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1、TheLastBattleC.S.LewisCHAPTERONEBYCALDRONPOOLINthelastdaysofNarnia,faruptothewestbeyondLanternWasteandclosebesidethegreatwaterfall,therelivedanApe.Hewassooldthatnoonecouldrememberwhenhehadfirstcometoliveinthoseparts,andhewasthecleverest,ugliest,mostwrinkledApeyoucanimagin
2、e.Hehadalittlehouse,builtofwoodandthatchedwithleaves,upintheforkofagreattree,andhisnamewasShift.TherewereveryfewTalkingBeastsorMenorDwarfs,orpeopleofanysort,inthatpartofthewood,butShifthadonefriendandneighbourwhowasadonkeycalledPuzzle.Atleasttheybothsaidtheywerefriends,bu
3、tfromthewaythingswentonyoumighthavethoughtPuzzlewasmorelikeShift'sservantthanhisfriend.Hedidallthework.Whentheywenttogethertotheriver,ShiftfilledthebigskinbottleswithwaterbutitwasPuzzlewhocarriedthemback.WhentheywantedanythingfromthetownsfurtherdowntheriveritwasPuzzlewhow
4、entdownwithemptypanniersonhisbackandcamebackwiththepanniersfullandheavy.AndallthenicestthingsthatPuzzlebroughtbackwereeatenbyShift;forasShiftsaid,"Yousee,Puzzle,Ican'teatgrassandthistleslikeyou,soit'sonlyfairIshouldmakeitupinotherways."AndPuzzlealwayssaid,"Ofcourse,Shift,
5、ofcourse.Iseethat."Puzzlenevercomplained,becauseheknewthatShiftwasfarclevererthanhimselfandhethoughtitwasverykindofShifttobefriendswithhimatall.AndifeverPuzzledidtrytoargueaboutanything,Shiftwouldalwayssay,"Now,Puzzle,Iunderstandwhatneedstobedonebetterthanyou.Youknowyou'r
6、enotclever,Puzzle."AndPuzzlealwayssaid,"No,Shift.It'squitetrue.I'mnotclever."ThenhewouldsighanddowhateverShifthadsaid.OnemorningearlyintheyearthepairofthemwereoutwalkingalongtheshoreofCaldronPool.CaldronPoolisthebigpoolrightunderthecliffsatthewesternendofNarnia.Thegreatwa
7、terfallpoursdownintoitwithanoiselikeeverlastingthunder,andtheRiverofNarniaflowsoutontheotherside.ThewaterfallkeepsthePoolalwaysdancingandbubblingandchurningroundandroundasifitwereontheboil,andthatofcourseishowitgotitsnameofCaldronPool.Itisliveliestintheearlyspringwhenthew
8、aterfallisswollenwithallthesnowthathasmeltedoffthemountainsfromupbeyondNarniaintheWesternWildfro
