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ITwasofcoursetheLion’svoice．Thechildrenhadlongfeltsurethathecouldspeak：yetitwasalovelyandterribleshockwhenhedid．

Outofthetreeswildpeoplesteppedforth，godsandgoddessesofthewood；withthemcameFaunsandSatyrsandDwarfs．OutoftheriverrosetherivergodwithhisNaiaddaughters．Andalltheseandallthebeastsandbirdsintheirdifferentvoices，loworhighorthickorclear，replied：

“Hail，Aslan．Wehearandobey．Weareawake．Welove．Wethink．Wespeak．Weknow．”

“Butplease，wedon’tknowverymuchyet，”saidanoseyandsnortykindofvoice．Andthatreallydidmakethechildrenjump，foritwasthecab-horsewhohadspoken．

“GoodoldStrawberry，”saidPolly．“IamgladhewasoneoftheonespickedouttobeaTalkingBeast．”AndtheCabby，whowasnowstandingbesidethechildren，said，“Strikemepink．Ialwaysdidsaythat‘oss’adalotofsense，though．”

“Creatures，Igiveyouyourselves，”saidthestrong，happyvoiceofAslan．“IgivetoyouforeverthislandofNarnia．Igiveyouthewoods，thefruits，therivers．IgiveyouthestarsandIgiveyoumyself．TheDumbBeastswhomIhavenotchosenareyoursalso．TreatthemgentlyandcherishthembutdonotgobacktotheirwayslestyouceasetobeTalkingBeasts．Foroutofthemyouweretakenandintothemyoucanreturn．Donotso．”

“No，Aslan，wewon’t，wewon’t，”saideveryone．Butoneperkyjackdawaddedinaloudvoice，“Nofear！”andeveryoneelsehadfinishedjustbeforehesaiditsothathiswordscameoutquiteclearinadeadsilence；andperhapsyouhavefoundouthowawfulthatcanbe-say，ataparty．TheJackdawbecamesoembarrassedthatithiditsheadunderitswingsasifitwasgoingtosleep．Andalltheotheranimalsbeganmakingvariousqueernoiseswhicharetheirwaysoflaughingandwhich，ofcourse，noonehaseverheardinourworld．Theytriedatfirsttorepressit，butAslansaid：

“Laughandfearnot，creatures．Nowthatyouarenolongerdumbandwitless，youneednotalwaysbegrave．Forjokesaswellasjusticecomeinwithspeech．”

Sotheyallletthemselvesgo．AndtherewassuchmerrimentthattheJackdawhimselfpluckedupcourageagainandperchedonthecab-horse’shead，betweenitsears，clappingitswings，andsaid：

“Aslan！Aslan！HaveImadethefirstjoke？Will

everybodyalwaysbetoldhowImadethefirstjoke？”

“No，littlefriend，”saidtheLion．“Youhavenotmadethefirstjoke；youhaveonlybeenthefirstjoke．”Theneveryonelaughedmorethanever；buttheJackdawdidn’tmindandlaughedjustasloudtillthehorseshookitsheadandtheJackdawlostitsbalanceandfelloff，butremembereditswings（theywerestillnewtoit）beforeitreachedtheground．

“Andnow，”saidAslan，“Narniaisestablished．Wemustnexttakethoughtforkeepingitsafe．Iwillcallsomeofyoutomycouncil．Comehithertome，youthechiefDwarf，andyoutheRiver-god，andyouOakandtheHe-Owl，andboththeRavensandtheBull-Elephant．Wemusttalktogether．Forthoughtheworldisnotfivehoursoldanevilhasalreadyenteredit．”

Thecreatureshehadnamedcameforwardandheturnedawayeastwardwiththem．Theothersallbegantalking，sayingthingslike“Whatdidhesayhadenteredtheworld？-ANeevil-What’saNeevil？-No，hedidn’tsayaNeevil，hesaidaweevil-Well，what’sthat？”

“Lookhere，”saidDigorytoPolly，“I’vegottogoafterhim-Aslan，Imean，theLion．Imustspeaktohim．”

“Doyouthinkwecan？”saidPolly．“Iwouldn’tdare．”

“I’vegotto，”saidDigory．“It’saboutMother．Ifanyonecouldgivemesomethingthatwoulddohergood，itwouldbehim．”

“I’llcomealongwithyou，”saidtheCabby．“Ilikedthelooksof，im．AndIdon’treckontheseotherbeastswillgoforus．AndIwantawordwitholdStrawberry．”

Soallthreeofthemsteppedoutboldly-orasboldlyastheycould-towardstheassemblyofanimals．Thecreaturesweresobusytalkingtooneanotherandmakingfriendsthattheydidn’tnoticethethreehumansuntiltheywereveryclose；nordidtheyhearUncleAndrew，whowasstandingtremblinginhisbuttonedbootsagoodwayoffandshouting（butbynomeansatthetopofhisvoice）．

“Digory！Comeback！Comebackatoncewhenyou’retold．Iforbidyoutogoastepfurther．”

Whenatlasttheywererightinamongtheanimals，theanimalsallstoppedtalkingandstaredatthem．

“Well？”saidtheHe-Beaveratlast，“what，inthenameofAslan，arethese？”

“Please，”beganDigoryinratherabreathlessvoice，whenaRabbitsaid，“They’reakindoflargelettuce，that’smybelief．”

“No，we’renot，honestlywe’renot，”saidPollyhastily．“We’renotatallnicetoeat．”

“There！”saidtheMole．“Theycantalk．Whoeverheardofatalkinglettuce？”

“Perhapsthey’retheSecondjoke，”suggestedtheJackdaw．

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