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1、Lateautumnwindssighedfitfullyaroundtheopengatehousedoor,rustlingbrowngoldleavesinthefadingafternoon.BellaofBrockhallsnuggleddeeperintoheroldarmchairbythefire.Throughhalf-closedeyesshewatchedthesmallmousepeeringaroundthedoorwayather."Comein,littleone,andclo
2、sethedoor."Thesmallmousedidashewasbidden.Encouragedbythebadger'sfriendlysmile,heclamberedupontothearmofthechairandsettledhimselfagainstacushion."Yousaidthatyouwouldtellmeastory,MizBella."Thebadgernoddedslowly."Everythingyouseeaboutyou,theharvestthathasbeen
3、gathered,fromtherussetapplestothegoldenhoney,isyourstoenjoyinfreedom.Listennow,asthebreezesweepsthelastautumnleavesoffintotheworldofwinter.IwilltellyouofthetimelongagobeforeRedwallAbbeywasbuiltinMossflower.Inthosedaystherewasnofreedomforwood-landers;wewere
4、oppressedcruellyundertheharshruleofVerdaugaGreeneyesandhisdaughterTsarmina.ItwasamouselikeyourselfwhosavedMossflower.Hisnameisknowntoall:MartintheWarrior."Ah,mylittlefriend,Iamgrownold.Soaremycomrades;theirsonsanddaughtersarefathersandmothersnow.Butthatisl
5、ife.Theseasonsstilllooknewtoyoungeyes,thefoodtastesfresherinthemouthsoftheyoungonesthanitdoesinmyown.AsIsithereinthewarmthandpeaceitalllivesagaininmymemory,astrangetaleofloveandwar,friendandfoe,greathappeningsandmightydeeds."Gazeintothefire,youngone.Listen
6、tomeandIwilltellyouthestory.''BOOKONEKotirMossflowerlaydeepinthegripofmidwinterbeneathaskyofleadengraythatshowedtingesofscarletandorangeonthehorizon.Acoldmantleofsnowdrapedthelandscape,coveringtheflatlandstothewest.Snowwaseverywhere,fillingditches,drifting
7、highagainsthedgerows,makingpathsinvisible,smoothingthecontoursofearthinitswhiteembrace.Thegaunt,leaflessceilingofMossflowerWoodwaspenetratedbyconstantsnowfall,whichcarpetedthesprawlingwoodlandfloor,buildingcanopiesonevergreenshrubsandbushes.Winterhadmutedt
8、heearth;themuffledstillnesswasbrokenonlybyatraveler'spaws.Asturdilybuiltyoungmousewithquickdarkeyeswasmovingconfidentlyacrossthesnowboundcountry.Lookingback,hecouldseehistracksdisappearingnorthwardintothedist
