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<v Maugrim>[opening theme plays] [screaming] The faun Tumnus is under arrest for harboring spies and <v Maugrim>fraternizing with humans. <v Maugrim>Signed by me, Maugrim. <v Peter>Captain of the secret police. <v Peter>Long live the queen. <v Lucy>I don't think that I'm going to like this place. <v Peter>Who is this queen Lucy? <v Lucy>She's not a queen at all. <v Lucy>She's a horrible witch. <v Lucy>The White Witch. She made an enchantment over the whole country <v Lucy>of Narnia. So it's always winter, yet never Christmas. <v Susan>I wonder if there's any point in going on. <v Susan>It's getting colder every minute. <v Susan>And there's nothing to eat. Why don't we just go home? <v Lucy>But we can't! We can't just go home. <v Lucy>It's all on my count that the pour faun has been captured by the Witch. <v Lucy>Fraternizing with humans, that human, is me. <v Lucy>We have to try and rescue him. <v Edmund>Fat lot of good we can do. <v Peter>Shut up, you. <v Peter>What do you think, Susan?
<v Susan>I don't want to go a step further, and I wish we'd never come. <v Susan>I think Lucy is right. We must try to do something for Mr. Whatever-His-Name-Is. <v Susan>The faun. <v Peter>I agree. <v Lucy>So do I. <v Peter>Right. [music plays] <v Edmund>You're not still too high and mighty to talk to me. <v Peter>Alright! What is it? <v Edmund>Look. We don't even know where this faun's imprisoned. <v Peter>No. <v Edmund>And another thing. How do we know he's in the right? <v Edmund>We've been told this queen's a witch. <v Edmund>But we don't know she's in the wrong. <v Peter>Yes, but the faun saved Lucy. <v Edmund>Well, he said he did. <v Edmund>How do we know that? <v Susan>Peter. Peter! <v Peter>What is it? <v Susan>There's something moving. <v Peter>Where? <v Susan>There ?among? the trees. <v Peter>Where? <v Susan>There! <v Peter>It's still there.
<v Lucy>What is it? <v Peter>Whatever it is, it's dodging us. It's something that doesn't want to be seen. <v Susan>Let's go home. <v Lucy>What is it? <v Susan>Some kind of animal. <v Susan>Look, look, there it is! <v Peter>It's a beaver, I saw its tail! <v Susan>Wants us to follow it. <v Peter>The question is, should we? <v Lucy>I think he looks a nice beaver. <v Edmund>Yes, but how do we know? <v Susan>We just have to risk it. <v Susan>I mean, it's no good just standing here. <v Susan>And I feel I want some dinner. <v Peter>Come on. Let's give it a try. <v Peter>Keep close together. <v Peter>We ought to be a match for one beaver, if it turns out to be an enemy. <v Mr. Beaver>Further in, we must go further in! <v Mr. Beaver>We're not safe in the open. [music plays] [whispering]
<v Mr. Beaver>Gather round. Are you the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve? <v Peter>Well, we're some of them. <v Mr. Beaver>Shh! Not so loud, please. We're not safe even here. <v Peter>But, what are you afraid of? There's no one here but us. <v Mr. Beaver>There are the trees.
<v Mr. Beaver>They're always listenin'. <v Mr. Beaver>Most of 'em are on our side but there are those who would betray us to to her. <v Mr. Beaver>You know who I mean. <v Edmund>If it comes to talking about sides, how do we know you're a friend? <v Peter>Not wishing to be rude, Mr. Beaver, but we are strangers. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh uh, quite right. Quite right. Here is my token. <v Lucy>It's my handkerchief! The one I gave to Mr. Tumnus when he was crying. <v Mr. Beaver>That's right. Poor fellow, he had only a moment before <v Mr. Beaver>his arrest and managed to hand it to me. <v Mr. Beaver>If anything happened to him, he said, I was to meet you here and take you on <v Mr. Beaver>to- they say Aslan is on the move. [video skips] [music plays] <v Lucy>[shouting] But Mr. Tumnus! Where is he? <v Mr. Beaver>Hush! Don't talk here.
