The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis
The four childeren, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy had to stay at the home of a professor in the time of the second world war. Because there was not much to do and it rained a lot, the children decided to look around the house. They came across a room that had nothing in it, but a big wardrobe. Peter, Susan and Edmund found nothing interesting, and left the room. But Lucy opened the wardrobe, and looked inside. There were many coats in it. She left the door open, because she knew it was a foolish thing to lock oneself up in a wardrobe. She kept walking to the back, looking for the wall but she found none. Instead of feeling coats, or a wooden floor, she felt branches and snow. This confused her, as she kept walking. In the distance, she saw a light and when she reached it, it turned out to be a lamp post. She started walking around, when a starnge creature walked towards her. He was smaller than Lucy, and had the legs of a goat, a tail and held an umbrella in his hand. It was a Faun, and his name was Mr. Tumnus. Lucy introduced herself, and the Faun asked her if she was a Daughter of Eve. Lucy didnt understand, and Mr. Tumnus asked her is she was a girl, which was true. Mr. Tumnus askedif she would like to go to is house and have some tea, and Lucy replied with a yes. They ate and drank, while Mr. Tumnus told her about all kinds of things like the White Witch, and Lucy told of her siblings. When Lucy told him she had to leave, Mr.Tumnus began to cry. Lucy tried to confort him, but he kept saying that he was a bad Faun, because he worked for the White Witch, whom made it always winter, but never Christmas. He had to take the Sons of Adam and the Daughters of Eve to her, but he couldnt now since they became friends. He brought Lucy back to the lamp post, but they had to be quiet, for the Witch had spies everywhere, even some trees. Lucy ran through the door of the wardrobe and stumbled out and ran to her siblings, and told them shed come back. Her siblings didnt understand what she meant, for Lucy had only been gone for a merely a second. She told them everything shed experienced, but they didt believe her. Edmund kept making fun of her and asked if shed found any new worlds since then.
A few days later, they decided to play hide and seek. Edmund was “it” and had to find everyone. Lucy was hiding in the back room, when she heard Edumnd coming, and hid in the wardrobe. Edmund came into the room, and decided to look in the wardrobe. Maybe Lucy was there. He searched around, but couldnt find anything. He too, stumbled into Narnia. He shouted for Lucy, and apologized for not believing her, but Lucy didnt appear. Instead, a sled with a tall woman, wearing white, with a white face appeared. A dwarf was steering two wite reindeer. The sled stopped immediately
when the Witch saw Edmund. He introduced himself. At first the witch was mean at first, but when she found out he was a son of Adam (a boy), she suddenly became very friendly. She gave Edmund some turkish Delight, his favorite food, and kept him warm. The Witch enchanted the Turkish Delight, so that the person who ate it, would want more, and more until
they ate themselves to death. Edmund promised the Witch that hed bring his siblings, and hed get more Turkish Delight and shed crown him Prince of Narnia, and later king.
When Lucy found Edmund after shed visited Mr. Tumnus, shes happy, bacause now Edmund knew she hadnt lied. She told him about the Witch and the bad things shed done, and how everyone hated her. Edmund felt uncomfortable, because he thought she was nice. When Edmund and Lucy found their older siblings, Lucy told them that everything was true and Edmund had seen it, too. But Edmund denies it, and now Lucy was mad at him.
The professors home was very old and famous, and there were often tours around it. The housekeeper told the children never to be int he way when one of those tours took place. One day, while walking through the house they heard voices, and went into the old back room to hide. They then also went into the wardrobe, in fear that the peopled come into the room. They were all now in Narnia, and everyone believed Lucy. Lucy decied theyd best go to see Mr. Tumnus, but when they got to his house, everything was turned upside down, and there was a note that said Mr. Tumnus had been arrested by guards of the Queen. Lucy wanted to go save the Faun, when a small bird got their attention. The bird brought them to a beaver, who could speak. By now, they knew things werent like they were in England. The beaver beckons them to follow him, and they did so. He brought them to his home, where it was safe from all of the Witchs spies. Inside, Mrs. Beaver was sewing. They spent the day there, and at night they ate. After dinner, Mr. Beaver told them about Aslan, the true King of Narnia, and that he was coming back to Narnia at the Stone Table. Also, that The White Witch wasnt a queen, and that she wanted to capture the children, in fear that when two sons of Adam, and two daughters of Eve sat on the thrones of Cair Paravel, the white witch would die. Lucy asked again what happened to Mr. Tumnus, and how they could rescue him, but the beaver told her that only Aslan could save him, because
the Queen had probably turned him into stone. After some time, they notice that Edmund was missing. They search for him, but hes nowhere to be found. They leave immeddiatly for the stone table, because Mr. Beaver knows for certain that Edmund had gone to the Witch and she would be hot on their trails very soon. They must walk very far to go to the table. By then, Edmund had wakled to the Witchs house. In the courtyard, there were statues of all kinds of animals, that looked very life-like. And in front of the door, was a wolf who Edmund gave a message for the queen, saying hed arrived. The Witch is agry at Edmund, because he didnt bring his siblings with him. Edmund told her that they were on their way to the Sone Table with Mr. And Mrs. Beaver because Aslan would be there. They left immediately
. The other childer and Mr. And Mrs. Beaver were far on the way. They hid in a small cave where beavers hid in bad times, because it was cold, and they were starting to get very tired.
They heard the sound of a sled and thought it was the Witch, but after Mr. Beaver checked, it turned out the be Father Christmas. He gave everyone gifts: Peter got a Sword and shield, Susan got a bow and arrow as well as a smaal ivory horn, and Lucy got a flask with a healing liquid inside, when used, only a few drops will heal someone. The children and the beavers had to carry