Gather your family together and relive the beloved story of CS Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This would be great to do at Christmas or Easter time. (Note: Some portions of the script – such as poems – are direct quotes from CS Lewis’ novel.)

Roles to assign

When assigning roles, it’s great to have everyone involved. Consider having Grandma and Grandpa as the White Witch and Aslan. If you have kids who can act, but can’t read, assign an adult to be their voice. The narrators should be good readers and pause for the actors to act out what they are narrating. Some parts can be played by the same people. A baby can play the role of the robin and dwarf (with an adult being the dwarf’s voice). The stone statues and other animals provide great opportunities for small children, pets, or stuffed animals too!

Plan your roles ahead of time and have enough scripts for actors. Consider some simple costumes.

• Narrator 1
• Narrator 2
• White Witch
• Aslan
• Susan
• Peter
• Edmund
• Lucy
• Mr. Tumnus
• Mr. Beaver
• Mrs. Beaver
• Robin
• Professor
• Father Christmas
• Dwarf
• Animal 1
• Animal 2
• Maugrim
• Other wolf
• Evil messenger

Props

Gather these ahead of time and plan how to set up your living room as a stage area. Feel free to substitute props with things you have on hand. We had Father Christmas giving Lucy a bottle of coke and Peter a banana sword and pizza cardboard shield out of a grocery bag. We didn’t have a sewing machine and used an orange. It was good for some extra laughs. If you don’t have the prop, you can pretend while acting.

• Wardrobe (ex. large cardboard box, cupboards kids can climb into, French doors)
• Tree (Christmas tree)
• Lamppost (Livingroom lamp)
• Package
• Umbrella
• Tea party supplies
• Handkerchief
• Sleigh (ex. Empty laundry basket, GT)
• Turkish Delight (something yummy to eat)
• Small piece of paper
• Table to sit around at the Beaver’s dam (coffee table)
• Father Christmas’ bag
• Sewing machine (ex. needle & thread)
• Bow & arrows
• Horn
• Small bottle (ex. Coke)
• Small dagger (ex. Butter knife)
• Sword
• Shield
• Breakfast (ex. Box of cereal)
• Rope (ex. Skipping rope)
• Stone Table (ex. Kitchen table that pulls apart, Two tables beside each other)
• 4 thrones of Cair Paravel (kitchen chairs)
• Shaving supplies (ex. Razor)
• Mice (ex. Cat toys)Stone statues (ex. Stuffed animals)
• Copies of script for all actors with speaking roles

Script

Narrator 1: Four kids named Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy stepped up to the professor’s house. Because of WWII in London, the evacuees had to move to this giant house. London was being bombed and it was safer in the country. They were going to live here for a while.

Narrator 2: The next day it was raining. So, the siblings decided to explore the house. The passed a room with a small doorway. It didn’t look very exciting, but Lucy, who was the youngest, decided to step in and look around. There was nothing but an old, musty wardrobe. Lucy decided to look at what was inside. She didn’t close the door but walked many steps inside of it. First, she noticed that she could no longer feel coats with her fingers, which were stretched out in front of her. Then, she started to feel something cold. Then it started to get sunnier. Then she saw a tree in front of her! Curious Lucy decided to keep walking. Soon she came to a lamppost. After waiting a while, because she was tired, she saw a Faun with a package.

Mr. Tumnus: Goodness gracious me! Are you a daughter of Eve?

Lucy: I’m just Lucy. What’s your name?

Mr. Tumnus: I’m Tumnus. Are you a human?

Lucy: Yeah.

Mr. Tumnus: I am pleased to meet you. How did you come to Narnia?

Lucy: Narnia? I just came from the wardrobe.

Mr. Tumnus: Ah! I see.

Narrator 1: Lucy finally realized what was making it so cold.

Lucy: It is winter here? It is summer in England.

Mr. Tumnus: It’s been winter here for a long time. Do you want some tea?

Narrator 2: Lucy was going to ask Mr. Tumnus why it has been winter for so long, but then she decided that that was rude and followed him under his umbrella to Mr. Tumnus’ cave. They drank tea while talking and Mr. Tumnus played music. Lucy became sleepy.

