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CHAPTER ONE

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the island  once there were four children whose names were peter; susan; edmund; and  lucy; and it has been told in another book called the lion; the witch and the  wardrobe how they had a remarkable adventure。 they had opened the door of a magic wardrobe  and found themselves in a quite different world from ours; and in that different  world they had bee kings and queens in a country called narnia。 while they were in  narnia they seemed to reign for years and years; but when they came back through the  door and found themselves in england again; it all seemed to have taken no time at  all。 at any rate; no one noticed that they had ever been away; and they never told anyone  except one very wise grown…up。

that had all happened a year ago; and now all four of them were sitting on  a seat at a railway station with trunks and playboxes piled up round them。 they were;  in fact; on their way back to school。 they had travelled together as far as this  station; which was a junction; and here; in a few minutes; one train would arrive and take the  girls away to one school; and in about half an hour another train would arrive and the boys  would go off to another school。 the first part of the journey; when they were all together;  always seemed to be part of the holidays; but now when they would be saying good…bye and  going different ways so soon; everyone felt that the holidays were really over  and everyone felt their term…time feelings beginning again; and they were all rather gloomy  and no one could think of anything to say。 lucy was going to boarding school for the  first time。

it was an empty; sleepy; country station and there was hardly anyone on the  platform except themselves。 suddenly lucy gave a sharp little cry; like someone who  has been stung by a wasp。

〃whats up; lu?〃 said edmund … and then suddenly broke off and made a noise  like 〃ow!鈥

〃what on earth…〃;began peter; and then he too suddenly changed what he had  been going to say。 instead; he said; 〃susan; let go! what are you doing? where are you  dragging me to?鈥

〃im not touching you;〃 said susan。 〃someone is pulling me。 oh … oh …oh … stop it!鈥

everyone noticed that all the others faces had gone very white。

〃i felt just the same;〃 said edmund in a breathless voice。 〃as if i were  being dragged along。 a most frightful pulling…ugh! its beginning again。鈥

〃me too;〃 said lucy。 〃oh; i cant bear it。鈥

〃look sharp!〃 shouted edmund。 〃all catch hands and keep together。 this is  magic … i can tell by the feeling。 quick!鈥

〃yes;〃 said susan。 〃hold hands。 oh; i do wish it would stop…oh!鈥

next moment the luggage; the seat; the platform; and the station had  pletely vanished。 the four children; holding hands and panting; found themselves  standing in a woody place … such a woody place that branches were sticking into them and  there was hardly room to move。 they all rubbed their eyes and took a deep breath。

〃oh; peter!〃 exclaimed lucy。 〃do you think we can possibly have got back to  narnia?鈥

〃it might be anywhere;〃 said peter。 〃i cant see a yard in all these trees。  lets try to get into the open … if there is any open。鈥

with some difficulty; and with some stings from nettles and pricks from  thorns; they struggled out of the thicket。 then they had another surprise。 everything  became much brighter; and after a few steps they found themselves at the edge of the  wood; looking down on a sandy beach。 a few yards away a very calm sea was falling on the  sand with such tiny ripples that it made hardly any sound。 there was no land in sight  and no clouds in the sky。 the sun was about where it ought to be at ten oclock in the  morning; and the sea was a dazzling blue。 they stood sniffing in the sea…smell。

〃by jove!〃 said peter。 〃this is good enough。鈥

five minutes later everyone was barefooted and wading in the cool clear  water。

〃this is better than being in a stuffy train on the way back to latin and  french and algebra!〃 said edmund。 and then for quite a long time there was no more  talking; only splashing and looking for shrimps and crabs。

〃all the same;〃 said susan presently; 〃i suppose well have to make some  plans。 we shall want something to eat before long。鈥

〃weve got the sandwiches mother gave us for the journey;〃 said edmund。 〃at  least ive got mine。鈥

〃not me;〃 said lucy。 〃mine were in my little bag。鈥

〃so were mine;〃 said susan。

〃mine are in my coat…pocket; there on the beach;〃 said peter。 〃thatll be  two lunches among four。 this isnt going to be such fun。鈥

〃at present;〃 said lucy; 〃i want something to drink more than something to  eat。鈥

everyone else now felt thirsty; as one usually is after wading in salt  water under a hot sun。

〃its like being shipwrecked;〃 remarked edmund。 〃in the books they always  find springs of clear; fresh water on the island。 wed better go and look for them。鈥

