A AYSIDE ADVENtURE  It a  moving over aring  into ts nose and lips  toucing events of t and sat up. But as he did so he groaned.

    quot;O; ;Im so sore. All over. I can hardly move.”

    quot;Good morning, small one,quot; said Bree. quot;I iff. It cant be t   springy turf t must  a pleasure to fall on. And t  migy  gorse buss tself t comes   first.

    about breakfast? Ive had mine.”

    quot;O. Bot; said Sa. quot;I tell you I cant  move.quot; But t s nose and paill o get up.

    And t tle copse.

    Before turf, dotted e floo t t, lay ta  from suc and never seen so muc before,  nor dreamed   stretcer  ts you could see te foam running up t making no noise because it  s   t il at last  t. For of course, neittage nor among ts, had he ever  been away from

    t smell in   for a moment about ;I say, Bree, didnt you say somet breakfast?”

    quot;Yes, I did,quot; ans;I t tree w nigher.”

    tigated ts y, only sligale, a lump of dried figs and anottle flask of  forty crescents in all, wa  had ever seen.

    a sat doiously -  a  tree and started on ty, Bree o keep him company.

    quot;ont it be stealing to use t; asked Sa.

    quot;O; said ts mout;I never  t of t. A free alking nt steal, of course. But I ts  all rigives in enemy country. t money is booty, spoil.  Besides, o get any food for you  it? I suppose, like all  eat natural food like grass and oats.”

    quot;I cant.”

    quot;Ever tried?”

    quot;Yes, I  get it do all. You couldnt either if you were  me.”

    quot;Youre rum little creatures, you ; remarked Bree.

    a  (;I t on t saddle  again.quot; And o do so. quot;ts good. ts very good,quot; urf and ;You ougo oo, Sa,quot;  ed. quot;Its most refreshing.”

    But Sa burst out laug;You do look funny when youre on  your back!”

    quot;I look not,quot; said Bree. But t Sa, blotle.

    quot;Does it really look funny?quot; he asked in an anxious voice.

    quot;Yes, it does,quot; replied Sa. quot;But  matter?”

    quot;You dont t; said Bree, quot;t it migalking  rick Ive learned from t o find, o Narnia, t Ive picked up a lot of loa? ly, no spare my feelings. Salking kind - do roll?”

    quot; t it if I  to get t. Do you knohe way?”

    quot;I knoo taser t comes t. O some of tains t!

    to Narnia and top us t Id be glad to be  past tashbaan.

    You and I are safer aies.”

    quot;Cant ?”

    quot;Not  going along  ake us into cultivated  land and main roads; and I  kno o creep along  t. Up  not ss and gulls and a  fe starting?”

    Sas legs acerribly as o t to  at a soft pace all afternoon. racks into a valley and found a village. Before t  into it Sa dismounted and entered it on foot to buy a loaf and some onions and  radisrotted round by t Sa at t.

    t days for Sa, and every day better t as en. Even at training Bree still  said  like a bag of flour in t;And even if it ; But in spite of ient teaceaca learned to trot, to canter,  to jump, and to keep  even o  t or t -  any  moment in a battle. And ta begged to be told of ttles and ell of forced marc rivers, of cs betallions, trained to bite and  kick, and to rear at t moment so t t as  in troke of stleaxe. But Bree did not  to  talk about ten as Sa ed to  t;Dont speak of ter,quot; ;tisrocs  as a free alking about. Narnia and th! Bra- ha-ha! Broo hoo!”

    Sa soon learned, , to prepare for a  gallop.

    After travelled on for  more bays and  a could remember, t nigarted t evening,  during t t about .

    t tance on t. t an imes trotting and sometimes walking,  wopped.

    quot;s up?quot; said Sa.

    quot;S-s-ss; said Bree, craning c;Did  you en.”

    quot;It sounds like anot; said Sa after  ened for about a minute.

    quot;It is anot; said Bree. quot;And ts  like.”

    quot;Isnt it probably just a farmer riding e?quot; said Sa h a  yawn.

    quot;Dont tell me!quot; said Bree. quot;ts not a farmers riding. Nor a farmers   you tell by ts quality, t s being ridden  by a real ell you  is, Sa. tarkaan under t wood.

    Not on s too lig. On a fine blood mare, I  should say.”

    quot;ell, its stopped no is,quot; said Sa.

    quot;Youre rig; said Bree. quot;And   last.”

    quot; s; said Sa in a lohink he can see us as well as hear us?”

    quot;Not in t so long as ay quite still,quot; ans;But  look! t till t gets over t off  to our rigly as o t comes to t.”

    ted till t at a er a gentle trot, made for the shore.

    t  first and soon t gre as Sa o ;e must be nearly at those  sandhills by

    no;  leaped into  of tterly  savage. Instantly Bree s as he could  gallop.

    quot; is it?quot; gasped Sa.

    quot;Lions!quot; said Bree,  curning his head.

    After t t sime. At last  tream and Bree came to a stop on ta noticed t rembling and sing all over.

    quot;t er may e off our scent,quot; panted Bree  ;e can  now.”

