the lion the witch and the wardrobe full book

On their journey, they met Father Christmas, who gave Lucy a cordial made from the juice of fireflowers that would heal others with a single drop, and a dagger, and gave Susan bow and arrows, and a horn which could bring help whenever it was blown and Peter a sword and a shield. While they were talking they found out that Edmund had slipped away and they decided to flee, after realizing that he would tell where they were to the White Witch. He told them of Aslan the Great Lion, and a Prophecy that said when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sat upon the four thrones at Cair Paravel, all Narnia would be put to rights. Beaver, who took them home, introduced them to his wife Mrs. down at Cair Paravel there are four thrones and it's a saying in Narnia time out of mind that when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sit on those four thrones, then it will be the end only of the White Witch's reign but of her life.' ― Mr. Susan, the most sensible of them, wanted to return home, but Lucy convinced Peter that they needed to help her new friend, Mr. Although he denied it when the older children asked him, soon all four of them had gone into the wardrobe and seen Narnia. During a game of hide-and-seek, Lucy returned to the country in the wardrobe, and Edmund followed her so he could go on teasing her about her 'imaginary' country. Later, Lucy tried to tell her siblings about the strange land she had found, but they did not believe her. The faun, feeling guilty for what he had planned to do, helped Lucy find her way back to the wardrobe, despite the risk that the White Witch would find him out and punish him.

He later told her that he had intended to hand her over to the White Witch, the usurping Queen of Narnia. She pressed on and found herself standing in the middle of a snowy wood next to a lamp-post, where she met Tumnus the Faun, who invited her to his home for tea. Upon entering the wardrobe, Lucy found herself walking through trees, rather than the expected coats. While exploring the house with her siblings, Lucy decided to investigate an old wardrobe she found in one of the remote rooms. In Narnia, the atmosphere felt different than Earth's- as if the air was sweeter - and it stirred in the children-and all other visitors from our world-feelings of bravery and maturity.Įvents Summary Inside the Wardrobe īecause of the dangers of World War II, the four Pevensie children were sent away from London to the home of Professor Digory Kirke, who lived in a large old house with many rooms useful for hiding and exploration. After their reign of more than a decade in Narnia, the children returned to Earth at the exact moment they left (see Narnian Time for more information). The events of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe occurred between 10 NY, and in 1940 AD on Earth. Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time.

The lion the witch and the wardrobe full book