Lucy: Mr. Tumnus, I must head home now.

Narrator 1: Suddenly, the faun started to cry.

Mr. Tumnus: I am such a bad faun!

Lucy: Why are you crying?

Narrator 2: She gave him a handkerchief.

Mr. Tumnus: The White Witch is paying me to capture humans. You are the first one I have met. It is the White Witch who makes it always winter and never Christmas.

Lucy: That’s simply awful! Please let me go home.

Mr. Tumnus: Of course you can.

Narrator 1: Mr. Tumnus quietly took Lucy to the lamppost.

Mr. Tumnus: Please forgive me. Can you?

Lucy: Of course.

Mr. Tumnus: Can I please keep your handkerchief?

Lucy: Yes definitely.

Narrator 2: Lucy could see the wardrobe from here so she headed there on her own. She pushed her way through the coats and climbed out of the wardrobe.

Lucy: I’m here! I’m back!

Susan: What do you mean?

Lucy: Didn’t you miss me?

Peter: You were hiding. We’re not playing hide-and-seek.

Lucy: I was gone for hours.

Edmund: That’s crazy.

Lucy: I went through the wardrobe and saw a faun. He brought me to his house and we drank tea together.

Susan: That’s just silly. You were barely gone for a minute.

Lucy: No. the wardrobe is magical. Come and see!

Narrator 1: Lucy tried her best to persuade her siblings to believe that adventure actually happened, but the wardrobe was just an ordinary one that time. Once they were back in the hallway, Edmund began to tease her.

Edmund: Remember last time? When you said that you visited Unicornland. We know better than to believe you now.

Narrator 2: Lucy stomped away.

— Break opportunity —

Narrator 1: A couple of days later they happened to be playing hide-and-seek. Susan was it. Lucy hid in the wardrobe. Edmund followed her through the wardrobe. He saw the snow, tree and the lamppost, but he didn’t see Lucy.

Edmund: Lucy! Where are you?

Narrator 1: A sleigh appeared with 2 reindeer, a dwarf and a white lady. She was a witch. They were not the normal reindeer, because they were a gray-white color. Edmund’s stomach growled. He inquisitively walked over to the sleigh.

White Witch: Stop!

Narrator 2: The dwarf stopped.

White Witch: WHO and WHAT are YOU?

Edmund: I-I’m Edmund.

Narrator 1: The white lady frowned.

White Witch: Is that how you talk to royalty? I am the Queen of Narnia!

Edmund: I’m terribly sorry – Your Majesty.

Narrator 2: The White Witch was still not satisfied.

White Witch: WHAT are YOU!?

Edmund: Your Honored Majesty, I truthfully don’t know what you mean.

White Witch: Are you a giant dwarf without a beard?

Edmund: No! – I mean no, Your Majesty. I’m a boy, Your Highness.

White Witch: Are you a son of Adam? A human?

Edmund: Well, of course I’m a human! – Your Majesty.

Narrator 1: The Queen still wasn’t pleased.

White Witch: HOW did YOU come to Narnia?

Edmund: I went through the wardrobe, most gracious Queen.

Narrator 2: Finally, the Queen was satisfied.

White Witch: Come, it’s cold, hop onto my warm sled and have something to eat and to drink. What’s your favorite food? I’ll prepare some of it.

Edmund: Thank you very much, Your Highness. I like Turkish Delight.

Narrator 1: The Queen of Narnia proceeded on to ask if Edmund had any siblings. While munching on Turkish Delight, Edmund told the White Witch about Peter, Susan, and Lucy. He talked like he knew everything about his brother and two sisters. But what Edmund didn’t know was that he had eaten magic Turkish Delight and would soon be addicted to that candy. Edmund finished the Turkish Delight.

Edmund: Please may I have some more Turkish Delight?

White Witch: Et-hemmm?

Edmund: Your Majesty.

White Witch: NO! I mean no. I’ll tell you what. I would like to meet your siblings. If you come to my palace with your brother and two sisters, I will give you more Turkish Delight and make you a prince, later a great king.

