“O Lord Shift， mouthpiece of Aslan，” said the chief Calormene. “We bring you prisoners. By our skill and courage and by the permission of the great god Tash we have taken alive these two desperate murderers.”
“Give me that man‘s sword，” said the Ape. So they took the King’s sword and handed it， with the sword.belt and all， to the monkey. And he hung it round his own neck： and it made him look sillier than ever.
“We‘ll see about those two later，” said the Ape， spitting out a shell in the direction of the two prisoners. “I got some other business first. They can wait. Now listen to me， everyone. The first thing I want to say is about nuts. Where’s that Head Squirrel got to？”
“Here， Sir，” said a red squirrel， coming forward and making a nervous little bow.
“Oh you are， are you？” said the Ape with a nasty look. “Now attend to me. I want.I mean， Aslan wants.some more nuts. These you‘ve brought aren’t anything like enough. You must bring some more， do you hear？ Twice as many. And they‘ve got to be here by sunset tomorrow， and there mustn’t be any bad ones or any small ones among them.”
