PENEDABOUTTHESTATUES"WHATaraordinaryplace!"criedLucy."Allthosestoneanimals-andpeopletoo!

    Its-itslikeamuseum.”

    "Hush,"saidSusan,"Aslansdoingsomething.”

    Hewasindeed.Hehadbouothestonelionahedonhim.Thenwithoutwaitingamomenthewhiskedround-almostasifhehadbeenacatchasingitstail-ahedalsooonedwarf,which(asyouremember)wasstandingafewfeetfromthelionwithhisbacktoit.Thenhepounatallstonedryadwhichstoodbeyondthedwarf,turnedrapidlyasidetodealwithastonerabbitonhisright,andrushedontotwotaurs.ButatthatmomentLucysaid,"Oh,Susan!Look!Lookatthelion.”

    Iexpectyouveseensomeoalightedmatchtoabitofneerwhichisproppedupinagrateagainstanunlitfire.Andforaseothiohavehappened;andthenyounoticeatinystreakofflamecreepingalongtheedgeoftheneer.Itwaslikethatnow.ForasedafterAslanhadbreatheduponhimthestonelionlookedjustthesame.Thenatinystreakofgoldbegantorunalonghiswhitemarblebackthenitspread-thenthecolourseemedtolickalloverhimastheflamelicksalloverabitofpaper-then,whilehishindquarterswerestillobviouslystohelionshookhismaneandalltheheavy,stonefoldsrippledintolivinghair.Thenheopenedagreatredmouth,warmandliving,andgaveaprodigiousyawn.Andnowhishindlegshadetolife.

    Heliftedohemandscratchedhimself.Then,havingcaughtsightofAslaboundingafterhimandfriskingroundhimwhimperingwithdelightandjumpinguptolickhisface.

    Ofcoursethechildreurofollowthelion;butthesighttheysawwassowonderfulthattheysootabouthim.Everywherethestatueswereingtolife.

    Thecourtya