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chater fifteen rabadah the ridicu（第2页）

"Haveacare，Rabadash，"saidAslanquietly."Thedoomisnearernow:itisatthedoor:ithasliftedthelatch."

"Lettheskiesfall，"shriekedRabadash."Lettheearthgape!Letbloodandfireobliteratetheworld!ButbesureIwillneverdesisttillIhavedraggedtomypalacebyherhairthebarbarianqueen，thedaughterofdogs，the—"

"Thehourhasstruck，"saidAslan:andRabadashsaw，tohissupremehorror，thateveryonehadbeguntolaugh.

Theycouldn'thelpit.RabadashhadbeenwagginghisearsallthetimeandassoonasAslansaid，"Thehourhasstruck!"theearsbegantochange.Theygrewlongerandmorepointedandsoonwerecoveredwithgreyhair.Andwhileeveryonewaswonderingwheretheyhadseenearslikethatbefore，Rabadash'sfacebegantochangetoo.Itgrewlonger，andthickeratthetopandlargereyed，andthenosesankbackintotheface（orelsethefaceswelledoutandbecameallnose）andtherewashairalloverit.Andhisarmsgrewlongerandcamedowninfrontofhimtillhishandswererestingontheground:onlytheyweren'thands，now，theywerehoofs.Andhewasstandingonallfours，andhisclothesdisappeared，andeveryonelaughedlouderandlouder（becausetheycouldn'thelpit）fornowwhathadbeenRabadashwas，simplyandunmistakably，adonkey.Theterriblethingwasthathishumanspeechlastedjustamomentlongerthanhishumanshape，sothatwhenherealizedthechangethatwascomingoverhim，hescreamedout:

"Oh，notaDonkey!Mercy!Ifitwereevenahorse—e'en—ahor—eeh—auh，eeh—auh."Andsothewordsdiedawayintoadonkey'sbray.

"Nowhearme，Rabadash，"saidAslan."Justiceshallbemixedwithmercy.YoushallnotalwaysbeanAss."

AtthisofcoursetheDonkeytwitcheditsearsforwardandthatalsowassofunnythateverybodylaughedallthemore.Theytriednotto，buttheytriedinvain.

"YouhaveappealedtoTash，"saidAslan."AndinthetempleofTashyoushallbehealed.YoumuststandbeforethealtarofTashinTashbaanatthegreatAutumnFeastthisyearandthere，inthesightofallTashbaan，yourasssshapewillfallfromyouandallmenwillknowyouforPrinceRabadash.Butaslongasyoulive，ifeveryougomorethantenmilesawayfromthegreattempleinTashbaanyoushallinstantlybecomeagainasyounoware.Andfromthatsecondchangetherewillbenoreturn."

Therewasashortsilenceandthentheyallstirredandlookedatoneanotherasiftheywerewakingfromsleep.Aslanwasgone.Buttherewasabrightnessintheairandonthegrass，andajoyintheirhearts，whichassuredthemthathehadbeennodream:andanyway，therewasthedonkeyinfrontofthe

KingLunewasthekindest-heartedofmenandonseeinghisenemyinthisregrettableconditionheforgotallhisanger.

"YourroyalHighness，"hesaid."Iammosttrulysorrythatthingshavecometothisextremity.YourHighnesswillbearwitnessthatitwasnoneofourdoing.AndofcourseweshallbedelightedtoprovideyourHighnesswithshippingbacktoTashbaanforthe—er—treatmentwhichAslanhasprescribed.YoushallhaveeverycomfortwhichyourHighnessssituationallows:thebestofthecattle-boats—thefreshestcarrotsandthistles—"

ButadeafeningbrayfromtheDonkeyandawell-aimedkickatoneoftheguardsmadeitclearthatthesekindlyofferswereungratefullyreceived.

Andhere，togethimoutoftheway，IdbetterfinishoffthestoryofRabadash.He（orit）wasdulysentbackbyboattoTashbaanandbroughtintothetempleofTashatthegreatAutumnFestival，andthenhebecameamanagain.Butofcoursefourorfivethousandpeoplehadseenthetransformationandtheaffaircouldnotpossiblybehushedup.AndaftertheoldTisrocsdeathwhenRabadashbecameTisrocinhisplaceheturnedoutthemostpeaceableTisrocCalormenhadeverknown.Thiswasbecause，notdaringtogomorethantenmilesfromTashbaan，hecouldnevergoonawarhimself:andhedidntwanthisTarkaanstowinfameinthewarsathisexpense，forthatisthewayTisrocsgetoverthrown.Butthoughhisreasonswereselfish，itmadethingsmuchmorecomfortableforallthesmallercountriesroundCalormen.Hisownpeopleneverforgotthathehadbeenadonkey.Duringhisreign，andtohisface，hewascalledRabadashthePeacemaker，butafterhisdeathandbehindhisbackhewascalledRabadashtheRidiculous，andifyoulookhimupinagoodHistoryofCalormen（trythelocallibrary）youwillfindhimunderthatname.AndtothisdayinCalormeneschools，ifyoudoanythingunusuallystupid，youareverylikelytobecalled"asecondRabadash".

