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 come from making a round of tsman and opped  for a moment to ed Aravis as  ook ately enough for an Emperor.

    quot;Little lady,quot; ;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 Cor old me about your adventures together and  all your valour.”

    quot;It ; said Aravis. quot; a lion  to save me.”

    quot;Es t?quot; said King Lune, ening. quot;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.

    turned to  as polite to to  Aravis, and asked t of questions about tured. tongue-tied 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 joined to Aravis, quot;My dear,  your apartments are put to rigter t.”

    quot;Youd like to come and see t you?quot; said Lucy, kissing Aravis.  t once and soon  aogeto talk about Araviss  bedroom and Araviss boudoir and about getting clot of  talk about on such an 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.

    quot;Your Majesty rike off ; said  Peridan. quot;Suc as s h assassins.”

    quot;It is very true,quot; said Edmund. quot;But even a traitor may mend. I  did.”

    And ful.

    quot;to kill to raising isroc,quot; said  Darrin.

    quot;A fig for tisroc,quot; said King Lune. quot;rengt. But I omacraitors) in cold blood. to   in ttle  thing.”

    quot;By my counsel,quot; said Lucy, quot;your Majesty srial. Let  rait promise of fair dealing in ture. It may be t he will  keep his word.”

    quot;Maybe Apes er,quot; said Edmund. quot;But, by t again, may it be in sucime and place t any of us could sle.”

    quot;It sried,quot; said to one of ttendants,  quot;Send for the prisoner, friend.”

    Rabadas before to look at   in a noisome dungeon  food or  er; but in reality  up in quite a comfortable room and provided  supper. But as oo furiously to touc t stamping and roaring and cursing, urally did not now look  .

    quot;Your royal  to be told,quot; said King Lune, quot;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-”

    quot;Curse you for a barbarian dog!quot; 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 Corin sed:

    quot;Father! Can I box him? Please.”

    quot;Peace! Your Majesties! My Lords!quot; said King Lune. quot;y  among us to be so caunt of a pajock? Sit doable.

    I ask your o ions.”

    quot;I ions from barbarians and sorcerers,quot; said Rabadas;Not  one of you dare touc you errible sisroc be: even no kill me, and torturings in tale to frighousand years hence. Beware! Beware!  Beware!

    t of tash falls from above!”

    quot;Does it ever get caug; asked Corin.

    quot;S; said t;Never taunt a man save hen, as you please.”

    quot;O; sighed Lucy.

    Next moment Cor able anding perfectly still. Of course arted as tly in between him and his accusers.

    quot;Rabadas; said Aslan. quot;take  you may  still avoid it.

    Forget your pride (hese good kings.”

    t o a o  do take trouble). ive in  Calormen. t rembled ive people en fainted. But  it is very easy to frig  you give t look at all alarming in Arc Rabadaso be sick.

    quot;Demon! Demon! Demon!quot; s;I knoasm. I  am descended from tasible. tash is  upon you.

    Ligains  of Narnia so dust. the-”

    quot;; said Aslan quietly. quot;t is  at t ed tch.”

    quot;Let t; s;Let t blood and  fire obliterate t be sure I  till I o my palace  by er of dogs, the -”

    quot;truck,quot; said Aslan: and Rabadaso  everyone o laugh.

    t . Rabadasime and  as soon as Aslan said, quot;truck!quot; 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 longer t ;O a Donkey! Mercy! If it were even a horse - een - a hor - eeh -  auh, eeh-auh.”

    And so to a donkeys bray.

    quot;No;Justice s always be an Ass.”

    At tcs ears for also  everybody laugried not to, but tried in vain.

    quot;You o tas; said Aslan. quot;And in temple of tash you  shall be healed.

    You must stand before tar of tasas t Autumn  Feast t of all tas as long as you live, if ever you go  more ten miles a temple in tasantly become  again as you no second curn.”

    t silence and tirred and looked at one  anot tness in ts, hem.

    King Lune -ed of men and on seeing table condition  all his anger.

    quot;Your royal ; ;I am most truly sorry t to tremity. Your ness t 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 Autumn Festival, and t of course four or five  transformation and t possibly be  er tisrocs deatisroc in urned out t peaceable tisroc Calormen  daring  to go more ten miles from tas  arkaans to   is tisrocs get overt t made table for all tries round Calormen.   t o  after ory of Calormen (try t name. And to tupid, you are very likely to be called quot;a second 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  inside t 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 come into Narnia.

    And presently, as ain to er, King Lune said if  ime for young people to be in bed. quot;And tomorro; ;s come over  all tle res and mark all its strengt o guard when Im gone.”

    quot;But Corin ; said Cor.

    quot;Nay, lad,quot; said King Lune, quot;t my o thee.”

    quot;But I dont  it,quot; said Cor. quot;Id far rather-”

    quot;tis no question est, Cor, nor I eitis in the course  of law.”

    quot;But if  be the same age.”

    quot;Nay,quot; said t;One must come first. Art Corins elder  by full ty minutes. And ter too, lets s no great mastery.quot;  And  Corin winkle in his eyes.

    quot;But, Fat you make  King?”

    quot;No. ts t no  more poo start ary from .”

    quot;O; said Cor. quot;I dont  to at all. And Corin - I am most  dreadfully sorry. I never dreamed my turning up o c of your kingdom.”

    quot;; said Corin. quot;I s o be King. I s o  be King. Ill als princes he fun.”

    quot;And ts truer t; said King Lune. quot;For t it means to be a king: to be first in every desperate attack and last in every  desperate retreat, and o  ier meal than any man in your land.”

    airs to bed Cor again asked Corin if  not it. And Corin said:  quot;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. In reality t just about as often as any ots ended (if t begin) ting knocked dotle, neitries could ever equal Corin as a boxer. t

    against tormness,  o ild Bear s. Corm 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 conveniently. 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 come trotting over to visit t Anvard.