Edmund: I’ll try. Where’s your castle?

White Witch: Look over there. Do you see those hills? I live right between them. Just don’t tell your siblings who I am.

Edmund: Please can I have some more Turkish Delight your Highness?

White Witch: No.

Narrator 2: Edmund hopped off the carriage and the White Witch drove away. Edmund didn’t have to walk far to see Lucy walking out of a cave. Edmund and his sister walked through the wardrobe together.

Lucy: I’m happy you finally discovered the land of Narnia! I just had tea with Mr. Tumnus. I’m happy that the White Witch didn’t do anything to him.

Edmund: Who’s the White Witch?

Lucy: She’s a terrible person. She makes it always winter and never Christmas!

Narrator 1: Edmund felt sick and grumpy. He and Lucy went to find Susan and Peter.

Susan: I thought you guys were in a big argument. And we’re in the middle of a game of hide and seek. Why are you walking together and talking like you’re best friends?

Edmund: It’s none of your bees’ wax.

Lucy: We just went to Narnia. Didn’t we Edmund?

Edmund: Of course not!

Narrator 2: He turned to Susan and Peter.

Edmund: We were just playing a game.

Narrator 1: The next day, while Edmund and Lucy were playing by themselves, Susan and Peter found the professor in his study. They told him of their problems.

Professor: Which of your siblings do you consider more trust-worthy?

Peter: Lucy.

Professor: Then Lucy is telling the truth.

Peter & Susan: But how?

Professor: Many strange things can happen in this house.

— Break opportunity —

Narrator 2: The next day, the siblings played hide and seek again. They were about to start another game when they heard Mrs. Macready showing some guests around. Mrs. Macready was one of the Professor’s servants. She did not fall into Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy’s liking. So, since the room with the wardrobe was the closest, they ran inside and hid, all piling into the wardrobe.

Susan: It seems cold in here.

Peter: It’s also quite wet.

Edmund: I want to keep going through the wardrobe.

Susan: I see a tree! And a light!

Peter: It’s Lucy’s Narnia!

Narrator 1: Peter shook Lucy’s hand.

Peter: Sorry Lu. I should have believed you.

Susan: What should we do next?

Peter: I think we should explore.

Edmund: If we go left there’s a lamppost.

Peter: So you have been in here before! You liar.

Narrator 2: Susan tried to change the subject.

Susan: Where are we going to go?

Peter: Lucy you’re the leader. Where do you want to go?

Lucy: I think it would be nice to go to Mr. Tumnus’ house.

Narrator 1: They walked over to the cave – or where they thought the cave was – but found it destroyed.

Edmund: This house is no good.

Peter: What’s this?

Narrator 2: He pointed to a small piece of paper.

Susan: Is that writing?

Peter: Yes. It says, Tumnus the faun was arrested and put on trial for High Treason against Jadis, the Queen of Narnia, for comforting enemies, spies and humans. Secret Police. Long Live the True Queen.

Susan: I don’t like Narnia.

Peter: Who is this Queen, Lu?

Lucy: She’s not a queen. She’s a witch. She makes it always winter and never Christmas.

Susan: I want to go back to the Professor’s house. This isn’t fun or safe. I’m cold and hungry.

Lucy: I can’t go home. It’s my fault that Mr. Tumnus has been captured. I must rescue him!

Edmund: I’m with Susan. We should get back to the Professor’s and have some supper.

Peter: Shut up Edmund. Susan, I think Lucy makes a good point. What about you?

Susan: Lucy’s right. We should at least try to do something.

Peter: I agree.

Lucy: What’s next? Look a robin! Let’s follow it.

Narrator 1: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy followed the robin for about 1 hour as it flew from tree to tree through the forest. Edmund and Peter fell behind.

Edmund: If you’re not angry, Peter, just talk with me at least.

Peter: What?

Edmund: Listen. I don’t want the girls to hear and get scared, but what if the robin is leading us to a trap?

Peter: That’s nonsense – a nasty idea. Robins couldn’t be on the wrong side. Just look at how cute it is.

