Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 17 – Meetings    To Read: Setting the Scene:   To help them in their task Jill and Eustace are sent to the Marshwiggle Puddleglum who has a ‘glass more than half-empty’ view on life. Puddleglum is cooking a meal for them whilst they discuss their plans.  ‘Now,’ said Puddleglum.… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 17 – Meetings

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 16 – Aslan   To Read: Setting the Scene:   The meeting between Bree, Aravis and Hwin and Aslan continues. ……Then Hwin, though shaking all over, gave a strange little neigh, and trotted across to the Lion.   ‘Please,’ she said, ‘you’re so beautiful. You may eat me if you… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 16 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 15 – Aslan   To Read: Setting the Scene:   Shasta’s companions, Aravis a young Calormene Tarkheena (princess) and Bree and Hwin (talking horses from Narnia) are safe in the Hermit’s garden. Bree who thinks he knows all there is to know about Aslan tells Aravis about the lion of… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 15 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 14 – Aslan   To Read: Setting the Scene:   Shasta is the first character we meet in ‘The Horse and His Boy’. He is a runaway slave from Calormen – the country to the south of Narnia. On his journey he is accompanied by Bree (a talking horse) who… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 14 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 13 – Aslan   To Read: Setting the Scene:   Digory, in an earlier adventure with Polly, had awoken Jadis of Charn (who is to become the White Witch in ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’) and this has meant she is now in Narnia. To put things right… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 13 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 12 – Aslan   To Read:  Setting the Scene:   Though the adventure has been difficult for Digory and Polly and they are not sure of the way forward Digory makes a decision to speak to Aslan.  ‘Look here,’ said Digory to Polly, ‘I’ve got to go after him –… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 12 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 11 – Aslan To Read: Setting the Scene:   The four Pevensie children have arrived together in Narnia for the first time. They meet Mr and Mrs Beaver who tells them about Aslan.  ‘Aslan a man!’ said Mr Beaver sternly. ‘Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 11 – Aslan

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 10 – Call    To Read:  Setting the Scene:   Finally Jill sets out for Narnia to answer the call of Aslan and begin her task. ‘Please, how am I to get to Narnia?’ ‘On my breath,’ said the Lion. ‘I will blow you into the west of the world… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 10 – Call

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 9 – Call To Read:  Setting the Scene:   Aslan explains Jill’s task to her.  ‘And now hear your task. Far from here in the land of Narnia there lives an aged king who is sad because he has no prince of his blood to be king after him. He… Continue reading Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 9 – Call

Of Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 8 – Call   To Read: Setting the Scene:   Jill and Eustace do not arrive in Narnia straight away; they begin their adventure in Aslan’s own country. Here Jill meets Aslan for the first time and has to make some decisions about her future. ‘Come here,’ said the Lion.… Continue reading Mice & Marshwiggles – Day 8 – Call