<v Mr. Beaver>I must take you where we can have a proper talk. <v Mr. Beaver>[music plays] <v Susan>What a lovely dam. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh, merely a trifle, merely a trifle. <v Mr. Beaver>Ah, here we are.
<v Mr. Beaver>And it looks as though Mrs. Beaver is expecting us. <v White Witch>Do you see those two hills? <v White Witch>My house is between those hills. <v Peter>Edmund, come on. <v Mr. Beaver>Mrs. Beaver, I found them. <v Mr. Beaver>I found them! Here are the sons of Adam and the <v Mr. Beaver>daughters of Eve. <v Mrs. Beaver>So you've come at last. At last! <v Mrs. Beaver>To think that I should live to see this day.
<v Mrs. Beaver>The potatoes are boilin' and the kettle's singin'. <v Mrs. Beaver>And I dare say, Mr. Beaver, you will catch us some fish. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh, that I will. And you can come and help me. <v Mr. Beaver>[laughs] <v Mrs. Beaver>That's it. Take your coats off. <v Mrs. Beaver>Good, good. <v Mrs. Beaver>Sit down. Sit down. <v Susan>We'd much rather help you. <v Mrs. Beaver>Well, then. You could cut the bread. <v Mrs. Beaver>You can put the plates to warm in the oven. <v Mrs. Beaver>And you could draw some beer from the barrel for Mr. Beaver. <v Peter>[video cuts out] Got one. [Mr.Beaver chuckles]
<v Lucy>Mr. Beaver do please tell us about Mr. Tumnus. <v Mr. Beaver>First things first. [video cuts out] ?inaudible? Start. [music plays] In <v Mr. Beaver>this weather we shan't have any unwelcome visitors. <v Mr. Beaver>And if anyone has been trying to follow you, they won't be able to find any of our <v Mr. Beaver>tracks. <v Mr. Beaver>There, there. Mr. Tumnus. <v Mr. Beaver>A very, very bad business. <v Mr. Beaver>He was taken off by the secret police. <v Lucy>But where's he been taken to? <v Mr. Beaver>Well, they were heading northwards when last seen and we all know <v Mr. Beaver>what that means. <v Susan>We don't. <v Mr. Beaver>I'm afraid it means they were taking him to her house, her <v Mr. Beaver>palace.
<v Peter>But what will they do to him, Mr. Beaver? <v Mr. Beaver>Can't exactly say for sure. <v Mr. Beaver>There's not many taken in there that ever comes out again. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh, well, as statues, they say it is. <v Mr. Beaver>In the courtyard and up the stairs and in the ?hall? <v Mr. Beaver>people she has turned to- turned <v Mr. Beaver>to stone. <v Lucy>We must do something to save him. <v Mrs. Beaver>I have no doubt you'd save him if you could dearies, but you have no chance of <v Mrs. Beaver>gettin' into that house and ever coming out alive. <v Peter>Oh, hang it all, there must be something we can do! <v Peter>This faun saved my sister ?inaudible? <v Peter>Mr. Beaver. We can't just leave him there! <v Peter>To have that done to him. <v Mr. Beaver>It's no good son of Adam. No good your tryin' of all people. <v Mr. Beaver>But, now that Aslan is on the move. <v Susan>Who is Aslan? <v Mr. Beaver>Who is- why! Don't you know? He's <v Mr. Beaver>the king.
