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"WASitalladream?"wonderedShasta.Butitcouldn'thavebeenadreamforthereinthegrassbeforehimhesawthedeep，largeprintoftheLion'sfrontrightpaw.Ittookone'sbreathawaytothinkoftheweightthatcouldmakeafootprintlikethat.Buttherewassomethingmoreremarkablethanthesizeaboutit.Ashelookedatit，waterhadalreadyfilledthebottomofit.Soonitwasfulltothebrim，andthenoverflowing，andalittlestreamwasrunningdownhill，pasthim，overthegrass.

Shastastoopedanddrank-averylongdrink-andthendippedhisfaceinandsplashedhishead.Itwasextremelycold，andclearasglass，andrefreshedhimverymuch.Afterthathestoodup，shakingthewateroutofhisearsandflingingthewethairbackfromhisforehead，andbegantotakestockofhissurroundings.

Apparentlyitwasstillveryearlymorning.Thesunhadonlyjustrisen，andithadrisenoutoftheforestswhichhesawlowdownandfarawayonhisright.ThecountrywhichhewaslookingatwasabsolutelynewtohiItwasagreenvalley-landdottedwithtreesthroughwhichhecaughtthegleamofariverthatwoundawayroughlytotheNorth-West.Onthefarsideofthevalleytherewerehighandevenrockyhills，buttheywerelowerthanthemountainshehadseenyesterday.Thenhebegantoguesswherehewas.Heturnedandlookedbehindhimandsawthattheslopeonwhichhewasstandingbelongedtoarangeoffarhighermountains.

"Isee，"saidShastatohimself."ThosearethebigmountainsbetweenArchenlandandNarnia.Iwasontheothersideofthemyesterday.Imusthavecomethroughthepassinthenight.WhatluckthatIhitit!Atleastitwasn'tluckatallreally，itwasHiAndnowI'minNarnia."

Heturnedandunsaddledhishorseandtookoffitsbridle-"Thoughyouareaperfectlyhorridhorse，"hesaid.Ittooknonoticeofthisremarkandimmediatelybeganeatinggrass.ThathorsehadaverylowopinionofShasta.

"IwishIcouldeatgrass!"thoughtShasta."It'snogoodgoingbacktoAnvard，it'llallbebesieged.I'dbettergetlowerdownintothevalleyandseeifIcangetanythingtoeat."

Sohewentondownhill（thethickdewwascruellycoldtohisbarefeet）tillhecameintoawood.Therewasakindoftrackrunningthroughitandhehadnotfollowedthisformanyminuteswhenheheardathickandratherwheezyvoicesayingtohi"Goodmorning，neighbour."Shastalookedroundeagerlytofindthespeakerandpresentlysawasmall，pricklypersonwithadarkfacewhohadjustcomeoutfromamongthetrees.Atleast，itwassmallforapersonbutverybigindeedforahedgehog，whichwaswhatitwas.

"Goodmorning，"saidShasta."ButI'mnotaneighbour.InfactI'mastrangerintheseparts."

"Ah?"saidtheHedgehoginquiringly.

"I'vecomeoverthemountains-fromArchenland，youknow."

"Ah，Archenland，"saidtheHedgehog."That'saterriblelongway.Neverbeentheremyself."

"AndIthink，perhaps，"saidShasta，"someoneoughttobetoldthattheresanarmyofsavageCalormenesattackingAnvardatthisverymoment."

"Youdon'tsayso!"answeredtheHedgehog."Well，thinkofthat.AndtheydosaythatCalormenishundredsandthousandsofmilesaway，rightattheworldsend，acrossagreatseaofsand."

"It'snotnearlyasfarasyouthink，"saidShasta."AndoughtntsomethingtobedoneaboutthisattackonAnvard?OughtntyourHighKingtobetold?"

"Certainsure，somethingoughttobedoneaboutit，"saidtheHedgehog."ButyouseeI'mjustonmywaytobedforagooddayssleep.Hullo，neighbour!"

Thelastwordswereaddressedtoanimmensebiscuit-colouredrabbitwhoseheadhadjustpoppedupfromsomewherebesidethepath.TheHedgehogimmediatelytoldtheRabbitwhatithadjustlearnedfromShasta.TheRabbitagreedthatthiswasveryremarkablenewsandthatsomebodyoughttotellsomeoneaboutitwithaviewtodoingsomething.

Andsoitwenton.Everyfewminutestheywerejoinedbyothercreatures，somefromthebranchesoverheadandsomefromlittleundergroundhousesattheirfeet，tillthepartyconsistedoffiverabbits，asquirrel，twomagpies，agoat-footfaun，andamouse，whoalltalkedatthesametimeandallagreedwiththeHedgehog.ForthetruthwasthatinthatgoldenagewhentheWitchandtheWinterhadgoneandPetertheHighKingruledatCairParavel，thesmallerwoodlandpeopleofNarniaweresosafeandhappythattheyweregettingalittlecareless.

Presently，however，twomorepracticalpeoplearrivedinthelittlewood.OnewasaRedDwarfwhosenameappearedtobeDuffle.Theotherwasastag，abeautifullordlycreaturewithwideliquideyes，dappledflanksandlegssothinandgracefulthattheylookedasifyoucouldbreakthemwithtwofingers.

"Lionalive!"roaredtheDwarfassoonashehadheardthenews."Andifthat'sso，whyareweallstandingstill，chattering?EnemiesatAnvard!NewsmustbesenttoCairParavelatonce.Thearmymustbecalledout.NarniamustgototheaidofKingLune."

