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Chapter 6 shifts from wonder to consequence — the cheerful cave Lucy visited in Chapter 2 is now a scene of destruction, and Lewis describes the damage with specific physical details that make the loss concrete and personal.
Read Chapter 6 aloud with your child. Choose one or two sentences from the description of Mr. Tumnus's ruined cave — the smashed furniture, the slashed portrait, the ashes in the fireplace — or from t...
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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
- When Lucy sees that Mr. Tumnus's cave has been destroyed and that he has been arrested, she feels terrible because she thinks it is her fault — he was arrested for helping her. Was it Lucy's fault that Mr. Tumnus got in trouble, or was it the White Witch's fault for making the rules so cruel? What in the story makes you think so?
- The notice on the floor says Mr. Tumnus is charged with treason for comforting the Queen's enemies. The White Witch calls herself a queen, but Lucy and the other good creatures of Narnia know she has no right to rule. What in the story makes you think the Witch's rules are unfair, even though she has the power to enforce them?
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Completely ruined or destroyed
Item 2
Taken away by people with authority, usually because of breaking a rule
Item 3
People who are against you or who want to do you harm
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