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WITHOUTaglanceatJillthelionrosetoitsfeetandgaveonelastblow.Then,asifsatisfiedwithitswork,itturnedandstalkedslowlyaway,backintotheforest.
“Itmustbeadream,itmust,itmust,”saidJilltoherself.“I’llwakeupinamoment.”Butitwasn’t,andshedidn’t.
“Idowishwe’dnevercometothisdreadfulplace,”saidJill.“Idon’tbelieveScrubbknewanymoreaboutitthanIdo.Orifhedid,hehadnobusinesstobringmeherewithoutwarningmewhatitwaslike.It’snotmyfaulthefelloverthatcliff.Ifhe’dleftmealoneweshouldbothbeallright.”ThensherememberedagainthescreamthatScrubbhadgivenwhenhefell,andburstintotears.
Cryingisallrightinitswaywhileitlasts.Butyouhavetostopsoonerorlater,andthenyoustillhavetodecidewhattodo.WhenJillstopped,shefoundshewasdreadfullythirsty.Shehadbeenlyingfacedownward,andnowshesatup.Thebirdshadceasedsingingandtherewasperfectsilenceexceptforonesmall,persistentsound,whichseemedtocomefromagooddistanceaway.Shelistenedcarefully,andfeltalmostsureitwasthesoundofrunningwater.
Jillgotupandlookedroundherverycarefully.Therewasnosignofthelion;butthereweresomanytreesaboutthatitmighteasilybequiteclosewithoutherseeingit.Forallsheknew,theremightbeseverallions.Butherthirstwasverybadnow,andshepluckeduphercouragetogoandlookforthatrunningwater.Shewentontiptoes,stealingcautiouslyfromtreetotree,andstoppingtopeerroundherateverystep.
ThewoodwassostillthatitwasnotdifficulttodecidewherethesoundwascomingfroItgrewclearereverymomentand,soonerthansheexpected,shecametoanopengladeandsawthestream,brightasglass,runningacrosstheturfastone’sthrowawayfromher.Butalthoughthesightofthewatermadeherfeeltentimesthirstierthanbefore,shedidn’trushforwardanddrink.Shestoodasstillasifshehadbeenturnedintostone,withhermouthwideopen.Andshehadaverygoodreason;justonthissideofthestreamlaythelion.
Itlaywithitsheadraisedanditstwofore-pawsoutinfrontofit,likethelionsinTrafalgarSquare.Sheknewatoncethatithadseenher,foritseyeslookedstraightintohersforamomentandthenturnedaway—asifitknewherquitewellanddidn’tthinkmuchofher.
“IfIrunaway,it’llbeaftermeinamoment,”thoughtJill.“AndifIgoon,Ishallrunstraightintoitsmouth.”Anyway,shecouldn’thavemovedifshehadtried,andshecouldn’ttakehereyesoffit.Howlongthislasted,shecouldnotbesure;itseemedlikehours.Andthethirstbecamesobadthatshealmostfeltshewouldnotmindbeingeatenbythelionifonlyshecouldbesureofgettingamouthfulofwaterfirst.
“Ifyou’rethirsty,youmaydrink.”
TheywerethefirstwordsshehadheardsinceScrubbhadspokentoherontheedgeofthecliff.Forasecondshestaredhereandthere,wonderingwhohadspoken.Thenthevoicesaidagain,“Ifyouarethirsty,comeanddrink,”andofcoursesherememberedwhatScrubbhadsaidaboutanimalstalkinginthatotherworld,andrealizedthatitwasthelionspeaking.Anyway,shehadseenitslipsmovethistime,andthevoicewasnotlikeaman’s.Itwasdeeper,wilder,andstronger;asortofheavy,goldenvoice.Itdidnotmakeheranylessfrightenedthanshehadbeenbefore,butitmadeherfrightenedinratheradifferentway.
“Areyounotthirsty?”saidtheLion.
“I’mdyingofthirst,”saidJill.
“Thendrink,”saidtheLion.
“MayI—couldI—wouldyoumindgoingawaywhileIdo?”saidJill.
TheLionansweredthisonlybyalookandaverylowgrowl.AndasJillgazedatitsmotionlessbulk,sherealizedthatshemightaswellhaveaskedthewholemountaintomoveasideforherconvenience.
Thedeliciousripplingnoiseofthestreamwasdrivinghernearlyfrantic.
“Willyoupromisenotto—doanythingtome,ifIdocome?”saidJill.
“Imakenopromise,”saidtheLion.
Jillwassothirstynowthat,withoutnoticingit,shehadcomeastepnearer.
“Doyoueatgirls?”shesaid.
“Ihaveswallowedupgirlsandboys,womenandmen,kingsandemperors,citiesandrealms,”saidtheLion.Itdidn’tsaythisasifitwereboasting,norasifitweresorry,norasifitwereangry.Itjustsaidit.
“Idaren’tcomeanddrink,”saidJill.
“Thenyouwilldieofthirst,”saidtheLion.
“Ohdear!”saidJill,cominganotherstepnearer.“IsupposeImustgoandlookforanotherstreamthen.”
“Thereisnootherstream,”saidtheLion.
ItneveroccurredtoJilltodisbelievetheLion—noonewhohadseenhissternfacecoulddothat—andhermindsuddenlymadeitselfup.Itwastheworstthingshehadeverhadtodo,butshewentforwardtothestream,kneltdown,andbeganscoopingupwaterinherhand.Itwasthecoldest,mostrefreshingwatershehadevertasted.Youdidn’tneedtodrinkmuchofit,foritquenchedyourthirstatonce.BeforeshetasteditshehadbeenintendingtomakeadashawayfromtheLionthemomentshehadfinished.Now,sherealizedthatthiswouldbeonthewholethemostdangerousthingofall.Shegotupandstoodtherewithherlipsstillwetfromdrinking.
“Comehere,”saidtheLion.Andshehadto.Shewasalmostbetweenitsfrontpawsnow,lookingstraightintoitsface.Butshecouldn’tstandthatforlong;shedroppedhereyes.
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