way of pirates, and forced The local women make wives. There is homemade coconut wine on the island, and they drink it all day long. They often get drunk and fall asleep under the coconut tree. After waking up, they quarrel with each other and even kill each other. Once, six of them A person was hunted down by his companions, took their women to the top of the mountain in the middle of the island, and hid in a cave to hide. Unexpectedly, it was a magic cave, a passage between two worlds. There were many similar ones in ancient times The passage connects the two worlds, but unfortunately most of them have been automatically closed now. They happened to get into one of them. As a result, they quickly sank or ascended. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves Already in a strange country—Telma. At that time, there was no trace of human beings in this land. Since then, the six couples of men and women have settled in Telma, have children, and have been passed down from generation to generation, gradually forming a ferocious and骄傲的民族。许多年过去了。有一年，台尔马发生了饥荒，他们便去侵略纳尼亚，占领并统治这个国家直到昨天。凯斯宾国王，这些话你都记下了吗?” “我将牢记在心，陛下，”凯斯宾说，“我一直以为自己出身于一个更体面的家族。” “你的祖先是亚当和夏娃，这足以令最贫困的乞丐骄傲地挺起胸膛，也足以令最伟大异邦的君主自愧不如。青年人，可以知足了。” 凯斯宾深深鞠了一躬，表示回答。阿斯兰转过身去，说： “那么现在，你们这些台尔马的男人和女人们，你们愿意重返你们祖先世代生活的那个人类世界吗?那是个很好的地方。原来那个岛上的海盗家族早死光了，那儿一直没人居住。你们会有水源旺盛、水质甘甜的水井：肥沃的土地可以耕种，充足的木材可以造房，还有环礁水域中捕不尽的鱼虾。人类至今仍然没有发现那个小岛，世界通道也依然为你们开放。可是，我必须提醒你们，一旦你们从那通道返回人类世界，天门将永远关闭起来。” There was a silence.随后，台尔马士兵中一个粗壮、体面的人走上前来，说： “那么好吧，我愿意接受这个安排。” “明智的选择，”阿斯兰说，“你敢于第一个做出决定，将得到神灵更多的帮助，你的命运会比别人更好。现在，请你往前走。” 那人脸色微微发白，迈步朝前走去。阿斯兰和它的人往两旁退去，闪出一条路来，一直通往木棍架起的那个孤零零的门框。 “走过去，我的孩子。”阿斯兰说着探起身子，用鼻子在那人的鼻子上轻轻碰了一下。接触到阿斯兰的气息，那人的神色随之一变，仿佛一下子增添了无穷的勇气。只见他耸耸肩，从容地走向那门框。 在场的人都紧紧盯着他。同时，人们清楚地看到那三根木棍和木棍那边的草地、树林和纳尼亚的天空。他们看着那人一条腿跨过门框，然后——眨眼之间，他消失不见了。 空地的另一端，其余的台尔马人齐声惊叫起来：“天哪!他怎么了?难道你想谋杀我们吗?我们不去!” 这时，一个聪明的台尔马人站出来说：“从这门框望过去，我们根本看不到另外一个世界。如果要我们相信它的存在，除非派你的部下先走过去。为什么你的朋友们一个个都 远远地避开那门框呢?” 那人话音刚落，雷佩契普挺身而出，向阿斯兰鞠了一躬。“假如我的榜样能说服他们，尊敬的阿斯兰，你一声令下，我将带着我的十一名兄弟，毫不迟疑地走过去。” “不，小家伙，”阿斯兰把毛茸茸的爪子轻轻放在鼠将军的头上，“在那个世界里，他们会虐待你们的。让别人去吧。” “快，该我们上了。”彼得突然对爱德蒙和露茜叫道。 “你要干什么?”爱德蒙迷惑不解地问。 “从这条路回家呀!”苏珊抢着回答，似乎对将要发生的事一清二楚。“但我们必须先换下这身衣服。” “为什么?”露茜问。 “要是穿这身衣服出现在火车站里，那还不惹得别人都来看我们呀!” “可是我们所有的行李都放在凯斯宾城堡里了。”爱德蒙说。 “没有。行李都在这里——今天早晨送来的。这早已安排好了。”彼得说。 两个年纪小的孩子更加惊奇了。露茜忍不住问道： “今天早晨阿斯兰对你和苏珊谈的就是这个吗?” “是的——还有一件事，”彼得说着脸色变得庄重起来，“我无法全部讲给你听。有些事情它只想要我和苏珊明白，因为我们将不会重返纳尼亚了。” “永不回来?”爱德蒙和露茜一齐叫起来。 " “哦，你们俩还会回来的，”彼得回答说，“至少从它的话里，我相信你们俩总有一天会回到这里来。可我与苏珊却不会了。它说我俩都长大了。” “彼得，这真是不幸!”露茜忧伤地望着哥哥，“你怎么能接受这样的事实!” “我想我能够的，”彼得说，“我的思想已经有了许多改变，总有一天你也会这样的。好了，让我们行动起来，行李送来了。” 孩子们很不情愿地脱下华丽的贵族服装，穿上原先那身学生服，就听见有几个台尔马人在吃吃地笑。而所有的朋友们都起立欢呼，向至尊王彼得、神号女王苏珊、爱德蒙国王和露茜女王致敬。大家恋恋不舍地互相道别——小动物们的亲吻、大棕熊的拥抱，以及与杜鲁普金长时间的握手。凯斯宾要把神号还给苏珊。苏珊犹豫了一下，然后郑重地把号送回凯斯宾的手上，以作纪念。最后，他们以非常复杂的心情向阿斯兰告了别。然后，四个孩子在前面领路，后面跟着一长队台尔马人，依次向门框走去。随之而来的是一阵天旋地转，孩子们似乎同时看到三幅图画：第一幅是一个山洞口，看出去是太平洋上一个无名岛屿。台尔马人将从门框直接来到这里，开始他们新的生活；第二幅是纳尼亚，他们在瞬间看到了小矮人和动物们的笑脸，看到了阿斯兰深邃的目光；第三幅图画很快取代了前面的两幅，那是乡间火车站那个灰蒙蒙、阴沉沉的站台和站台上那条长凳，周围堆放着箱子和玩具盒。孩子们很快站稳并清醒过来，面对周围熟悉的一切，想到即将开始的校园生活，不由产生一种非常亲切 的感觉。 “怎么样，”彼得说，“我们度过了一段非常美好的时光。” “糟糕，”爱德蒙突然叫道，“我的手电筒丢在纳尼亚了。”