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1、THEHORSEANDHISBOYBYC.S.LEWISCHAPTERONEHOWSHASTASETOUTONHISTRAVELSTHISisthestoryofanadventurethathappenedinNarniaandCalormenandthelandsbetween,intheGoldenAgewhenPeterwasHighKinginNarniaandhisbrotherandhistwosisterswereKingandQueensunderhim.Inthosedays,fars
2、outhinCalormenonalittlecreekofthesea,therelivedapoorfishermancalledArsheesh,andwithhimtherelivedaboywhocalledhimFather.Theboy'snamewasShasta.OnmostdaysArsheeshwentoutinhisboattofishinthemorning,andintheafternoonheharnessedhisdonkeytoacartandloadedthecartw
3、ithfishandwentamileorsosouthwardtothevillagetosellit.IfithadsoldwellhewouldcomehomeinamoderatelygoodtemperandsaynothingtoShasta,butifithadsoldbadlyhewouldfindfaultwithhimandperhapsbeathim.TherewasalwayssomethingtofindfaultwithforShastahadplentyofworktodo,
4、mendingandwashingthenets,cookingthesupper,andcleaningthecottageinwhichtheybothlived.ShastawasnotatallinterestedinanythingthatlaysouthofhishomebecausehehadonceortwicebeentothevillagewithArsheeshandheknewthattherewasnothingveryinterestingthere.Inthevillageh
5、eonlymetothermenwhowerejustlikehisfather-menwithlong,dirtyrobes,andwoodenshoesturnedupatthetoe,andturbansontheirheads,andbeards,talkingtooneanotherveryslowlyaboutthingsthatsoundeddull.ButhewasveryinterestedineverythingthatlaytotheNorthbecausenooneeverwent
6、thatwayandhewasneverallowedtogotherehimself.Whenhewassittingoutofdoorsmendingthenets,andallalone,hewouldoftenlookeagerlytotheNorth.Onecouldseenothingbutagrassysloperunninguptoalevelridgeandbeyondthattheskywithperhapsafewbirdsinit.SometimesifArsheeshwasthe
7、reShastawouldsay,"OmyFather,whatistherebeyondthathill?"AndthenifthefishermanwasinabadtemperhewouldboxShasta'searsandtellhimtoattendtohiswork.Orifhewasinapeaceablemoodhewouldsay,"Omyson,donotallowyourmindtobedistractedbyidlequestions.Foroneofthepoetshassai
8、d,`Applicationtobusinessistherootofprosperity,butthosewhoaskquestionsthatdonotconcernthemaresteeringtheshipoffollytowardstherockofindigence'."Shastathoughtthatbeyondthehilltheremustbesomedelightfulsecretwhichhisfath