Повелитель мух
Gift for the Darkness
Thelittlunswhohadseenfewfiressincethefirstcatastrophebecamewildlyexcited.Theydancedandsangandtherewasapartyishairaboutthegathering.
AtlastRalphstoppedworkandstoodup,smudgingthesweatfromhisfacewithadirtyforearm.
"We’llhavetohaveasmallfire.Thisone’stoobigtokeepup."
Piggysatdowncarefullyonthesandandbegantopolishhisglass.
"Wecouldexperiment.Wecouldfindouthowtomakeasmallhotfireandthenputgreenbranchesontomakesmoke.Someofthemleavesmustbebetterforthatthantheothers."
Asthefiredieddownsodidtheexcitement.Thelittlunsstoppedsinginganddancinganddriftedawaytowardtheseaorthefruittreesortheshelters.
Ralphdroppeddowninthesand.
"We’llhavetomakeanewlistofwho’stolookafterthefire."
"Ifyoucanfind’em."
Helookedround.Thenforthefirsttimehesawhowfewbigunstherewereandunderstoodwhytheworkhadbeensohard.
"Where’sMaurice?"
Piggywipedhisglassagain.
"Iexpect...no,hewouldn’tgointotheforestbyhimself,wouldhe?"