<v Mr. Beaver>He's the lord of the whole wood, though he doesn't often come here, <v Mr. Beaver>you understand? Certainly never in my time. <v Mr. Beaver>But word has reached us that he has come back. <v Mr. Beaver>He is in Narnia at this moment. <v Mr. Beaver>?He'll? set with the White Queen all right. <v Mr. Beaver>It's he, not you that will save Mr. Tumnus. <v Edmund>She won't turn him into stone? <v Mr. Beaver>[laughing] <v Mr. Beaver>Lord love ya son of Adam. <v Mr. Beaver>What a simple thing to say. Turn him into stone. <v Mr. Beaver>Why, if she can stand on her two feet and look him in the face it'll be the most she can <v Mr. Beaver>do and more than I expect. Now, he'll put all to rights. <v Mrs. Beaver>As it says in an old rhyme in these parts. <v Mrs. Beaver>[music softly plays] Wrong will be right when Aslan comes <v Mrs. Beaver>in sight. At the sound of his roar, sorrows will <v Mrs. Beaver>be no more.When he bears his teeth, winter
<v Mrs. Beaver>meets its death, and when he shakes his <v Mrs. Beaver>mane we shall have spring again! <v Susan>Will we see him? <v Mr. Beaver>Why, daughter of Eve, that's why I brought you here. <v Mr. Beaver>I am to lead you to where you shall meet him. <v Lucy>Is he- is he a man? <v Mr. Beaver>Aslan! A man! Certainly not. <v Mr. Beaver>I tell you, he is king of the wood. <v Mr. Beaver>What don't you know who is the king of beasts? <v Lucy>You mean [audio cuts out] a lion? <v Mr. Beaver>Certainly. [emphasizing] The lion. <v Mr. Beaver>The great lion. <v Susan>I should feel rather nervous meeting a lion. <v Mrs. Beaver>That you will dearies and no mistake. <v Mrs. Beaver>Well, if there's anyone can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're <v Mrs. Beaver>either braver than most or else just silly.
<v Lucy>Then isn't he... safe? <v Mr. Beaver>Safe? Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? <v Mr. Beaver>Course he isn't safe, but he'sgood. <v Mr. Beaver>He's the king. <v Peter>I want to see him. Even if I do feel frightened when it comes to the point. <v Mr. Beaver>That's right son of Adam. So you shall. <v Mr. Beaver>You are to meet him tomorrow, if you can, at the stone <v Mr. Beaver>table. <v Lucy>Where's that? <v Mr. Beaver>Down the river. A good step from here. <v Mr. Beaver>I'll take ya to it. <v Lucy>But what about Mr. Tumnus? <v Mr. Beaver>The quickest way to help him, is by going to Aslan. <v Mr. Beaver>And once he's with us, then we can begin to do things. <v Mr. Beaver>We have heard of Aslan coming here before, long ago. <v Mr. Beaver>Nobody can say when, but there's never been any of your race here before. <v Peter>But, Mr. Beaver, isn't the witch human? <v Mr. Beaver>Ha, she'd like us to believe it. And it's on that she bases her claim to be queen.
<v Mr. Beaver>But she's no daughter of Eve. <v Mrs. Beaver>There innit a drop of real human blood in the witch. <v Mrs. Beaver>That's why she's always on the lookout for humans in Narnia. <v Mrs. Beaver>She's been watching for you this many a year. <v Mr. Beaver>And if she knew there were four of you, she'd be more dangerous still. <v Peter>Four of us? Well, what's that got to do with it? <v Mrs. Beaver>Prophecy. <v Mr. Beaver>Prophecy. [music plays] Down at Caire Paravel, <v Mr. Beaver>a castle on the sea coast, there are four thrones <v Mr. Beaver>and it is a saying in Narnia time out of mind that when two sons of <v Mr. Beaver>Adam and two daughters of Eve sit in those four thrones, <v Mr. Beaver>then it will be the end. Not only at the White Witch's reign, but of her life. <v Mr. Beaver>And that is why we had to be so cautious as we came along, for if she knew there <v Mr. Beaver>were four of you, your lives wouldn't be worth ?inaudible? <v Mr. Beaver>my whiskers.
