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INthelastdaysofNarnia，faruptothewestbeyondLanternWasteandclosebesidethegreatwaterfall，therelivedanApe.Hewassooldthatnoonecouldrememberwhenhehadfirstcometoliveinthoseparts，andhewasthecleverest，ugliest，mostwrinkledApeyoucanimagine.Hehadalittlehouse，builtofwoodandthatchedwithleaves，upintheforkofagreattree，andhisnamewasShift.TherewereveryfewTalkingBeastsorMenorDwarfs，orpeopleofanysort，inthatpartofthewood，butShifthadonefriendandneighbourwhowasadonkeycalledPuzzle.Atleasttheybothsaidtheywerefriends，butfromthewaythingswentonyoumighthavethoughtPuzzlewasmorelikeShift’sservantthanhisfriend.Hedidallthework.Whentheywenttogethertotheriver，ShiftfilledthebigskinbottleswithwaterbutitwasPuzzlewhocarriedthemback.WhentheywantedanythingfromthetownsfurtherdowntheriveritwasPuzzlewhowentdownwithemptypanniersonhisbackandcamebackwiththepanniersfullandheavy.AndallthenicestthingsthatPuzzlebroughtbackwereeatenbyShift;forasShiftsaid，“Yousee，Puzzle，Ican’teatgrassandthistleslikeyou，soit’sonlyfairIshouldmakeitupinotherways.”AndPuzzlealwayssaid，“Ofcourse，Shift，ofcourse.Iseethat.”Puzzlenevercomplained，becauseheknewthatShiftwasfarclevererthanhimselfandhethoughtitwasverykindofShifttobefriendswithhimatall.AndifeverPuzzledidtrytoargueaboutanything，Shiftwouldalwayssay，“Now，Puzzle，Iunderstandwhatneedstobedonebetterthanyou.Youknowyou’renotclever，Puzzle.”AndPuzzlealwayssaid，“No，Shift.It’squitetrue.I’mnotclever.”ThenhewouldsighanddowhateverShifthadsaid．

OnemorningearlyintheyearthepairofthemwereoutwalkingalongtheshoreofCaldronPool.CaldronPoolisthebigpoolrightunderthecliffsatthewesternendofNarnia.Thegreatwaterfallpoursdownintoitwithanoiselikeeverlastingthunder，andtheRiverofNarniaflowsoutontheotherside.ThewaterfallkeepsthePoolalwaysdancingandbubblingandchurningroundandroundasifitwereontheboil，andthatofcourseishowitgotitsnameofCaldronPool.ItisliveliestintheearlyspringwhenthewaterfallisswollenwithallthesnowthathasmeltedoffthemountainsfromupbeyondNarniaintheWesternWildfromwhichtherivercomes.AndastheylookedatCaldronPoolShiftsuddenlypointedwithhisdark，skinnyfingerandsaid，

“Look!What’sthat？”

“What’swhat？”saidPuzzle．

“Thatyellowthingthat’sjustcomedownthewaterfall.Look!Thereitisagain，it’sfloating.Wemustfindoutwhatitis.”

“Mustwe？”saidPuzzle．

“Ofcoursewemust，”saidShift.“Itmaybesomethinguseful.JusthopintothePoollikeagoodfellowandfishitout.Thenwecanhaveaproperlookatit.”

“HopintothePool？”saidPuzzle，twitchinghislongears．

“Wellhowarewetogetitifyoudon’t？”saidtheApe．

“But-but，”saidPuzzle，“wouldn’titbebetterifyouwentin？Because，yousee，it’syouwhowantstoknowwhatitis，andIdon’tmuch.Andyou’vegothands，yousee.You’reasgoodasaManoraDwarfwhenitcomestocatchingholdofthings.I’veonlygothoofs.”

“Really，Puzzle，”saidShift，“Ididn’tthinkyou’deversayathinglikethat.Ididn’tthinkitofyou，really.”

“Why，whathaveIsaidwrong？”saidtheAss，speakinginratherahumblevoice，forhesawthatShiftwasverydeeplyoffended.“AllImeantwas-”

“Wantingmetogointothewater，”saidtheApe.“Asifyoudidn’tknowperfectlywellwhatweakchestsApesalwayshaveandhoweasilytheycatchcold!Verywell.Iwillgoin.I’mfeelingcoldenoughalreadyinthiscruelwind.ButI’llgoin.Ishallprobablydie.Thenyou’llbesorry.”AndShift’svoicesoundedasifhewasjustgoingtoburstintotears．

“Pleasedon’t，pleasedon’t，pleasedon’t，”saidPuzzle，halfbraying，andhalftalking.“Inevermeantanythingofthesort，Shift，reallyIdidn’t.YouknowhowstupidIamandhowIcan’tthinkofmorethanonethingatatime.I’dforgottenaboutyourweakchest.OfcourseI’llgoin.Youmustn’tthinkofdoingityourself.Promisemeyouwon’t，Shift.”

SoShiftpromised，andPuzzlewentcloppety-cloponhisfourhoofsroundtherockyedgeofthePooltofindaplacewherehecouldgetin.Quiteapartfromthecolditwasnojokegettingintothatquiveringandfoamingwater，andPuzzlehadtostandandshiverforawholeminutebeforehemadeuphismindtodoit.ButthenShiftcalledoutfrombehindhimandsaid：“PerhapsI’dbetterdoitafterall，Puzzle.”AndwhenPuzzleheardthathesaid，“No，no.Youpromised.I’minnow，”andinhewent．

AgreatmassoffoamgothiminthefaceandfilledhismouthwithwaterandblindedhiThenhewentunderaltogetherforafewseconds，andwhenhecameupagainhewasinquiteanotherpartofthePool.Thentheswirlcaughthimandcarriedhimroundandroundandfasterandfastertillittookhimrightunderthewaterfallitself，andtheforceofthewaterplungedhimdown，deepdown，sothathethoughthewouldneverbeabletoholdhisbreathtillhecameupagain.Andwhenhehadcomeupandwhenatlasthegotsomewherenearthethinghewastryingtocatch，itsailedawayfromhimtillittoogotunderthefallandwasforceddowntothebottoWhenitcameupagainitwasfurtherfromhimthanever.Butatlast，whenhewasalmosttiredtodeath，andbruisedalloverandnumbwithcold，hesucceededingrippingthethingwithhisteeth.Andouthecamecarryingitinfrontofhimandgettinghisfronthoofstangledupinit，foritwasasbigasalargehearthrug，anditwasveryheavyandcoldandslimy．

HeflungitdowninfrontofShiftandstooddrippingandshiveringandtryingtogethisbreathback.ButtheApeneverlookedathimoraskedhimhowhefelt.TheApewastoobusygoingroundandroundtheThingandspreadingitoutandpattingitandsmellingit.Thenawickedgleamcameintohiseyeandhesaid：

“Itisalion’sskin.”

“Ee-auh-auh-oh，isit？”gaspedPuzzle．

“NowIwonder...Iwonder...Iwonder，”saidShifttohimself，forhewasthinkingveryhard．

“Iwonderwhokilledthepoorlion，”saidPuzzlepresently.“Itoughttobeburied.Wemusthaveafuneral.”

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