Edmund: We’re lost. How do we know which side is right? Is Jadis a witch or a queen?

Peter: The Faun saved Lucy. If what he says is true, Jadis, the witch, is like a terrible monster against us little mice.

Edmund: But how do we know that that’s true?

Peter: Great Scott! Edmund, we don’t know. It just seems like Mr. Tumnus is the most reliable source right now.

Edmund: There’s not even any supper here.

Peter: Seriously, Ed. Isn’t th-

Susan and Lucy: Oh!

Peter and Edmund: What?

Lucy: The robin flew away!

Edmund: Now what should we do? Didn’t I tell you Peter that it was a trap?

Susan: Shhh! Look, there’s something moving by that tree.

Peter: What? Where?

Susan: A little to the left.

Narrator 2: All the kids looked around and felt a little uncomfortable.

Susan: It’s an animal!

Peter: It looks like a beaver. I saw its tail.

Susan: It wants us to go to it quietly.

Lucy: I think it’s a nice beaver.

Susan: Should we risk it? I’m getting very hungry.

Peter: Come on. Let’s try it.

Mr. Beaver: Come close. It’s not safe out in the open. Are you the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve?

Peter: Yes.

Mr. Beaver: Shhh.

Peter: What are you afraid of?

Mr. Beaver: The trees are listening. They’ll betray us and hand us over to the Queen.

Edmund: What side are you on? Are you a friend?

Peter: We don’t want to be rude, but we are strangers.

Mr. Beaver: Quite right. Quite right. Here’s my token (hands over Lucy’s handkerchief)

Lucy: That’s the handkerchief I gave Mr. Tumnus!

Mr. Beaver: Poor fellow that Mr. Tumnus. He heard news about his arrest ahead of time and gave me his handkerchief. He said to meet 4 children here and take you all to …
(make motion for the kids to come closer, then whispers)
They say Aslan is on the move. Perhaps he has already landed.

Narrator 2: All the children, without knowing who Aslan was, reacted to this news differently. Edmund jumped back with a look of horror on his face. Peter felt brave and adventurous. Susan smiled like she just smelt something delicious or heard some delightful music. Lucy had that feeling you have when you wake up and know it’s the beginning of the holidays. Then Lucy spoke.

Lucy: Where is Mr. Tumnus?

Mr. Beaver: Shhhh. We can’t talk here. We’ll go to my house and have something to eat and talk there.

Narrator 1: The group went to the dam. The girls helped Mrs. Beaver set the table for supper while the boys helped Mr. Beaver fish. In the forest beyond the dam, Edmund recognized the mountains the Queen had pointed out as the landmark to her home.

Mr. Beaver: Now we can sit back and eat and talk.

Lucy: Tell us about Mr. Tumnus.

Mr. Beaver: He was taken by the police, according to the robin you saw.

Lucy: What will they do to him?

Mr. Beaver: Most creatures are turned into stone. They become statues all over her palace.

Lucy: That’s too dreadful! We must do something!

Mrs. Beaver: No doubt you’d save him if you could, but you can’t. Only Aslan can do that and he’s on the move!

Susan, Peter, & Lucy: Tell us about Aslan!

Susan: Who is Aslan?

Mr. Beaver: Don’t you know? He’s the King. The Lord of Narnia. He’s not often here. He’ll settle the White Queen all right. He’ll save Mr. Tumnus too.

Edmund: Will the Queen turn Aslan into stone?

Mr. Beaver: No way! There’s a poem that says

Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.

Susan: Will we see Aslan?

Mr. Beaver: I am taking you to meet him.

Lucy: Is Aslan a person?

Mr. Beaver: No! Of course not! He’s a lion.

Susan: Ooh! Is he safe? I’d be nervous meeting a lion.

Mrs. Beaver: Yes everyone’s fearful meeting Aslan.

Lucy: So he’s not safe?

Mr. Beaver: He’s not safe. But he is good.

Peter: I am longing to see Aslan, even if I am frightened when I meet him.

Mr. Beaver: Yes you will tomorrow at the Stone Table. There’s another old rhyme that says,

When Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone
Sits at Cair Paravel in throne,
The evil time will be over and done.

