Хроники Нарнии
Into the Forest
I’dvoteforgoingbackandgettingsomethingfromthelarder,onlytheredoesn’tseemtobeanycertaintyofgettingintothiscountryagainwhenonceyou’vegotoutofit.Ithinkwe’llhavetogoon."
"SodoI,"saidboththegirls.
"Ifonlyweknewwherethepoorchapwasimprisoned!"saidPeter.
Theywereallstillwonderingwhattodonext,whenLucysaid,"Look!There’sarobin,withsucharedbreast.It’sthefirstbirdI’veseenhere.Isay!-IwondercanbirdstalkinNarnia?Italmostlooksasifitwantedtosaysomethingtous."ThensheturnedtotheRobinandsaid,"Please,canyoutelluswhereTumnustheFaunhasbeentakento?"Asshesaidthisshetookasteptowardsthebird.Itatonceflewawaybutonlyasfarastothenexttree.Thereitperchedandlookedatthemveryhardasifitunderstoodalltheyhadbeensaying.Almostwithoutnoticingthattheyhaddoneso,thefourchildrenwentasteportwonearertoit.AtthistheRobinflewawayagaintothenexttreeandoncemorelookedatthemveryhard.(Youcouldn’thavefoundarobinwitharedderchestorabrightereye.)
"Doyouknow,"saidLucy,"Ireallybelievehemeansustofollowhim."
"I’veanideahedoes,"saidSusan."Whatdoyouthink,Peter?"
"Well,wemightaswelltryit,"answeredPeter.
TheRobinappearedtounderstandthematterthoroughly.Itkeptgoingfromtreetotree,alwaysafewyardsaheadofthem,butalwayssonearthattheycouldeasilyfollowit.Inthiswayitledthemon,slightlydownhill.WherevertheRobinalightedalittleshowerofsnowwouldfalloffthebranch.Presentlythecloudspartedoverheadandthewintersuncameoutandthesnowallaroundthemgrewdazzlinglybright.
