BY CALDRON POOL     IN t days of Narnia, far up to t beyond Lantern aste and    close beside t erfall, t no one could    remember o live in ts, and , ugliest,    most le    of c tree, and . talking    Beasts or Men or D, in t part of t S    least t from t on you mig Puzzle    t togeto t filled ttles er but it o y panniers on    t Puzzle brougen by S; for as S said,    "You see, Puzzle, I t eat grass and tles like you, so its only fair I s    up in other ways.”

        And Puzzle al;Of course, S, of course. I see t." Puzzle    never plained, because    S    it o be friends    all. And if ever Puzzle    did try tue about anyt ;Noand o be doer t clever, Puzzle." And Puzzle    al;No, S. Its quite true. Im not clever." tever    S had said.

        One m early in t    u tern end of Narnia. t erfall pours doo it ing t on terfall keeps t    of course is    got its name of Caldron Pool. It is liveliest in terfall is s ed off tains    from up beyond Narnia in tern ild from ed ;Look! s t?”

        "s ; said Puzzle.

        "t yellos just e doerfall. Look! t is    again, its floating. e must find out    is.”

        "Must ; said Puzzle.

        "Of course ," said S. "It may be somet o    t out. t it.”

        "o t; said Puzzle, tg his long ears.

        "ell o get it if you dont?" said the Ape.

        "But - but," said Puzzle, " it be better if you    in? Because,    you see, its you o kno is, and I dont mues to catc hoofs.”

        "Really, Puzzle," said S, "I didnt t. I didnt t of you, really.”

        " ; said t S ;All I meant was -”

        "antio go into ter," said t;As if you didnt knoly well w weak cs Apes always c Ill go in. I    shall probably die.

        t; And Ss voice sounded as if    going to    burst into tears.

        "Please dont, please dont, please dont," said Puzzle, alking. "I never meant anyt, S, really I didnt. You kno a time. Id fotten about    your nt t yourself. Promise me you    , S.”

        So S promised, and Puzzle    cloppety-clop on o find a place e apart from t ting into t quivering and foaming er, and Puzzle o stand and    se before o do it. But t called out    from be;Perter do it after all, Puzzle." And ; and in .

        A great mass of foam got er    and blinded    under altogete anot of t er and faster till it took    uerfall    itself, and ter plunged     he would    never be

        able to ill    last    someo catc sailed a too got uo ttom.    came up again    it    at last, ired to deateet    in front of ting    angled up in    it, for it was as big as a large    was very heavy and cold and slimy.

        do of S and stood dripping and srying to get    t . too busy going round and round t out and patting it    and smelling it.

        to ;It is a lions skin.”

        "Ee - au?" gasped Puzzle.

        "No; said S to hinking very hard.

        "I ly. "It ougo be    buried. e must have a funeral.”

        "O    a talking Lion," said S. "You    bot t.    talkis up beyond tern ild. t    o a dumb, wild lion.”

        true. A er, a Man, ern ild several mont t doesnt e into    tory.

        "All t," said Puzzle, "even if to a    dumb, o give it a det burial? I mean, arent all lions rather solemn?

        Because of you know    you see?”

        "Dont you start getting ideas into your ; said S.    "Because, you kno your strong point. ell make to a fine er coat for you.”

        "O t," said t;It s mig is to say, I s feel -”

        " are you talking about?" said S, scratche wrong way    up as Apes do.

        "I dont t ful to t Lion, to Aslan    about dressed up in a lion-skin," said Puzzle.

        "No stand arguing, please," said S. " does an ass like you    kno t sort? You kno t you let me do your t you treat me as I treat you? I dont    tter at some ts o t better t o somet? Am I o be alloo do anything?    Do be fair.

        turn and turn about.”

        "O it t ; said Puzzle.

        "I tell you ; said S. "Youd better take a good brisk trot down    river as far as Chey have any es or bananas.”

        "But Im so tired, S," pleaded Puzzle.

        "Yes, but you are very cold and ," said t;You    someto    rot    ts market day at    Coday.”

        And then of course Puzzle said he would go.

        As soon as     simes on times on four, till ree. to branctering and grinning all time, and    into tle    augo se uff, more like cord to     as if    of toffee.    paw.

        tree and so tted do to work.

        ooo long for Puzzle    and its oo s. So    a good piece out of t to make a    long collar for Puzzles long neck. t off t t it ie up under Puzzles d stomac op     ao see    alking Birds, so it didnt    matter.

        Late in ternoon Puzzle came back.    trotting but only    plodding patiently along, the way donkeys do.

        "t any es," ;and t any bananas. And    Im very tired." he lay down.

        "e and try on your beautiful ne," said S.

        "O old skin," said Puzzle. "Ill try it on in too tired tonight.”

        "You are unkind, Puzzle," said S. "If youre tired o make you a coat. My paired I    hese scissors.

        And you    say t even look at t -and you    dont care - and- and-”

        "My dear S," said Puzzle getting up at once, "I am so sorry. Ive been    o try it on. And it looks simply splendid. Do try it o once. Please do.”

        "ell, stand still t; said to    lift, but in t of pulling and pus it    on to tied it underied to    Puzzles legs and tail to Puzzles tail. A good deal of Puzzles grey nose and face could be    seen taken in for a moment. But if someone oo    close, and if t    too good, and if Puzzle did out a bray and didnt make any    noise h his hoofs.

        "You look ; said t;If anyone sa Lion, himself.”

        "t ; said Puzzle.

        "No it ," said S. "Everyone old them.”

        "But I dont    to tell thing.”

        "But you t; said S. "Youd o    advise you, you knoo give. And everyone    everyt in Narnia.”

        "But isnt everyt already?" said Puzzle.

        "!" cried S. "Everyt?-where are nes or    bananas?”

        "ell, you kno; said Puzzle, "t many people - in fact, I dont    t yourself    of things.”

        "too," said S.

        "; said t;It here was more sugar.”

        "ell ts settled," said t;You end to be Aslan,    and Ill tell you o say.”

        "No, no, no," said Puzzle. "Dont say suc    very clever but I kno mued up?”

        "I expect ; said S. "Probably    us t    turn up, you    kno nowadays.”

        At t moment t t overrembled    their faces.

        "t; gasped Puzzle, as soon as o speak. "Its a sign, a    ake tce.”

        "No, no," said t;Its a sign t going to say t if t us to    go on remor. It    on tip    of my tongue, only tself came before I could get t. Youve got to    do it    us     uand t could a donkey kno signs?”
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