Late that night we left the camp.One animal carried me.Another Sola andPrincess Dejah Thoris.Woola followed close behind.
We rode quickly through the Martian night.I looked into the sky and saw Earthacross the great distance of space.Since I had met the Princess Dejah Thoris, Ihad not thought once of Earth or home.I knew then that I would never willinglyleave her.
The next morning, I could see that we were being followed by several hundredof the green warriors.Our animals were very tired.I knew we must stop.
I told Sola and the Princess to take the stronger of the two animals and rideaway.I will hold back the green warriors as long as I can. Woola!Go with themand guard them with your life.
DEJAH THORIS: We can’t leave you alone. It would be certain death if you arecaptured again.You must come with us!
JOHN CARTER: Sola took the princess by the arm and lifted her on top of theanimal she had chosen.Quickly she began riding away. For a moment, Woola lookedat me, then turned and ran after them.
I took out my rifle from its case.I began firing to slow the greenwarriors.
I was able to slow them for more than an hour.But then I had no moreammunition.Soon I was surrounded.A green warrior got off his animal and cametoward me.He pulled out his long, thin sword.I reached for mine.As we nearedeach other I saw it was Tars Tarkas.He stopped and spoke to me very slowly.
TARS TARKAS: You will die here… today… John Carter.It is I who must killyou.Know that I will take no pleasure in your death.
BOB DOUGHTY:You have been listening to the Special English program, AmericanStories.This has been the third program in our series “A Princess of Mars,” byEdgar Rice Burrows. This story was adapted for Special English by Paul Thompson.It was produced by Paul Thompson and Mario Ritter.
Shep O’Neal was the voice of John Carter.Steve Ember was Tars Tarkas. BarbaraKlein was Sola. AndGwen Outen was the Princess Dejah Thoris.Join us again nextweek as we continue “A Princess of Mars,” in VOA Special English.
BEC阅读：How Will UN Court Affect Other
In February of two thousand eight, Kosovo declared its independence fromSerbia. Now the top United Nations court says Kosovo's declaration was legal.Hisashi Owada, president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague,read the opinion.
HISASHI OWADA: "The court considers that general international law containsno applicable prohibition on declarations of independence."
Kosovo's Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni called the ruling on Thursday greatnews, and not just for Kosovo.
SKENDER HYSENI: "This is a great news for the peace and stability in theregion of western Balkans. This is a great news for Europe."
Serbia had asked the court for its opinion. Now Serbia is sending diplomatsto fifty-five countries. Their job: try to block efforts by Kosovo to gainfurther recognition.
Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says the ruling will not change hiscountry’s position.
VUK JEREMIC: "Serbia will never under any circumstances recognize theunilateral declaration of independence of the so-called Republic of Kosovo."
Ian Bancroft is the co-founder of TransConflict, a humanitarian organizationworking in the western Balkans. Speaking from Belgrade, he said the ruling sendsa message about international law.
IAN BANCROFT: "Therefore, any secessionist movement, no matter where it is inthe world, will look towards this and gain some encouragement that they too canpursue this path."
But Kurt Volker, former American ambassador to NATO, the North AtlanticTreaty Organization, is not so sure what will happen.
KURT VOLKER: "I don't think this is going to have that big an effect oneither side, whether it's the states who want to maintain their territorialintegrity against the aspirations of some of their own indigenous people or, forthat matter, movements that want to seek their own independence andfreedom."
Mr. Volker says "those desires are already going on," and will continueindependent of the decision.
The judges on the International Court of Justice, sometimes called the WorldCourt, voted ten to four. The ruling is non-binding; it does not have legalforce.
Sixty-nine countries have already recognized Kosovo. These include the UnitedStates, Japan and most of the European Union.
Serbia's main ally Russia has recognized the self-declared independence ofSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia. But Russia does not recognize Kosovo. Nordoes another permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China.
In Washington, the State Department welcomed the ruling. It urged Europe to"unite behind a common future." But spokesman P.J. Crowley said it is too soonto discuss withdrawing the NATO-led international security force in Kosovo.
Kosovo was a Serbian province that became a United Nations protectorate innineteen ninety-nine. That followed seventy-eight days of NATO bombing againstSerbia. The campaign ended a two-year war between Serbia and the ethnic Albanianmajority in Kosovo.

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