At this point Aslan clapped his paws together and called for silence.
“Our day‘s work is not yet over，” he said， “and if the Witch is to be finally defeated before bedtime we must find the battle at once.”
“And join in， I hope， sir！” added the largest of the Centaurs. “Of course，” said Aslan. “And now！ Those who can’t keep up.that is， children， dwarfs， and small animals.must ride on the backs of those who can.that is， lions， centaurs， unicorns， horses， giants and eagles. Those who are good with their noses must come in front with us lions to smellout where the battle is. Look lively and sort yourselves.” And with a great deal of bustle and cheering they did.
The most pleased of the lot was the other Lion who kept running about everywhere pretending to be very busy but really in order to say to everyone he met. “Did you hear what he said？ Us Lions. That means him and me. Us Lions. That‘s what I like about Aslan. No side， no stand. off.ishness. Us Lions. That meant him and me.” At least he went on saying this till Aslan had loaded him up with three dwarfs， one dryad， two rabbits， and a hedgehog. That steadied him a bit.
