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SCENE TWO

光灵的恻隐之心(英)

The ThunderClan hollow, before dawn. Jaypaw emerges from the medicine cat’s den.

He walks sure-footedly, but senses other than sight—hearing, smell, touch— help him

move confidently around his territory. Brambleclaw enters the hollow, just back from

patrolling the forest alone.

NARRATOR: In the ThunderClan camp at dawn the following day, Jaypaw wakes

early. Jaypaw is the apprentice to ThunderClan’s medicine cat, Leafpool. All medicine

cats need to have a good memory for herbs and remedies, as well as having the ability

to talk to StarClan, their warrior ancestors, in their dreams. Jaypaw has more power than

any other medicine cat and sees cats from StarClan as if they were right there beside

him—even though he is blind in his everyday life.

Brambleclaw: You’re up early, Jaypaw. Is everything all right?

Jaypaw: (quietly) Yes, fine.

Brambleclaw: You don’t sound fine. Did something happen at the Gathering last night?

Were any cats mean to you?

Jaypaw: No, nothing like that. Anyway, they’re all too thin to be mean. Do you think

the other Clans have any fresh-kill right now?

Brambleclaw: (coming over, looking concerned) Jaypaw, there’s nothing in the warrior

code that says we have to feed the other Clans when prey is scarce. Leaf-bare is tough

for all of us. The others chose to live where they do; it’s not our problem if they can’t

find fresh-kill in every season.

Jaypaw: (under his breath as he heads out into the forest) He’s right. It’s not part of the

warrior code. If I can just find the stick. . . .

NARRATOR: Jaypaw heads through the trees to the shore, where he has hidden the

stick he found in the lake under some roots at the edge of the water. The stick is stripped

bare of bark, about two cat-lengths long, with short scratches on its surface. It comes

from the ancient community of cats who used to live by the lake. The scratches

represent new warriors who made it safely through the initiation ceremonies held far

underground. Jaypaw learned about the ancient cats from a cat called Rock, who lives in

the tunnels beneath ThunderClan.

Jaypaw: (pulls the stick out and crouches over it, running his front paw over the

scratches) Rock? Rock, are you there? Why won’t you talk to me?

Hollyleaf appears behind him, having followed him through the trees. Lionblaze is a

couple of paces behind her.

NARRATOR: Jaypaw’s littermates, Lionblaze and Hollyleaf, also have special powers.

These three cats are part of a long-ago prophecy that promised they would have the

powers of the stars in their paws. They know they have a unique destiny, and are

waiting to learn what it is. In the meantime, they keep the prophecy secret from their

Clanmates, knowing that some cats might be afraid of the power they have been

promised.

Hollyleaf: Jaypaw, are you talking to rocks?

Jaypaw: (looking up guiltily) Uh. . . no, not exactly.

Lionblaze: What are you doing with that stick?

Jaypaw: It’s medicine cat stuff.

Lionblaze: (crossly) Okay, don’t tell us, then.

Jaypaw: (standing up, fur bristling) Did you follow me?

Hollyleaf: Brambleclaw said you were being weird.

Jaypaw: I was not being weird! I was thinking—that’s all. You should try it some time.

(He looks down at the stick again.)

As he’s speaking, three cats appear in a row at the back of the stage: Brightspirit,

Braveheart, and Shiningheart.

Brightspirit: Don’t quarrel. Leaf-bare is cruel enough.

Jaypaw: (still looking at the stick) I wasn’t quarrelling, Hollyleaf. Anyway, he started

it.

Hollyleaf: Er, Jaypaw? Are you talking to me?

Jaypaw: (looking up in surprise) Yes. You just told me to stop quarrelling and—

Hollyleaf: No, I didn’t.

Jaypaw: Yes, you did.

Lionblaze: She didn’t.

Jaypaw: She did! I heard her!

Shiningheart: Actually, it was Brightspirit.

Jaypaw looks up, and he sees the three starry cats behind his littermates. His mouth

drops open in amazement. He knows he’s having a vision because he can see. He’s met

these cats before, just briefly. Because they are cats from StarClan, only Jaypaw can

see them, since he is a medicine cat. His littermates have no idea the starry cats are

there.

Jaypaw: Brightspirit!

Lionblaze: Who?

Hollyleaf: (looking around) Jaypaw, are there cats from StarClan here?

Jaypaw: (walking past his littermates, ignoring them) Shiningheart, Braveheart! What

are you doing here? Is something wrong?

Brightspirit: (steps forward and bows her head solemnly) Yes, there is. The other

Clans are starving.

Shiningheart:They need your help.