〃does that mean we have to go back into all that thick wood?〃 said susan。

〃not a bit of it;〃 said peter。 〃if there are streams theyre bound to e  down to the sea; and if we walk along the beach were bound to e to them。鈥

they all now waded back and went first across the smooth; wet sand and then  up to the dry; crumbly sand that sticks to ones toes; and began putting on their  shoes and socks。

edmund and lucy wanted to leave them behind and do their exploring with  bare feet; but susan said this would be a mad thing to do。 〃we might never find them  again;〃 she pointed out; 〃and we shall want them if were still here when night es  and it begins to be cold。鈥

when they were dressed again they set out along the shore with the sea on  their left hand and the wood on their right。 except for an occasional seagull it was a very  quiet place。

the wood was so thick and tangled that they could hardly see into it at  all; and nothing in it moved … not a bird; not even an insect。

shells and seaweed and anemones; or tiny crabs in rockpools; are all very  well; but you soon get tired of them if you are thirsty。 the childrens feet; after the  change from the cool water; felt hot and heavy。 susan and lucy had raincoats to carry。  edmund had put down his coat on the station seat just before the magic overtook them; and  he and peter took it in turns to carry peters great…coat。

presently the shore began to curve round to the right。 about quarter of an  hour later; after they had crossed a rocky ridge which ran out into a point; it made quite a  sharp turn。

their backs were now to the part of the sea which had met them when they  first came out of the wood; and now; looking ahead; they could see across the water  another shore; thickly wooded like the one they were exploring。

〃i wonder; is that an island or do we join on to it presently?〃 said lucy。

〃dont know;〃 said peter and they all plodded on in silence。

the shore that they were walking on drew nearer and nearer to the opposite  shore; and as they came round each promontory the children expected to find the place  where the two joined。 but in this they were disappointed。 they came to some rocks which  they had to climb and from the top they could see a fairway ahead and … 〃oh bother!〃  said edmund; 〃its no good。 we shant be able to get to those other woods at all。 were  on an island!鈥

it was true。 at this point the channel between them and the opposite coast  was only about thirty or forty yards wide; but they could now see that this was its  narrowest place。 after that; their own coast bent round to the right again and they could see open  sea between it and the mainland。 it was obvious that they had already e much more than  halfway round the island。

〃look!〃 said lucy suddenly。 〃whats that?〃 she pointed to a long; silvery;  snake…like thing that lay across the beach。

〃a stream! a stream!〃 shouted the others; and; tired as they were; they  lost no time in clattering down the rocks and racing to the fresh water。 they knew that the  stream would be better to drink farther up; away from the beach; so they went at once to  the spot where it came out of the wood。 the trees were as thick as ever; but the stream  had made itself a deep course between high mossy banks so that by stooping you could follow  it up in a sort of tunnel of leaves。 they dropped on their knees by the first brown;  dimply pool and drank and drank; and dipped their faces in the water; and then dipped their  arms in up to the elbow。

〃now;〃 said edmund; 〃what about those sandwiches?鈥

〃oh; hadnt we better have them?〃 said susan。 〃we may need them far worse  later on。鈥

〃i do wish;〃 said lucy; 〃now that were not thirsty; we could go on feeling  as not…hungry as we did when we were thirsty。鈥

〃but what about those sandwiches?〃 repeated edmund。 〃theres no good saving  them till they go bad。 youve got to remember its a good deal hotter here than in  england and weve been carrying them about in pockets for hours。〃 so they got out the  two packets and divided them into four portions; and nobody had quite enough; but it  was a great deal better than nothing。 then they talked about their plans for the next meal。  lucy wanted to go back to the sea and catch shrimps; until someone pointed out that they  had no nets。

edmund said they must gather gulls eggs from the rocks; but when they came  to think of it they couldnt remember having seen any gulls eggs and wouldnt be able  to cook them if they found any。 peter thought to himself that unless they had some  stroke of luck they would soon be glad to eat eggs raw; but he didnt see any point in saying  this out loud。

susan said it was a pity they had eaten the sandwiches so soon。 one or two  tempers very nearly got lost at this stage。 finally edmund said:   

〃look here。 theres only one thing to be done。 we must explore the wood。  hermits and knights…errant and people like that always manage to live somehow if  theyre in a forest。

they find roots and berries 

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