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THISisthestoryofahathappenedinNarniaahelaheGoldeerwasHighKinginNarniaandhisbrotherandhistwosisterswereKingandQueensunderhi
Inthosedays,farsouthinenonalittlecreekofthesea,therelivedapoorfishermancalledArsheesh,andwithhimtherelivedaboywhocalledhimFather.Theboy'snamewasShasta.OnmostdaysArsheeshwentoutinhisboattofishinthem,aernoonheharnessedhisdooadloadedthecartwithfishaamileorsosouthwardtothevillagetosellit.IfithadsoldwellhewouldoodtemperandsaynothingtoShasta,butifithadsoldbadlyhewouldfindfaultsbeathiTherewasalwayssomethingtofindfaultwithforShastahadplentyofworktodo,mendingandwashis,gthesupper,ahewhichtheybothlived.
ShastawasnotatallihingthatlaysouthofhishomebecausehehadowitothevillagewithArsheeshaherewaserestihevillageheohermelikehisfather—menwithlong,dirtyrobes,aurhetoe,andturbansontheirheads,aalkiherveryslowlyaboutthingsthatsoundeddull.ButhewasveryiedihatlaytotheNorthbeoowayandhewasneverallowedtogotherehimself.Wheingoutthes,andallalone,hewouldofteotheNorth.Onecouldseenothingbutagrassysluptoalevelridgeatheskysafewbirdsinit.
&imesifArsheeshwasthereShastawouldsay,“OmyFather,whatistherebeyondthathill?”
AhefishermanerhewouldboxShasta'searsaoattendtohiswork.Orifheeaceablemoodhewouldsay,“Omyson,donotallowyourmiedbyidlequestions.Foroshassaid,'Applitobusiherootofprosperity,butthosewhoaskquestionsthatdohemaresteeringtheshipoffollytowardtherodigence'.”
ShastathoughtthatbeyoheremustbesomedelightfulsecretwhichhisfatherwishedtohidefromhiIy,however,thefishermahisbecausehedidn'tknowwhatlaytotheherdidhecare.Hehadaveryprad.
&heretheSerwhowasunlikeanymanthatShastahadseenbefore.Herodeupdappledhorsewithflowiailandhisstirrupsandbridlewereinlaidwithsilver.Thespikeofahelmetprojeiddleofhissilkenturbanaofmail.Byhissidehungagscimitar,arouuddedwithbossesathisbadhisrighthandgraspedalance.Hisfacewasdark,butthisdidnotsurpriseShastabecauseallthepeopleofe;whatdidsurprisehimwastheman'sbeardwhichwasdyed,anddgleamingwithstedoil.ButArsheeshkhegolder'sbarearmthathewasaTarkaalord,andhebowedkneeliillhisbeardtouchedtheearthaoShastatokneelalso.
&rangerdemaalityfhtwhichofcoursethefishermarefuse.AllthebesttheyhadwassetbeforetheTarkaanforsupper(andhedidn'tthinkmuchofit)andShasta,asalehefishermanhadpany,wasgivenahuurofthecottage.Ontheseosheusuallysleptwiththedoslittlethatchedstable.Butitwasmuchtotosleepyet,andShasta,whohadhatitiswrongtolistenbehinddoors,satdownwithhiseartoathewoodenwallofthecottagetohearwhatthegrowalkingabout.Andthisiswhatheheard.
“Andnow,Omyhost,”
saidtheTarkaaobuythatboyofyours.”
“Omymaster,”
repliedthefisherman(andShastakhewheedlihegreedylookthatrobablyingintohisfaceashesaidit),“riceduceyourservant,phheis,tosellintoslaveryhisonlydhisownflesh?Hashepoetssaid,‘Naturalaffeisstrohansoupandmoreprecles?'”
“Itiseveheguestdryly.“Butahaslikewisesaid,“Hetstodeceivethejudiciousisalreadybaringhisownbackforthesce.”
Donotledmouthwithfalsehoods.Thisboyismalynosonofyours,foryourcheekisasdarkasmiheboyisfairaheaccursedbutbeautifulbarbarianswhoieNorth.”
“Hoassaid,”
ahefisherman,“thatStoffwithshieldsbuttheEyeofWisdompiercesthrougheverydefehen,uest,thatbeyextremepovertyIhavenevermarriedandhavenochild.ButinthatsameyearinwhichtheTisroc(mayhelivefanhisaugustareign,onahemoonwasatherfull,itpleasedthegodstodeprivemeofmysleep.ThereforeIarosefrommybedinthishovelahtothebeachtorefreshmyselfwithlookingupohemthecoolair.AlyIheardanoiseastomeacrossthewaterawere,aweakdshortlyafter,thetidebroughttothelandalittleboatinwhichtherewasnothingbutamahextremehuhirstwhoseemedtohavediedbutafewmomentsbefore(forhewasstilltywater-skin,andachild,stillliving.“Doubtless,”
saidI,“theseunfortunateshaveesthewreckofagreatship,butbytheadmirabledesigheelderhasstarvedhimselftokeepthechildaliveandhasperishedinsightofland.”
Agly,rememberinghowthegodsorewardthosewhobefriee,andbeingmovedbypassion(foryourservantisama)—”
&alltheseidlewordsinyourowerruptedtheTarkaan.“Itisenoughtoknowthatyoutookthedhavehadteheworthofhisdailybreadoutofhiminlabour,asanyonesee.Aopriceyouputonhim,forIamweariedwithyourloquacity.”
“Youyourselfhavewiselysaid,”
answeredArsheesh,“thattheboy'slabourhasbeeimablevalue.Thismustbetakenintoafixingtheprice.ForifIselltheboyImustuherbuyorhireaodohiswork.”
“I'llgiveyoufifteesforhim,”
saidtheTarkaan.
“Fifteen!”
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