RABADAShE RIDICULOUS
t turn of t t from among trees and tered from t its back, tle of Anvard. It of a warm, reddisone.
Before te King Lune came out to meet t looking at all like Araviss idea of a king and of old clot e from making a round of tsman and opped for a moment to ed Aravis as ook ately enough for an Emperor.
"Little lady," ;ill alive ter c could not do it ter you unes and been driven from your fat but be a grief to you. My son e about your adveogether and all your valour.”
"It ; said Aravis. " a lion to save me.”
"Es t?" said King Lune, ening. "I part of tory.”
told it. And Cor, ory to be kno tell it enjoy it so muced, and indeed felt rat very muc feold it to so many people t Cor wis had never happened.
turo as polite to to Aravis, and asked t of questions about tured. toied for t yet used to being talked to as equals by is. t mind Aravis and Cor.
Presently Queen Lucy came out from tle and joio Aravis, "My dear, your apartments are put tter t.”
"Youd like to e a you?" said Lucy, kissing Aravis. t ond soon aogeto talk about Araviss bedroom and Araviss boudoir and about getting clot of talk about on su occasion.
After luncerrace (it sorry creature Rabadas needs resolve o do h him.”
Lucy ting on t and Aravis on . King Edmund sat at one end of table and t the King.
"Your Majesty rike off ; said Peridan. "Suc as s h assassins.”
"It is very true," said Edmund. "But even a traitor may mend. I did.”
And ful.
"to kill to raising isroc," said Darrin.
"A fig for tisroc," said King Lune. &qut. But I omacraitors) in cold blood. to in ttle thing.”
"By my sel," said Lucy, "your Majesty srial. Let rait promise of fair dealing in ture. It may be t he will keep his word.”
"Maybe Apes er," said Edmund. "But, by t again, may it be in sucime and place t any of us could sle.”
"It sried," said to one of ttendants, "Send for the prisoner, friend.”
Rabadas before to look at in a noisome dungeon food or er; but iy up in quite a fortable room and provided supper. But as oo furiously to touc t stamping and r and cursing, urally did not now look .
"Your royal to be told," said King Lune, "t by tions as policy, o your al man anotion of your youture, devoid of all gentilesse and courtesy, s, o set you free, unions: first, t-”
"Curse you for a barbarian dog!" spluttered Rabadas;Do you tions? Faugalk very largely of nurture and I kno s easy, to a man in cake off t any of you h me.”
Nearly all to t, and sed:
"Father! I box him? Please.”
"Peace! Your Majesties! My Lords!" said King Lune. "y among us to be so t of a pajock? Sit doable.
I ask your o ions.”
"I ions from barbarians and sorcerers," said Rabadas;Not one of you dare touc you errible sisroc be: even no kill me, and ts in tale thousand years hence. Beware! Beware! Beware!
t of tash falls from above!”
"Does it ever get caug; asked .
"S; said t;aunt a man save hen, as you please.”
"O; sighed Lucy.
moment Cor able anding perfectly still. Of course arted as tly iween him and his accusers.
"Rabadas; said Aslan. "take you may still avoid it.
Fet your pride (hese good kings.”
t o a o do take trouble). ive in en. t rembled ive people en fainted. But it is very easy t you give t look at all alarming in Arc Rabadaso be sick.
"Demon! Demon! Demon!" s;I knoasm. I am desded from tasible. tash is upon you.
Ligains of Narnia so dust. the-”
"; said Aslan quietly. "t is at t ed tch.”
"Let t; s;Let t blood and fire obliterate t be sure I till I o my palace by er of dogs, the -”
"truck," said Aslan: and Rabadaso everyone o laugh.
t . Rabadasime and as soon as Aslan said, "truck!" to ced and soon before, Rabadaso coo. It gre top and larger eyed, and to t and became all nose) and t. And of ill ing on t anding on all fours, and ) for noerrible t ed just a moment lo ;O a Donkey! Mercy! If it were even a horse - een - a hor - eeh - auh, eeh-auh.”
And so to a donkeys bray.
"No;Justice s always be an Ass.”
At tcs ears for also everybody laugried not to, but tried in vain.
"You o tas; said Aslan. "And in temple of tash you shall be healed.
You must stand before tar of tasas t Autum t of all tas as long as you live, if ever you go more ten miles a temple in tasantly bee again as you no sed .”
t silend tirred and looked at one anot tness in ts, hem.
King Lune -ed of men and on seeing table dition all his anger.
"Your royal ; ;I am most truly sorry t to tremity. Your it o provide your o tasreatment ion allo of ttleboats - t carrots and tles -”
But a deafening bray from t one of t clear t tefully received.
And o get of tter finisory of Rabadas)
back by boat to tas into temple of tas t Autumival, and t of course four or five transformation and t possibly be er tisrocs deatisro urned out t peaceable tisroc en daring to go more ten miles from tas arkaans to is tisrocs get overt t made table for all tries round en. t o after ory of en (try t name. And to tupid, you are very likely to be called "a sed Rabadas;.
Mean evening on tle, erns to . And tales old and jokes epped out into to be bored, for try t t at t scrape of t seemed to go up i sang t old lay of Fair Olvin and t Pire and turned o stone (and t is t Pire - it wo -)
and o begin again. And t sing old tory of t at Zalindreh.
And Lucy told again (t Aravis and Cor, many times but ted it again) tale of ter t e into Narnia.
And presently, as ain to er, King Lune said if ime for young people to be in bed. "And tomorro; ;s e over all tle res and mark all its strengt o guard when Im gone.”
"But ; said Cor.
"Nay, lad," said King Lune, "t my o thee.”
"But I dont it," said Cor. "Id far rather-”
"tis no questio, Cor, nor I eitis in the course of law.”
"But if be the same age.”
"Nay," said t;One must e first. Art s elder by full ty minutes. Aoo, lets s no great mastery." And winkle in his eyes.
"But, Fat you make King?”
"No. ts t no more poo start ary from .”
"O; said Cor. "I dont to at all. And - I am most dreadfully sorry. I never dreamed my turning up o c of your kingdom.”
"; said . "I s o be King. I s o be King. Ill als princes he fun.”
"And ts truer t; said King Lune. "For t it means to be a king: to be first in every desperate attad last in every desperate retreat, and o ier meal than any man in your land.”
airs to bed Cain asked if not it. And said: "If you say anot it, Ill - Ill knock you down.”
It o end tory by saying t after t t anyt I am afraid it be true. Iy t just about as often as any ots ended (if t begin) ting knocked dotle, ries could ever equal as a boxer. t against tormness, o ild Bear s. climbed up to its lair on tormness one er day a time-keeper for ty-t t couldnt see out of its eyes and became a reformed cer.
Aravis also s) t up again: so t years later, up again t t married so as to go on doing it more vely. And after King Lunes deat, t famous of all to a great age in Narnia and bot married but not to one anot many mont e trotting over to visit t Anvard.
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