Хроники Нарнии
Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time
"Oh,children,"saidtheLion,"Ifeelmystrengthcomingbacktome.Oh,children,catchmeifyoucan!"Hestoodforasecond,hiseyesverybright,hislimbsquivering,lashinghimselfwithhistail.ThenhemadealeaphighovertheirheadsandlandedontheothersideoftheTable.Laughing,thoughshedidn’tknowwhy,Lucyscrambledoverittoreachhim.Aslanleapedagain.Amadchasebegan.Roundandroundthehill-topheledthem,nowhopelesslyoutoftheirreach,nowlettingthemalmostcatchhistail,nowdivingbetweenthem,nowtossingthemintheairwithhishugeandbeautifullyvelvetedpawsandcatchingthemagain,andnowstoppingunexpectedlysothatallthreeofthemrolledovertogetherinahappylaughingheapoffurandarmsandlegs.ItwassucharompasnoonehaseverhadexceptinNarnia;andwhetheritwasmorelikeplayingwithathunderstormorplayingwithakittenLucycouldnevermakeuphermind.Andthefunnythingwasthatwhenallthreefinallylaytogetherpantinginthesunthegirlsnolongerfeltintheleasttiredorhungryorthirsty.
"Andnow,"saidAslanpresently,"tobusiness.IfeelIamgoingtoroar.Youhadbetterputyourfingersinyourears."
Andtheydid.AndAslanstoodupandwhenheopenedhismouthtoroarhisfacebecamesoterriblethattheydidnotdaretolookatit.Andtheysawallthetreesinfrontofhimbendbeforetheblastofhisroaringasgrassbendsinameadowbeforethewind.Thenhesaid,
"Wehavealongjourneytogo.Youmustrideonme."Andhecroucheddownandthechildrenclimbedontohiswarm,goldenback,andSusansatfirst,holdingontightlytohismaneandLucysatbehindholdingontightlytoSusan.Andwithagreatheaveheroseunderneaththemandthenshotoff,fasterthananyhorsecouldgo,downhillandintothethickoftheforest.