(Edmund quietly leaves without anyone noticing)

Peter: Is the witch a human?

Mr. Beaver: No she’s part Jinn and part Giant.

Mrs. Beaver: But she’s bad all the way through.

Mr. Beaver: She looks like a human, but she’s not a human. Therefore, she is bad. She needs humans though. Especially four of them.

Peter: Why?

Mr. Beaver: Cair Paravel, which is a castle on the sea, has 4 thrones meant to hold 4 humans on them. When they are filled, it will be the end of the Queen’s reign and the end of her life.

Narrator 1: The kids listened carefully.

Lucy: Where’s Edmund?

Narrator 2: Everyone looked for Edmund.

Susan: This is perfectly dreadful. I wish we’d never come here.

Peter: What should we do?

Mr. Beaver: We must leave immediately!

Peter: We’ll form search parties for Edmund.

Mr. Beaver: No! Don’t you know? He’s gone to her! He’s betrayed you.

Susan: Surely not! He couldn’t have.

Mr. Beaver: No?

Peter: How could he have?

Mr. Beaver: Has Edmund been here before?

Lucy: Yes, but he didn’t say what he did.

Mr. Beaver: Edmund has the look of one who’s eaten the Queen’s food.

Peter: He’s still our brother.

Mrs. Beaver: Your only chance to save your brother is to go to Aslan. The Queen wants all four of you, so you can’t go to her. We have no time to lose. When Edmund talks to the Queen, she’ll come straight here. We must leave now!

— New scene —

Narrator 2: Now our story must tell of what happened to Edmund. Edmund was more hungry for Turkish Delight than ever. He also wanted to be Prince of Narnia, but he didn’t want Peter, Susan and Lucy to be turned into stone.

Edmund: The Queen was nicer to me than they were. She must be better than Aslan.

Narrator 1: Deep inside, Edmund knew the witch was bad. Edmund was getting colder and colder, walking in the snow.

Edmund: When I am King, I will make some decent roads.

Narrator 2: Edmund found a yard full of statues. He saw a lion and was terrified, but realized it was only a statue and he laughed at it. A little later he found a wolf and thought it too was a statue. He tried to walk over it to get to the door, but the wolf awoke and snapped at Edmund.

Maugrim: Who’s there?

Edmund: I am Edmund. I want to go see the Queen. My brother and sisters are at the Beaver’s house.

Maugrim: I will go tell her. You stay here.

Narrator 1: Edmund waited for Maugrim to return.

Maugrim: Come. I’ll lead you to the Queen.

White Witch: How dare you come here alone!

Edmund: Please, I tried the best I could.

White Witch: Is that all you have to say?

Edmund: No.

Narrator 2: Edmund told her all he heard at the Beaver’s house.

White Witch: Aslan!?!! What? Are you lying to me?

Edmund: I’m only repeating what I heard.

White Witch: Get my sleigh ready.

— New scene —

Narrator 1: Now we must return to Mr. and Mrs. Beaver’s house. They had all been as busy as bees packing and hurrying away. After a long walk they climbed into a small hole.

Peter: Where is this?

Mr. Beaver: This is a hiding place for beavers in bad times.

Mrs. Beaver: I forgot pillows. We’ll have to sleep without them.

Narrator 2: They all slept for the night and awoke to the sound of jingling bells. Mr. Beaver sprang out of the hole and soon returned.

Mr. Beaver: It’s all right! Come and see. Didn’t I say the Queen made it always winter and never Christmas? Well come and see!

Narrator 1: Everyone crawled out of the hole to see what all the fuss was about. They saw Father Christmas.

Father Christmas: Come Come! The Queen has kept me out of Narnia for a long time. But Aslan is on the move. The Queen’s magic is growing weaker. I have presents for you all. For Mrs. Beaver, a new sewing machine! For Mr. Beaver, your dam is now all mended and all the leaks are stopped. For Peter, Son of Adam, a shield and sword. These are tools, not toys. You may need to use them soon. Bear them well. Susan, Daughter of Eve, a bow and quiver of arrows and a horn. I do not mean for you to fight in battle. Only use them when you are in great need. The arrows rarely miss. When you blow the horn, help will soon come. For Lucy, Daughter of Eve, a small bottle and a small dagger. This bottle holds a formula from the flowers that grow between the mountains in the sun, which will heal anything. The dagger is for your defense when you are in great need. I do not want you in the battle either.