Braveheart: ThunderClan has more prey than the other Clans. You will have to share

your food with them.

Jaypaw: No way! That’s not part of the warrior code! Brambleclaw said so, and he’s

right.

Shiningheart: Do you only do things that the warrior code tells you to?

Jaypaw: Well, yes. . . .of course. That’s what being a Clan cat is all about.

Braveheart: Does the code tell you to eat? Sleep? Drink?

Jaypaw: No, but. . . .

Shiningheart: (gently) But you do these things every day.

Brightspirit: (walking forward to touch her muzzle to Jaypaw’s) Does the warrior code

tell you to believe in StarClan?

Jaypaw: (staring at her, wide-eyed) No. No, it doesn’t.

Brightspirit: And yet you do. If you didn’t, we wouldn’t be here.

Hollyleaf: Jaypaw, are you going to introduce us?

Jaypaw: Can. . . .can you see them?!

Lionblaze: No, it looks like you’ve lost your mind and are talking to a birch tree. But

they’re obviously there. So, who is it? Bluestar? Spottedleaf?

Jaypaw: No, it’s Brightspirit, and her parents, Shiningheart and Braveheart. (Each

starry cat in turn dips its head to the other cats, who can’t see them.)

Hollyleaf: Brightspirit? I’ve never heard that name before. Was she once in

ThunderClan?

Jaypaw: I. . . .I don’t think so. I’ve only met her once before. But she knows all about

us, and ThunderClan!

Brightspirit: Tell Lionblaze and Hollyleaf that you can’t let the other Clans starve.

Shiningheart: There have to be four Clans. If one leaves, the others become vulnerable.

Braveheart: The biggest battle the Clans ever face is with what lies outside their

territories. For that, you need one another.

Brightspirit: And right now, the other Clans need you. Have mercy on them, Jaypaw.

Don’t rely on the warrior code to tell you what to do all the time. Do what you know is

right.

Hollyleaf: What are they saying?

Lionblaze: (looking wildly around) Can they see us? I mean—we can’t see them, but

does that mean they don’t know we’re here?

Jaypaw: They can see you. They’re telling me that we must share our fresh-kill with

the other Clans.

Lionblaze: (circling aggressively, just missing the starry visitors) That’s nonsense!

What kind of StarClan cats are they? Don’t tell me—they’re from ShadowClan, trying

to weaken us so their favorites can invade our territory.

Jaypaw: They’re not from ShadowClan. Actually, I don’t know what Clan they belong

to.

Shiningheart: That doesn’t matter, Jaypaw. We are here for the sake of all the Clans.

Braveheart: And the other Clans will starve to death unless you help them.

Lionblaze: Have you told them it’s not part of the warrior code? (Glancing at the place

where he thinks they’re standing, he raises his voice.) The warrior code doesn’t say

anything about feeding our enemies! We’re not going to do it!

Brightspirit: What about you, Jaypaw? Can you find mercy in your heart? As a

medicine cat, you are not bound by the same rivalries as your littermates. Can you

watch the other Clans die when you have enough food to share?

Jaypaw: (quietly) No, I cannot.

Lionblaze: That’s right. We cannot give away our fresh-kill.

Jaypaw: No. I mean, we cannot let our fellow Clans starve. We must take food to them

until newleaf comes.

Lionblaze leaps at Jaypaw and swipes at him with his claws sheathed. Jaypaw stumbles,

caught unawares (he can’t see his brother, only the starry cats). Hollyleaf springs

forward to stop Lionblaze.

Hollyleaf: Stop! What in the name of StarClan are you doing?

Lionblaze: (growling) In case you hadn’t noticed, our brother is about to give away all

our food.

Brightspirit You must listen to your heart, Jaypaw. It might be speaking so softly you

can hardly hear it. But it will tell you what is right.

Brightspirit, Shiningheart, and Braveheart take turns touching Jaypaw’s head with their

muzzles, then exit, fading.

Hollyleaf: Jaypaw, are you okay?

Jaypaw straightens up and faces her, although he is again entirely blind.

Jaypaw: I’m fine. Come on. We need to hunt.

Lionblaze: (planting his paws squarely) You. Are. Talking. Feathers. No way am I

going to waste my hunting skills feeding our enemies!

Jaypaw: Then I’ll hunt on my own. Unless you want to come, Hollyleaf?

Hollyleaf : (glancing at Lionblaze) Yes, I’ll come. The other Clans won’t attack us if

we give them food. And they’ll be in our debt after this.

Jaypaw: (sadly, to himself) That’s not the reason we have to do this. But if it means

you’ll help me, then it’s good enough.

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