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CHAPTERTWOJILLISGIVENATASK
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WITHOUTaglaJilltheliosfeetablow.Then,asifsatisfiedwithitswork,itturalkedslowlyaway,batotheforest.
“Itmustbeadream,itmust,itmust,”
saidJilltoherself.“I'lliitwasn't,andshedidn't.
“Idowishwe'dhisdreadfulplace,”
saidJill.“Idon'tbelieveSewathanIdo.Orifhedid,hehadmeherewithmewhatitwaslike.It'snotmyfaulthefelloverthatcliff.Ifhe'dleftmealoneweshouldbothbeallright.”
ThensherememberedagaiScrubbhadgivenwhenhefell,andburstintotears.
gisallrightinitswaywhileitlasts.Butyouhavetostopsooer,aillhavetodecidewhattodo.WhenJillstopped,shefoundshewasdreadfullythirsty.Shehadbeenlyingfaward,aup.Thebirdshadgingandthereerfeceexall,persistentsound,whichseemedtooddistanceaway.Shelistenedcarefully,asureitwasthes>
Jillgotupandlookedroundherverycarefully.Therewasnosignofthelion;butthereweresomahatitmighteasilybequiteclosewithit.Forallshekbeseveralliowasverybadnoluckeduphercoandlookfwater.Shewentoealingtreetotree,andstoppingtopeerroueverystep.
Thewoodwassostillthatitwasnotdifficulttodecidewherethesoundwas.Itgrewclearereverymomentahaed,sheopengladeaream,brightasglass,runningacrosstheturfastohrowawayfromher.Butalthoughthesightofthewatermadeherfeelteierthanbefore,shedidn'trushforwardanddrioodasstillasifshehadbeeone,
withhermouthwideopen.Andshehadaverygoodreason;justonthissideofthestreamlaythelion.
Itlaywithitsheadraisedanditstwofore-pawsoutinfrontofit,liketheliarSquare.Shekohadseeseyeslhtintohersforamomeurnedaway—asifitkewellanddidn'tthinkmuchofher.
“IfIrunaway,it'llbeaftermeihoughtJill.“AndifIgoon,Ishallrunstraightintoitsmouth.”
Anyway,she'thavemovedifshehadtried,andshe'ttakehereyesoffit.Howlongthislasted,sheotbesure;itseemedlikehours.Abecamesobadthatshealmostfeltshewouldnotmihelionifonlyshecouldbesureofgettingamouthfulofwaterfirst.
“Ifyou'rethirsty,youmaydrink.”
&hefirstwordsshehadheardsinceScrubbhadspokeheedgeofthecliff.Forasedshestaredhereandthere,wokehevoicesaidagain,“Ifyouarethirsty,eanddrink,”
andofcoursesherememberedwhatScrubbhadsaidaboutanimalstalkinginthatotherworld,awasthelionspeaking.Anyway,shehadseenitslipsmovethistime,andthevoiotlikeaman's.Iter,wilder,aofheavy,goldedidnotmakeheraehanshehadbeemadeherfrighteheradifferent>
&thirsty?”
saidtheLion.
“I'mdyingofthirst,”
saidJill.
“Thendrink,”
saidtheLion.
“MayI—indgoingawaywhileIdo?”
saidJill.
TheLiohisonlybyalookandaverylowgrowl.AndasJillgazedatitsmotionlessbulk,sherealizedthatshemightaswellhaveaskedthewholemountaintomoveasideforherce.
Thedelicihestreamwasdrivinghernearlyfrantic.
“Willyoupromisenotto—doanythingtome,ifIdoe?”
saidJill.
“Imakenopromise,”
saidtheLion.
Jillwassothirstynowthat,withoutnotigit,shehadeastepnearer.
“Doyoueatgirls?”
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