Lucy: But I think I could be brave.

Father Christmas: That is not the point. Battles are ugly when women are fighting. Now for all of you. I have breakfast.

Narrator 2: Everyone ate and Father Christmas left.

Mr. Beaver: It is time for us to be moving on.

— New scene —-

Edmund: Please can I have some Turkish Delight?

White Witch: Silence fool! Dwarf, get the sleigh ready. Maugrim, go to the Beaver’s house and kill everyone inside it. Then, head to the Stone Table. If you see any people, you know what to do.

Maugrim: I hear and obey O Queen.

Narrator 1: The dwarf and Edmund and the Queen went in the sleigh toward the Stone Table. The world around them began to melt until there was no snow for the sleigh to ride on. Everyone hopped off the carriage. The dwarf tied Edmund and they all walked. The ice of the river melted, flowers began to bloom and bees buzzed around.

Dwarf: It’s Spring! Winter must be ending. That means Aslan is on the move.

White Witch: Speak that that name again and you’ll be dead.

— New scene —

Narrator 2: It seemed to the kids that they and the beavers were walking in a delicious dream. They enjoyed the beautiful spring. They followed the river, then turned a little to the south and arrived at the Stone Table just as the sun was going down. The light grew redder and the shadows longer.

Mr. Beaver: It shouldn’t be long now. We just have to get over this hill.

Peter: Wow! The Sea!

Narrator 1: Then they saw Aslan. He was surrounded by creatures, and they also caught a glimpse of his golden royal mane. They couldn’t look. He was too ferocious and majestic.

Mr. Beaver (whisper): Go on.

Peter: No,you first.

Mr. Beaver: Sons of Adam before creatures.

Peter: Susan, ladies first.

Susan: You’re the oldest.

Peter: Come on. Pull yourself together. (Peter approaches Aslan). We’ve come, Aslan.

Aslan: Welcome Mr. & Mrs. Beaver. Welcome Peter, Susan, and Lucy. Where is the 4th?

Mr. Beaver: He betrayed us and joined the White Witch.

Peter: It was partly my fault.

Lucy: Can anything be done to save Edmund?

Aslan: All shall be done that can be done, but it may be harder than we think. First, let a feast be prepared! (To Peter) Come, Son of Adam, ,et me show you Cair Paraval where you will be King. You are the first born and will be the High King.

Narrator 2: Aslan showed Peter the castle far off by the sea. Peter could almost imagine the 4th throne inside the castle because Aslan was so descriptive. Then a bugle sounded.

Aslan: Your sister’s horn. Quick! Go back and fight!

Narrator 1: Peter ran back to the pavilion. He saw Lucy running to him and Susan up a tree with a wolf snapping and snarling at her legs. Peter did not feel brave, but he did what he knew he had to do. He slashed his sword and after a blurry few seconds, he saw the wolf lying dead at his feet.

Aslan: Quick! The White Witch must be close by. Creature, go find her! (To Peter) You’ve forgotten to wipe your sword clean.

Narrator 2: Peter blushed and wiped it clean on the grass.

Aslan: Kneel and rise, Sir Peter, Wolf’s Bane.

— New scene —

Narrator 1: Let’s go back to Edmund’s story. Edmund sat down. He was too tired and hungry to move.

Dwarf: Don’t you think those other kids are at the Stone Table already?

White Witch: Maybe a wolf will come with some news. There’s four thrones. What will happen if only 3 are filled?

Dwarf: He is here. Who cares about thrones.

White Witch: Aslan might leave, then we can go and defeat the other 3 and no one will ever interfere with our plans.

Dwarf: We should keep Edmund for bargaining.

White Witch: What if he gets rescued? That’s a terrible idea.

Dwarf: Then we’ll do what has to be done.

