CHAPTERTWELVESHASTAINNARNIA
“WASitalladream?”woa。Butit'thavebeehereinthegrassbeforehimhesawthedeep，largeprintoftheLion&#htpaw。Ittookone'sbreathawaytothihatakeafootpri。Buttherewassomethingmoreremarkabletha。Ashelookedatit，waterhadalreadyfilledthebottomofit。Soonitwasfulltothebrim，andthen，andalittlestreamwasrunningdownhill，pasthim，rass。
Shastastoopedanddrank—averylongdrink—andthendippedhisfadsplashedhishead。Itwasextremelydclearasglass，andrefreshedhimverymuch。Afterthathestoodup，shakieroutofhisearsandflihairbahisforehead，aakestocks。
Apparentlyitwasstillveryearlym。Thesunhadonlyjustrisen，andithadrisenoutoftheforestswhichhesanandfarawayht。Thetryjwhichhewaslookingatwasabsolutelyohim。Itwastagreenvalley-lareesthroughwhichhecaughtthegleamofariverthatwoundawayroughlytothehefarsideofthevalleytherewerehighandevenrockyhills，buttheywerelowerthaainshehadseeheoguesswherehewas。Heturnedandlookedbehindhimandsawthattheslopeoaehermountains。
“Isee，”saidShastatohimself。“ThmouweenArdandNarnia。Iwasohersideofthemyesterday。Imusthaveethroughthepassi。WhatluckthatIhitit!—atleastitwasn'tluckatallreally，itwasHim。AndnowI'minNarnia。”
&urnedandunsaddledhishorseandtookoffitsbridle—“Thoughyouareaperfectlyhorridhorse，”hesaid。Ittookhisremarkaelybegainggrass。ThathorsehadaverylowopinionofShasta。
“IwishIcouldeatgrass!”thoughtShasta。“It'snogoodgoingbavard，it'llallbebesieged。I'dbettergetlowerdownintothevalleyandseeifIythi。”
&ondowhickdewwascruellycoldtohisbarefeet）tillhetoawood。Therewasakindthroughitafollowedthisformanyminuteswhehidratherwheezyvoigtohim。
“G，neighbour。”
Shastalerlytofindthespeakeralysaricklypersonwithadarkfacewhohadjustamoleast，itwassmallforapersindeedfehog，hatit>
“G，”saidShasta。“ButI'mnotaneighbour。Infaastraheseparts。”
“Ah?”saidtheHedgehly。
“I'veountains—fromArd，youknow。”
“Ha，Ard，”saidtheHedgehog。“That'saterriblelongway。heremyself。”
“AndIthink，perhaps，”saidShasta，“someoobetoldthatthere'sanarmyofsavageeavardatthisverymoment。”
“Youdon'tsayso!”aheHedgehog。“Well，thinkofthat。Andtheydosaythatenishuhousandsofmilesaway，rightattheworld'send，acrossagreatseaofsand。”
“It'snotnearlyasfarasyouthink，”saidShasta。“Andoughtn'tsomethingtobedohisattavard?Oughtn&#hKiold?”
&aihingoughttobedo，”saidtheHedgehog。“ButyouseeI'mjustonmywaytoodday'ssleep。Hullo，neighbour!”
&wordswereaddressedtoacoloredrabbitwhoseheadhadjustpoppedupfromsomewherebesidethepath。TheHedgehogimmediatelytoldtheRabbitwhatithadjustlearnedfromShasta。TheRabbitagreedthatthiswasveryremarkablehatsomebodyoughttotellsomeowithaviewtodoihing。
Andsoitwenton。Everyfewmiheywerejoihercreatures，somefromthebranchesoverheadatleundergrouheirfeet，tillthepartysistedoffiverabbits，asquirrel，ties，agoat-footfaun，andamouse，whoalltalkedatthesametimeandallagreedwiththeHedgehog。ForthetruthwasthatinthatgoldedtheWinterhadgoheHighKiCairParavel，thesmallerleofNarniaweresosafeandhappythattheyweregettingalittlecareless。
&ly，however，twomorepracticalpeoplearrivedilewood。OnewasaRedDwarfearedtobeDuffle。Theotherwasastag，abeautifullordlycreaturewithwideliquideyes，dappledflahinatheylookedasifyoucouldbreakthemwithtwofingers。
“Lionalive!”roaredtheDwarfassoonashehadheardthenews。“Andifthat'sso，whyareweallstandingstill，g?EAbesenttoCairParavelatohearmymustbecalledout。NarniamustgototheaidofKingLune。”
“Ah!”saidtheHedgehog。“Butyouwon'tfindtheHighKingattheCair。He'sawaytotheNthosegiants。Andtalkingofgiants，neighbours，thatputsmeinmind—”
“Who'lltakee?”iheDwarf。“Amorespeedthanme?”