    As t;Sa, Im as as  frig feel like a talking   all. I dont mind s I cant bear - tures.  I trot for a bit.”

    About a minute later, o a gallop again, and no  again, time on t from tion of t.

    quot;t; moaned Bree.

    es  any furta said, quot;I say! t otones throw away.”

    quot;All tter,quot; panted Bree. quot;tarkaan on it -  us all.”

    quot;But, Bree!quot; said Sa. quot;e mig as well be killed by lions as  caug.

    tealing.quot; ened of lions  t a lion; Bree had.

    Bree only snorted in ans o . Oddly  enougo be so t, so t in a fe as soon as it did so tely after one anot and t, togetly, did tes on eaco be keeping up  e easily. t,  astonis, s as if it o neck and knee to knee just as if ter a finer race had never been seen in Calormen.

    Sa noo

    time (one sometimes does t t frigs) iced everyt tly. he had no beard.

    Somet and s before ta ime even to guess   splas er. t of ter o  Sas knees.

    ta sa,  serrible sers edge; but only one. quot;e must  ; .

    tly did not ts prey ting; at any rate it  made no attempt to take ter in pursuit. to te sarkaan  yet spoken a ;But ; t Sa. quot;As soon as o say? I must begin t a story.”

    t his side.

    quot;Oired,quot; said t;ongue,  be a  fool,quot; said ther.

    quot;Im dreaming,quot; t Sa. quot;I could  other horse  spoke.”

    Soon t   sound of er running off tails and  crunc  on t. tarkaan, to  Sas surprise, so ask questions.  even look at Sa but seemed  anxious to urge raig once sher horses way.

    quot;Broo-; ed. quot;Steady tending, Maam. 1 alking  like me.”

    quot;s it got to do ; said trange rider fiercely,  laying . But told  Sa something.

    quot;s only a girl!quot; he exclaimed.

    quot;And  of yours if I am only a girl?quot; snapped tranger. quot;Youre probably only a boy: a rude, common little boy - a slave probably, wolen ers horse.”

    quot;ts all you kno; said Sa.

    quot; a ttle tark; said Bree. quot;At least, if tealing, you mig as ole s not being my business,  you  expect me to pass a lady of my orange country   speaking to her?

    Its only natural I should.”

    quot;I ts very natural too,quot; said the mare.

    quot;I ;Look at trouble  youve got us into.”

    quot;I dont kno trouble,quot; said Sa. quot;You can clear off as soon as  you like. e s keep you.”

    quot;No, you s,quot; said the girl.

    quot; quarrelsome creatures t; said Bree to t;ts try to talk a little sense. I take it, maam, your story is  the same as mine?

    Captured in early youthe Calormenes?”

    quot;too true, sir,quot; said th a melancholy whinny.

    quot;And now, perhaps - escape?”

    quot;tell o mind ; said the girl.

    quot;No, I , Aravis,quot; said tting ;t as muc going to  betray us. e are trying to escape, to get to Narnia.”

    quot;And so, of course, are ; said Bree. quot;Of course you guessed t at  once. A little boy in rags riding (or trying to ride) a  an escape of some sort. And, if I may say so, a ark nigo mind  tions - s not fishy, call me a  cob!”

    quot;All rig; said Aravis. quot;Youve guessed it. rying to get to Narnia. And no it?”

    quot; case, o prevent us all going toget; said Bree.  quot;I trust, Madam  sucance and protection as I may be able to  give you on the journey?”

    quot;alking to my ead of to me?quot; asked the girl.

    quot;Excuse me, tark; said Bree ( test backilt of  ;but ts Calormene talk. ere free Narnians, o Narnia, you  to be one too. In t case  your horse  any longer.

    One mig as well say youre her human.”

    to speak and topped. Obviously s  quite seen it in t light before.

    quot;Still,quot; ser a moments pause, quot;I dont kno t in all going toget o be noticed?”

    quot;Less,quot; said Bree; and t;Os. I sable.

    ere not even certain of t chan we do.”

    quot;O; said Sa, quot;and let t you  see t  us?”

    quot;e do,quot; said hwin.

    quot;Look ; said t;I dont mind going

    t a spy?”

    quot; you say at once t you t good enoug;  said Sa.

    quot;Be quiet, Sa,quot; said Bree. quot;tarkion is quite  reasonable. Ill voucarkrue to me and a good friend. And ainly either a Narnian or an Archenlander.”

    quot;All rigs go toget; But s say anyto Sa  and it  sed Bree, not him.

    quot;Splendid!quot; said Bree. quot;And no  ter bet about you two aking off our saddles and our all   and ories.”

    Bottle grass  and Aravis produced rato eat from  Sa sulked  and said No t  ried to put on iff manners, but as a fis is not usually a good place for  learning grand

    manners, t   a success  and ting on splendidly. t;t; and found t t of second cousins once  removed. table for til at last Bree  said, quot;And noarkell us your story. And dont  - Im feeling  comfortable now.”

    Aravis immediately began, sitting quite still and using a rat  tone and style from ory-telling (rue or made up) is a taug as Englisauging. t people  to ories, o read the essays.