Narrator 2: The White Witch prepared to kill Edmund, but then a wolf appeared.

Wolf: Maugrim has been killed! We must run away! Fly!

White Witch: No! Go summon the army. We will fight. I have a wand.

Narrator 1: The wolf bowed, then left.

White Witch: There’s no Stone Table here, but whatever. Put him again that poplar tree and prepare the victim.

Narrator 2: As the evil Queen sharpened her knife, in rushed Aslan’s creatures into the clearing. “Edmund! Edmund!” yelled all the creatures. They cut the ropes that tied him and searched for the White Witch and dwarf. The White Witch, who after all did have her wand, had turned herself and the dwarf into a rock and a tree stump. The creatures took Edmund straight back to Aslan, Peter, Susan and Lucy.

Aslan: Here is your brother. Please don’t talk about the past.

Edmund: Sorry.

Peter, Susan, and Lucy: That’s all right.

Narrator 1: An enemy messenger approached.

Aslan: Speak.

Messenger: The queen wants to speak safely to you.

Aslan: Yes. I will speak with her if she leaves her wand at that tree.

Narrator 2: Soon the White Witch came, rather reluctantly leaving her wand at the tree.

White Witch: Edmund is a traitor!

Aslan: His offense is not against you.

White Witch: Have you forgotten the deep magic?

Aslan: Tell us about it.

White Witch: Tell you? I have the right to kill.

Aslan: That’s true.

Susan: O Aslan! Can’t you do something?

Aslan: We can’t work against the emperor’s magic. Let me talk with the White Witch alone.

Narrator 1: Everyone obeyed and waited for their conversation to end.

Lucy: Oh Edmund. (cry)

Aslan: Come back everyone. It’s all been settled. The White Witch has renounced her claim on your brother’s blood.

White Witch: How do I know you will keep your promise?

Aslan: Haa-a-arrh!

Narrator 2: The White Witch picked up her skirts and ran for her life.

Aslan: We must move at once to the Fords of Beruna.

Narrator 1: They left and ate and all the while on their trip, Aslan told Peter of his battle plans.

Peter: You will be there though right?

Aslan: I can make no promise.

Narrator 2: As Susan and Lucy journeyed they noticed that Aslan was sad and they couldn’t talk. They too felt sad. They set up camp and everyone went to sleep, but the girls still felt sad. Lucy lay awake and sighed.

Susan: You can’t sleep?

Lucy: No. I have a horrible feeling.

Susan: Me too.

Lucy: Something is up with Aslan. Let’s go outside and see him.

Susan: Alright. Let’s. Look,there’s Aslan.

Aslan: Children, why are you following me?

Lucy: We can’t sleep.

Susan: Please can we come with you?

Aslan: I’d be glad for the company, but please promise to stop when I tell you and let me go on alone.

Narrator 1: The girls walked on each side of Aslan. Aslan moaned.

Aslan: Please can you put your hands on my mane and stroke it?

Narrator 2: The girls put their hands on Aslan’s mane as they walked to the bushes. Here Aslan made them stop as they had promised.

Aslan: Please stop here children. I may not see you again. Farewell.

Narrator 1: The girls cried bitterly as they looked after Aslan. A crowd of horrible creatures was around the Stone Table. (the kitchen table) The gremlins were too terrible to describe. They were howling and holding torches with the witch in the middle.

White Witch: The fool has come! Bind him!

Narrator 2: The girls waited for Aslan to roar and spring on the evil crowd, but he didn’t. The animals hesitantly approached Aslan with ropes in their hands.

White Witch: Bind him!!

Narrator 1: The animals grew braver. They tied him and put Aslan on the Stone Table.

White Witch: First. Let him be shaved!

Animal 1: He’s only a cat!

Animal 2: Pussy. Pussy cat.

Lucy: How can they?

White Witch: Muzzle him. Tie him more. Put him on the Table.

Narrator 2: At last, the White Witch approached.

White Witch: Did you think you’d win and save the human traitor? I am going to kill you instead of him as we agreed and the Deep Magic will be appeased. When you are dead, who will keep Edmund safe? No one. I will kill him too. You give me Narnia forever. Now die in despair.

