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chater ne by caldrn l（第2页）
“Oh，itwasn’taTalkingLion，”saidShift。“Youneedn’tbotheraboutthat。TherearenoTalkingBeastsupbeyondtheFalls，upintheWesternWild。Thisskinmusthavebelongedtoadumb，wildlion。”
This，bytheway，wastrue。AHunter，aMan，hadkilledandskinnedthislionsomewhereupintheWesternWildseveralmonthsbefore。Butthatdoesn’tcomeintothisstory．
“Allthesame，Shift，”saidPuzzle，“eveniftheskinonlybelongedtoadumb，wildlion，oughtn’twetogiveitadecentburial？Imean，aren’talllionsrather-well，rathersolemn？BecauseofyouknowWho。Don’tyousee？”
“Don’tyoustartgettingideasintoyourhead，Puzzle，”saidShift。“Because，youknow，thinkingisn’tyourstrongpoint。We’llmakethisskinintoafinewarmwintercoatforyou。”
“Oh，Idon’tthinkI’dlikethat，”saidtheDonkey。“Itwouldlook-Imean，theotherBeastsmightthink-thatistosay，Ishouldn’tfeel-”
“Whatareyoutalkingabout？”saidShift，scratchinghimselfthewrongwayupasApesdo．
“Idon’tthinkitwouldberespectfultotheGreatLion，toAslanhimself，ifanasslikemewentaboutdressedupinalion-skin，”saidPuzzle．
“Nowdon’tstandarguing，please，”saidShift。“Whatdoesanasslikeyouknowaboutthingsofthatsort？Youknowyou’renogoodatthinking，Puzzle，sowhydon’tyouletmedoyourthinkingforyou？Whydon’tyoutreatmeasItreatyou？Idon’tthinkIcandoeverything。Iknowyou’rebetteratsomethingsthanIam。That’swhyIletyougointothePool;Iknewyou’ddoitbetterthanme。Butwhycan’tIhavemyturnwhenitcomestosomethingIcandoandyoucan’t？AmInevertobeallowedtodoanything？Dobefair。Turnandturnabout。”
“Oh，well，ofcourse，ifyouputitthatway，”saidPuzzle．
“Itellyouwhat，”saidShift。“You’dbettertakeagoodbrisktrotdownriverasfarasChippingfordandseeiftheyhaveanyorangesorbananas。”
“ButI’msotired，Shift，”pleadedPuzzle．
“Yes，butyouareverycoldandwet，”saidtheApe。“Youwantsomethingtowarmyouup。Abrisktrotwouldbejustthe
thing。Besides，it’smarketdayatChippingfordtoday。”AndthenofcoursePuzzlesaidhewouldgo．
AssoonashewasaloneShiftwentshamblingalong，sometimesontwopawsandsometimesonfour，tillhereachedhisowntree。Thenheswunghimselfupfrombranchtobranch，chatteringandgrinningallthetime，andwentintohislittlehouse。Hefoundneedleandthreadandabigpairofscissorsthere;forhewasacleverApeandtheDwarfshadtaughthimhowtosew。Heputtheballofthread（itwasverythickstuff，morelikecordthanthread）intohismouthsothathischeekbulgedoutasifheweresuckingabigbitoftoffee。Heheldtheneedlebetweenhislipsandtookthescissorsinhisleftpaw。Thenhecamedownthetreeandshambledacrosstothelion-skin。Hesquatteddownandgottowork．
Hesawatoncethatthebodyofthelion-skinwouldbetoolongforPuzzleanditsnecktooshort。SohecutagoodpieceoutofthebodyandusedittomakealongcollarforPuzzle’slongneck。Thenhecutofftheheadandsewedthecollarinbetweentheheadandtheshoulders。HeputthreadsonbothsidesoftheskinsothatitwouldtieupunderPuzzle’schestandstomach。EverynowandthenabirdwouldpassoverheadandShiftwouldstophiswork，lookinganxiouslyup。Hedidnotwantanyonetoseewhathewasdoing。ButnoneofthebirdshesawwereTalkingBirds，soitdidn’tmatter．
LateintheafternoonPuzzlecameback。Hewasnottrottingbutonlyploddingpatientlyalong，thewaydonkeysdo．
“Thereweren’tanyoranges，”hesaid，“andthereweren’tanybananas。AndI’mverytired。”Helaydown．
“Comeandtryonyourbeautifulnewlion-skincoat，”saidShift．
“Ohbotherthatoldskin，”saidPuzzle。“I’lltryitoninthemorning。I’mtootiredtonight。”
“Youareunkind，Puzzle，”saidShift。“Ifyou’retiredwhatdoyouthinkIam？Alldaylong，whileyou’vebeenhavingalovelyrefreshingwalkdownthevalley，I’vebeenworkinghardtomakeyouacoat。MypawsaresotiredIcanhardlyholdthesescissors。Andyouwon’tsaythankyou-andyouwon’tevenlookatthecoat-andyoudon’tcare-and-and-”
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