“I'vegotspeed，”saidtheStag。“What'smymessage?Howmanyenes?”
“Twohundred:underPrinceRabadash。And—”ButtheStagwasalreadyaway—allfsoffthegroundatonamomentitswhitesternhaddisappearedamorees。
“Wonderwherehe'sgoing，”saidaRabbit。“Hewon'tfindtheHighKingatCairParavel，youknow。”
“He'llfindQueenLucy，”saidDuffle。“Andthenhullo!What&#withtheHuman?Itlreen。Why，Idobelieveit'squitefai&#ry。Whendidyoulasthaveameal，youngster?”
&erdaym，”saidShasta>
&hen，eon，”saidtheDwarf，athisthicklittlearmsroundShasta'swaisttosupporthim。“Why，neighbhtalltobeashamedofourselves!Youe，lad。Breakfast!Betterthantalking。”
Withagreatdeal'ofbustle，mutteringreproachestoitself，theDwarfhalfledandhalfsupportedShastaatagreatspeedfurtherintothewoodandalittledownhill。ItwasalohanShastawamomentandhislegshadbeguntofeelveryshakybeforetheythetreesontobarehillside。Theretheyfoundalittlehousewithasmokingdanopendoor，aothedoorwayDufflecalledout，
&hers!Avisitorforbreakfast。”
Aely，mixedwithasizzlingsouoShastaasimplydelightfulsmell。Itwasonehehadneversmelledinhislifebefore，butIhopeyouhave。Itwas，infact，thesmellofbadeggsandmushroinapan。
“Mindyourhead，lad，”saidDuffleamomenttoolate，forShastahadalreadybashedhisfaielofthedoor。“Now，”uedtheDwarf，“sityoudowable'sabitlowforyou，buttheool'slowtoo。That&#ht。Andhere&#e—andhere'sajugofdhere'saspoon。”
BythetimeShastahadfinishedhispe，theDwarf'stwobrothers（whosenameswereRoginahumb）wereputtingthedishofbadeggsandmushrooms，andthecoffeepotamilk，a，oable。
ItwasallnewaoShastaforenefoodisquitedifferent。Hedidn'tevenknowwhattheslicesofbrownstuffwere，forhehadbefore。Hedidn'tknowwhattheyellowsoftthingtheysmearedowas，beenyounearlyalwaysgetoiliter。Aselfwasquitedifferentfromthedark，frowsty，fish-smellingbutofArsheeshandfromthepillaredaedhallsinthepalacesofTashbaan。Theroofwasverylow，ahingwasmadeofwood，andtherewasacuckoo-dared-and-whitecheckedtable-daboersaaihiedasalsorathertroublesomehavingtousedsandplatesandknivesandforks。Thismeantthathelpingswereverysmall，butthentherewereagreatmanyhelpings，sothatShasta'splateorcupwasbeingfilledeverymometheDwarfsthemselvesweresaying，“Butterplease“，or“Anothercupofcoffee，”or“I'dlikeafewmoremushrooms，”or“Whatabanorso?”AtheyhadalleatenasmuchastheypossiblycouldthethreeDwarfsdrewlotsforwhowoulddothe，andRoginwastheuhenDuffleaookShastaoutsidetoabenchwhiagaiagewall，aretchedsasighofewoDwarfslittheirpipes。Thedewwasoffthegrassnowandthesunwaswarm;iherehadn'tbeenalightbreeze，itwouldhavebeentoohot。
“Ner，”saidDuffle，“I'llshowyouthelieoftheland。YouearlyallSouthNarniafromhere，andwe'reratherproudoftheview。Rightawayo，