Narrator 1: The children couldn’t look at the actual moment of the killing. They covered their eyes.

White Witch: Follow me, all you creatures. We are off to war. The Great Fool, the Great Cat is dead!

Narrator 2: All the evil things cheered and there was a great noise as they left. Then all was silent. Lucy and Susan came out to see Aslan. They were very sad.

Susan: Let’s try to untie him. We can’t. The ropes are too tight.

Lucy: Look! The mice are chewing the ropes off. I’m cold.

Susan: Let’s walk around a bit.

Narrator 1: They left the Stone Table and looked around at the grey country. The red sky turned to a golden burst of light. Suddenly there was a giant creaking noise. (Aslan gets off table and hides out of view. The kitchen table gets pulled apart).

Lucy: Let’s go back to Aslan.

Susan: Yes, let’s.

Narrator 2: They returned to the Table only to find it empty and split in two.

Susan: What does this mean? Is it more magic?

Aslan: Yes! More magic!

Lucy: Aslan! Aren’t you dead?

Susan: Are you real?

Aslan: Do I look real?

Lucy & Susan: You are real! (girls hug Aslan)

Susan: What does this mean?

Aslan: It means that there is deeper magic than the White Witch knows. When a willing victim who is innocent is killed in a traitor’s place, the table creaks and death works backwards. Now we have a journey to make.

Narrator 1: The girls climb onto Aslan’s back and fly to the White Witch’s house. There were statues everywhere. For some reason, Aslan began breathing on each statue in turn.

Susan: What are you doing?

Lucy: He’s breathing life into all of them… Mr. Tumnus too!

Narrator 2: Aslan, Susan, Lucy, Mr. Tumnus, and all the creatures, who were once stone statues, met at the valley, where Peter & Edmund and Aslan’s army were fighting the White Witch and her wicked creatures.

Aslan: Hurry off my back children.

Narrator 1: The girls ran to safety where they hardly saw the battle, but they soon heard the victory of Aslan killing the White Witch and her army giving up. The girls saw Peter and Asland shake hands.

Peter: It was Edmund’s victory really. The White Witch was turning everyone into stone. Edmund broke her wand, and then we had a chance. Edmund is badly wounded though now.

Aslan: Quickly Lucy. Your magic medicine.

Narrator 2: Lucy put a drop of her medicine from Father Christmas in Edmund’s mouth.

Edmund: I’m feeling better now. Let’s eat.

Narrator 1: They all feasted and then went to Cair Paravel where the four children were crowned on the 4 thrones.

All: Long Live Queen Lucy! Long Live King Edmund! Long Live Queen Susan! Long Live King Peter!

Aslan: Bear it well. Once a King or Queen of Narnia, always a King or Queen of Narnia.

Narrator 2: Amidst all the rejoicing, Aslan quietly slipped away. The Kings and Queens reigned peacefully for many years and the children grew to mature adults. Peter became a tall and great warrior known as Peter the Magnificent. Susan became a tall and gracious woman known as Susan the Gentle. Edmund was graver than Peter and wise in council and everyone called him Edmund the Just. Lucy was always delightful and had golden hair. She was known as Lucy the Valiant. They lived in great joy for many years.

Narrator 1: Once while hunting the white stag, which grants you one wish, the siblings found a lamppost. As they walk away from it, the trees started getting thinner. They found that they were no longer trees, but coats, and soon they were tumbling out of the wardrobe, no longer as adults, but kids again! In the coming days, they told the Professor of their adventure in Narnia.

Lucy: Professor, do you think we’ll ever go back there someday?

Professor: Of course you will go to Narnia again someday, but not through the wardrobe. That magic has passed. Keep your eyes open.

Narrator 1: That is the end of the adventure of the wardrobe, but only the beginning of the adventures in Narnia.

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“I love acting out stories with my family at Christmas time. This year we wanted to relive C.S. Lewis’ ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,’ so I wrote a script and gave parts to all my siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. We had so much fun and I wanted to share it with other families.” – Brianna