Хроники Нарнии
What happened about the Statues
"Thankyou,Missie,"saidGiantRumblebuffin,stoopingdown.NextmomentLucygotratherafrightforshefoundherselfcaughtupinmid-airbetweentheGiant’sfingerandthumb.Butjustasshewasgettingnearhisfacehesuddenlystartedandthenputhergentlybackonthegroundmuttering,"Blessme!I’vepickedupthelittlegirlinstead.Ibegyourpardon,Missie,Ithoughtyouwasthehandkerchee!"
"No,no,"saidLucylaughing,"hereitis!"Thistimehemanagedtogetitbutitwasonlyaboutthesamesizetohimthatasaccharinetabletwouldbetoyou,sothatwhenshesawhimsolemnlyrubbingittoandfroacrosshisgreatredface,shesaid,"I’mafraidit’snotmuchusetoyou,MrRumblebuffin."
"Notatall.Notatall,"saidthegiantpolitely."Nevermetanicerhandkerchee.Sofine,sohandy.So-Idon’tknowhowtodescribeit."
"Whatanicegiantheis!"saidLucytoMrTumnus.
"Ohyes,"repliedtheFaun."AlltheBuffinsalwayswere.OneofthemostrespectedofallthegiantfamiliesinNarnia.Notveryclever,perhaps(Ineverknewagiantthatwas),butanoldfamily.Withtraditions,youknow.Ifhe’dbeentheothersortshe’dneverhaveturnedhimintostone."
AtthispointAslanclappedhispawstogetherandcalledforsilence.
"Ourday’sworkisnotyetover,"hesaid,"andiftheWitchistobefinallydefeatedbeforebed-timewemustfindthebattleatonce."
"Andjoinin,Ihope,sir!"addedthelargestoftheCentaurs.
"Ofcourse,"saidAslan."Andnow!Thosewhocan’tkeepup-thatis,children,dwarfs,andsmallanimals-mustrideonthebacksofthosewhocan-thatis,lions,centaurs,unicorns,horses,giantsandeagles.
