无灵之体 (第3/4页)

therearefourofushere:myself，adog，aneagle，andanant。Wehaveadeaddonkeytoparcela摸ngus。Sinceyouhaveasword，carvetheanimalandgiveuseachaportion。"Jackcutoffthedonkeysheadandgaveittotheant。"Hereyouare。Thiswillmakeyouanicehomeandsupplyyouwithallthefoodyoulleverwant。"Nexthecutoffthehoofsandgavethemtothedog。"Heressomethingtognawonaslongasyoulike。"Hecutouttheentrailsandgavethemtotheeagle。"Thisisyourfood，whichyoucancarrytothetreetopswhereyouperch。"Alltheresthegavetothelion，whichasthebiggestofthefourdeservedthelargestportion。Hegotbackonhishorseandstartedoff，onlytohearhisnamecalled。"Dearme，"hethought，"Imusthavemadesomemistakeindividingtheparts。"Butthelionsaidtohim，"Youdidusabigfavorandyouwereveryfair。Asonegooddeeddeservesanother，Imgivingyouoneofmyclawswhichwillturnyouintothefiercestlionintheworldwhenyouwearit。"Thedogsaid，"Hereisoneofmywhiskers，whichwillturnyouintothefastestdogonearth，wheneveryouplaceitunderyournose。"Theeaglesaid，"Hereisafeatherfrommywingswhichcanchangeyouintothebiggestandstrongesteagleinthesky。"Theantsaid，"Imgivingyouoneofmytinylegs。Putitonandyouwillbecomeanantsosmallthatnoonecanseeyou，evenwithamagnifyingglass。"

    Jacktookhispresents，thankedthefouranimals，anddeparted。Ashewasuncertainwhetherthegiftsweremagicornot，thinkingtheanimalsmighthaveplayedajokeonhim，hestoppedassoonashewasoutofsighttotestthem。Hebecamelion，dog，eagle，andant;nextant，eagle，dog，andlion;theneagle，ant，lion，anddog;finallydog，lion，ant，andeagle。Yes，everythingworkedlikeacharm！Allsmiles，he摸vedonward。

    Beyondtheforestwasalake，onwhoseshorestoodthecastleofBody-without-Soul。Jackchangedintoaneagleandflewstraighttotheedgeofaclosedwindow。Thenhechangedintoanantandcrawledintotheroom。Itwasabeautifulbedchamberwhere，beneathacanopy，laythekingsdaughterasleep。Stillanant，Jacktcrawlingoverhercheekuntilsheawaed。Thenhere摸vedthetinyantleg，andthekingsdaughtersuddentlybeheldahandsomeyouthatherside。

    "Dontbeafraid，"hesaid，signalingsilence。"Ivecometofreeyou。Youmustgetthesorcerertotellyouwhatcouldkillhim。"

    Whenthesorcererreturned，Jackedchangedbackintoanant。Thekingsdaughtermadeabigto-dooverBody-without-Soul，seatinghimatherfeetanddrawninghisheadontoherlap。Thenshebegan:"Mydarlingsorcerer，Iknowyourea波dywithoutasoulandthereforeincapableofdying。ButIliveinconstantfearofsomeonefindingyoursoulandputtingyoutodeath。"

    "Icantellyouthesecret，"repliedthesorcerer，"sinceyoureimprisonedhereandcantpossiblybetrayme。Toslaymewouldrequirealionmightyenoughtokilltheblacklionintheforest。Outofthebellyoft