MeanwhileatAnvardeveryonewasverygladthathehadbeendisposedofbeforetherealfunbegan，whichwasagrandfeastheldthateveningonthelawnbeforethecastle，withdozensoflanternstohelpthemoonlight.Andthewineflowedandtalesweretoldandjokeswerecracked，andthensilencewasmadeandtheKingspoetwithtwofiddlerssteppedoutintothemiddleofthecircle.AravisandCorpreparedthemselvestobebored，fortheonlypoetrytheyknewwastheCalormenekind，andyouknownowwhatthatwaslike.Butattheveryfirstscrapeofthefiddlesarocketseemedtogoupinsidetheirheads，andthepoetsangthegreatoldlayofFairOlvinandhowhefoughttheGiantPireandturnedhimintostone（andthatistheoriginofMountPire—itwasatwo-headedGiant）andwontheLadyLilnforhisbride;andwhenitwasovertheywisheditwasgoingtobeginagain.AndthoughBreecouldn'tsinghetoldthestoryofthefightatZalindreh.AndLucytoldagain（theyhadall，exceptAravisandCor，hearditmanytimesbuttheyallwanteditagain）thetaleoftheWardrobeandhowsheandKingEdmundandQueenSusanandPetertheHighKinghadfirstcomeintoNarnia.

Andpresently，aswascertaintohappensoonerorlater，KingLunesaidifwastimeforyoungpeopletobeinbed."Andtomorrow，Cor，"headded，"shaltcomeoverallthecastlewithmeandseetheestresandmarkallitsstrengthandweakness:foritwillbethinetoguardwhenI'mgone."

"ButCorinwillbetheKingthen，Father，"saidCor.

"Nay，lad，"saidKingLune，"thouartmyheir.Thecrowncomestothee."

"ButIdon'twantit，"saidCor."I'dfarrather—"

"Tisnoquestionwhatthouwantest，Cor，norIeither.'Tisinthecourseoflaw."

"Butifwe'retwinswemustbethesameage."

"Nay，"saidtheKingwithalaugh."Onemustcomefirst.

ArtCorin'selderbyfulltwentyminutes.Andhisbettertoo，let'shope，thoughthat'snogreatmastery."AndhelookedatCorinwithatwinkleinhiseyes.

"But，Father，couldn'tyoumakewhicheveryouliketobethenextKing?"

"No.Theking'sunderthelaw，forit'sthelawmakeshimaking.Hastnomorepowertostartawayfromthycrownthananysentryfromhispost."

"Ohdear，"saidCor."Idon'twanttoatall.AndCorin—Iammostdreadfullysorry.Ineverdreamedmyturningupwasgoingtochiselyououtofyourkingdo"

"Hurrah!Hurrah!"saidCorin."Ishan'thavetobeKing.Ishan'thavetobeKing.I'llalwaysbeaprince.It'sprinceshaveallthefun."

"Andthat'struerthanthybrotherknows，Cor，"saidKingLune."Forthisiswhatitmeanstobeaking:tobefirstineverydesperateattackandlastineverydesperateretreat，andwhenthere'shungerintheland（asmustbenowandtheninbadyears）towearfinerclothesandlaughlouderoverascantiermealthananymaninyourland."

WhenthetwoboysweregoingupstairstobedCoragainaskedCorinifnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.AndCorinsaid:

"Ifyousayanotherwordaboutit，I'll-I'llknockyoudown."Itwouldbenicetoendthestorybysayingthatafterthatthetwobrothersneverdisagreedaboutanythingagain，butIamafraiditwouldnotbetrue.Inrealitytheyquarrelledandfoughtjustaboutasoftenasanyothertwoboyswould，andalltheirfightsended（iftheydidntbegin）withCorgettingknockeddown.Forthough，whentheyhadbothgrownupandbecomeswordsmen，Corwasthemoredangerousmaninbattle，neitherhenoranyoneelseintheNorthCountriescouldeverequalCorinasaboxer.ThatwashowhegothisnameofCorinThunder—Fist;andhowheperformedhisgreatexploitagainsttheLapsedBearofStormness，whichwasreallyaTalkingBearbuthadgonebacktoWildBearhabits.CormclimbeduptoitslairontheNarniansideofStormnessonewinterdaywhenthesnowwasonthehillsandboxeditwithoutatime-keeperforthirty-threerounds.Andattheenditcouldntseeoutofitseyesandbecameareformedcharacter.

Aravisalsohadmanyquarrels（and，Imafraid，evenfights）withCor，buttheyalwaysmadeitupagain:sothatyearslater，whentheyweregrownup，theyweresousedtoquarrellingandmakingitupagainthattheygotmarriedsoastogoondoingitmoreconveniently.AndafterKingLunesdeaththeymadeagoodKingandQueenofArchenlandandRamtheGreat，themostfamousofallthekingsofArchenland，wastheirson.BreeandHwinlivedhappilytoagreatageinNarniaandbothgotmarriedbutnottooneanother.AndtherewerentmanymonthsinwhichoneorbothofthemdidntcometrottingoverthepasstovisittheirfriendsatAnvard.

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