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Chapter 2 contains both enchanting fantasy description (Tumnus's stories of old Narnia) and powerful emotional drama (the confession scene), both of which offer rich language for young copyists.
Read Chapter 2 aloud with your child. Choose one or two sentences from Mr. Tumnus's description of the old days in Narnia — the midnight dances, the nymphs and dryads, or the treasure-seeking with dwa...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Mr. Tumnus invites Lucy to tea and tells her wonderful stories, but the whole time he was really planning to hand her over to the White Witch. Was Mr. Tumnus being kind or was he being cruel when he invited Lucy to his cave? What in the story makes you think so?
- When Mr. Tumnus confesses what he was planning to do, Lucy forgives him right away. Some people might say Lucy forgives too quickly — after all, Mr. Tumnus lied to her. What in the story makes you think Lucy was right to forgive him, or was she being unwise?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Crying very hard with deep shaking breaths
Item 2
A large deep dark space found underground
Item 3
Feeling very bad about something wrong you have done
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