"Ah!"saidtheHedgehog."Butyouwon'tfindtheHighKingattheCair.HesawaytotheNorthtrouncingthosegiants.Andtalkingofgiants，neighbours，thatputsmeinmind—"

"Who'lltakeourmessage?"interruptedtheDwarf.

"Anyoneheregotmorespeedthanme?"

"I'vegotspeed，"saidtheStag."What'smymessage?HowmanyCalormenes?"

"Twohundred:underPrinceRabadash.And-"ButtheStagwasalreadyaway-allfourlegsoffthegroundatonce，andinamomentitswhitesternhaddisappearedamongtheremotertrees.

"Wonderwherehe'sgoing，"saidaRabbit."Hewon'tfindtheHighKingatCairParavel，youknow."

"He'llfindQueenLucy，"saidDuffle."Andthenhullo!WhatswrongwiththeHuman?Itlooksprettygreen.Why，Idobelieveitsquitefaint.Perhapsitsmortalhungry.Whendidyoulasthaveameal，youngster?"

"Yesterdaymorning，"saidShastaweakly.

"Comeon，then，comeon，"saidtheDwarf，atoncethrowinghisthicklittlearmsroundShastaswaisttosupporthi

"Why，neighbours，weoughtalltobeashamedofourselves!Youcomewithme，lad.Breakfast!Betterthantalking."

Withagreatdealofbustle，mutteringreproachestoitself，theDwarfhalfledandhalfsupportedShastaatagreatspeedfurtherintothewoodandalittledownhill.ItwasalongerwalkthanShastawantedatthatmomentandhislegshadbeguntofeelveryshakybeforetheycameoutfromthetreesontobarehillside.Theretheyfoundalittlehousewithasmokingchimneyandanopendoor，andastheycametothedoorwayDufflecalledout，

"Hey，brothers!Avisitorforbreakfast."Andimmediately，mixedwithasizzlingsound，therecametoShastaasimplydelightfulsmell.Itwasonehehadneversmelledinhislifebefore，butIhopeyouhave.Itwas，infact，thesmellofbaconandeggsandmushroomsallfryinginapan.

"Mindyourhead，lad，"saidDuffleamomenttoolate，forShastahadalreadybashedhisforeheadagainstthelowlintelofthedoor."Now，"continuedtheDwarf，"sityoudown.Thetablesabitlowforyou，butthenthestoolslowtoo.Thatsright.Andheresporridge-andheresajugofcream—andheresaspoon."

BythetimeShastahadfinishedhisporridge，theDwarfstwobrothers（whosenameswereRoginandBricklethumb）wereputtingthedishofbaconandeggsandmushrooms，andthecoffeepotandthehotmilk，andthetoast，onthetable.

ItwasallnewandwonderfultoShastaforCalormenefoodisquitedifferent.Hedidntevenknowwhattheslicesofbrownstuffwere，forhehadneverseentoastbefore.Hedidntknowwhattheyellowsoftthingtheysmearedonthetoastwas，becauseinCalormenyounearlyalwaysgetoilinsteadofbutter.Andthehouseitselfwasquitedifferentfromthedark，frowsty，fish-smellingbutofArsheeshandfromthepillaredandcarpetedhallsinthepalacesofTashbaan.Theroofwasverylow，andeverythingwasmadeofwood，andtherewasacuckoo-clockandared-and-whitecheckedtable-clothandabowlofwildflowersandlittlecurtainsonthethick-panedwindows.Itwasalsorathertroublesomehavingtousedwarfcupsandplatesandknivesandforks.Thismeantthathelpingswereverysmall，butthentherewereagreatmanyhelpings，sothatShastasplateorcupwasbeingfilledeverymoment，andeverymomenttheDwarfsthemselvesweresaying，"Butterplease"，or"Anothercupofcoffee"，or"I'dlikeafewmoremushrooms"，or"Whataboutfryinganothereggorso?"AndwhenatlasttheyhadalleatenasmuchastheypossiblycouldthethreeDwarfsdrewlotsforwhowoulddothewashing-up，andRoginwastheunluckyone.ThenDuffleandBricklethumbtookShastaoutsidetoabenchwhichranagainstthecottagewall，andtheyallstretchedouttheirlegsandgaveagreatsighofcontentmentandthetwoDwarfslittheirpipes.Thedewwasoffthegrassnowandthesunwaswarm;indeed，iftherehadntbeenalightbreeze，itwouldhavebeentoohot.

"Now，Stranger，"saidDuffle，"I'llshowyouthelieoftheland.YoucanseenearlyallSouthNarniafromhere，andwereratherproudoftheview.Rightawayonyourleft，beyondthosenearhills，youcanjustseetheWesternMountains.AndthatroundhillawayonyourrightiscalledtheHilloftheStoneTable.Justbeyond—"

ButatthatmomenthewasinterruptedbyasnorefromShastawho，whatwithhisnightsjourneyandhisexcellentbreakfast，hadgonefastasleep.ThekindlyDwarfs，assoonastheynoticedthis，beganmakingsignstoeachothernottowakehim，andindeeddidsomuchwhisperingandnoddingandgettingupand-tiptoeingawaythattheycertainlywouldhavewakedhimifhehadbeenlesstired.

Hesleptprettywell-nearlyalldaybutwokeupintimeforsupper.Thebedsinthathousewerealltoosmallforhimbuttheymadehimafinebedofheatheronthefloor，andheneverstirrednordreamedallnight.Nextmorningtheyhadjustfinishedbreakfastwhentheyheardashrill，excitingsoundfromoutside.

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