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第141章 The Magician‘s Nephew(141)

“No, little friend,” said the Lion. “You have not made the first joke, you have only been the first joke.” Then everyone laughed more than ever; but the Jackdaw didn’t mind and laughed just as loud till the horse shook its head and the Jackdaw lost its balance and fell off, but remembered its wings (they were still new to it) before it reached the ground.

“And now,” said Aslan, “Narnia is established. We must next take thought for keeping it safe. I will call some of you to my council. Come hither to me, you the chief Dwarf, and you the River.god, and you Oak and the He.Owl, and both the Ravens and the Bull.Elephant. We must talk together. For though the world is not five hours old an evil has already entered it.”

The creatures he had named came for ward and he turned away eastward with them. The others all began talking, saying things like “What did he say had entered the world?.A Neevil.What‘s a Neevil?.No, he didn’t say a Neevil, he said a weevil.Well, what‘s that?”

“Look here,” said Digory to Polly, “I’ve got to go after him.Aslan, I mean, the Lion. I must speak to him.”

“Do you think we can?” said Polly. “I wouldn‘t dare.”