<v Susan>Oh. Where's Edmund? <v Peter>He's gone. <v Susan>He's lost! <v Mr. Beaver>How long's he been missing, did you notice? <v Susan>No. His coat's not here. [children inaudibly shouting] [children shouting Edmund] <v Mr. Beaver>We must be off. <v Peter>We'd better divide into search parties and all go in different directions. <v Mr. Beaver>What for? <v Peter>For Edmund of course.
<v Mr. Beaver>There's absolutely no point in looking for him. <v Mr. Beaver>We know where he's gone. <v Mr. Beaver>Don't you understand? He's gone to her, to the White Witch. <v Mr. Beaver>Edmund has betrayed us. <v Susan>He can't. He can't have done that. <v Mr. Beaver>Can't he? [music plays] <v Peter>But how would he know the way? <v Susan>Yes. <v Mr. Beaver>Has he ever been in this country before? <v Mr. Beaver>Has he ever been here alone? <v Lucy>Yes, yes he has. <v Mr. Beaver>And did he tell you what he'd done or who he'd met? <v Lucy>Well no he didn't. <v Mr. Beaver>Then mark my words. <v Mr. Beaver>He has already met the White Witch and joined her side
<v Mr. Beaver>and been told where she lives. <v Mr. Beaver>I didn't like to mention it before, as he was your brother and all, but the moment I laid <v Mr. Beaver>eyes on that young fellow, I said to myself, I said, trecherous! <v Mr. Beaver>He had the look of one who has been with the Witch and eaten her food. <v Mr. Beaver>You can always tell that when you've lived long in Narnia. <v Mr. Beaver>Something about the eyes. <v Peter>All the same. He is our brother. <v Peter>Even if he is such a little beast, we have to go and look for him. <v Mrs. Beaver>You're not thinking of going to the Witch's house? <v Mrs. Beaver>The only chance you have of saving yourself and him is to keep <v Mrs. Beaver>away from her. <v Lucy>Look, we can't. <v Mrs. Beaver>Why, don't you see? She wants to catch all four of you. <v Mrs. Beaver>She's thinkin' of those four thrones at Caire Paravel. <v Mrs. Beaver>Once you were all four inside her house, her job would be done. <v Mrs. Beaver>And there'd be four new statues in her collection. <v Susan>Is that what she'll do to Edmund?
<v Mr. Beaver>She'll keep him alive as long as he's the only one, she's got to use him as a decoy, <v Mr. Beaver>as bait to catch the rest of ?inaudible?. <v Mr. Beaver>[music plays] <v Edmund>Serves them right that ?she? makes me a prince. <v Edmund>That'll ?inaudible? Peter out for things he says about me. <v Edmund 2>But do you really want the White Witch to turn your brother and your sisters into <v Edmund 2>stone? <v Edmund>I didn't say that. She wouldn't do that. <v Edmund 2>You know, she wants to capture them. <v Edmund 2>If she doesn't turn them to stone, what will she do? <v Edmund>I don't know. I don't suppose she'd be very nice to them. <v Edmund>But it'll serve them right. <v Edmund>All these people that say nasty things about her are her enemies. <v Edmund>Probably half of it isn't true. <v Edmund>She was jolly nice to me anyway.
<v Edmund>Nicer than they are. <v Edmund 2>Nice to you? <v Edmund 2>She's a witch. <v Edmund>She's the queen of this country. <v Edmund>And she said I could have as much Turkish delight as I liked. <v Edmund>She's also going to make me a prince. <v Edmund>So one day I'll be king and I'll rule all of this. <v Edmund>So disappear. [music plays] The <v Edmund>first thing I'll do when I'm king of Narnia is make some decent <v Edmund>roads. <v Edmund 2>Daylight's almost gone. <v Edmund 2>Dark soon. <v Edmund>I'm not afraid of the dark. <v Mr. Beaver>Aslan.
<v Mr. Beaver>He's our only chance. <v Mrs. Beaver>It seems to me my dears, that it's very important to know just when your <v Mrs. Beaver>brother slipped away. <v Mrs. Beaver>Had we talked about Aslan before he went? <v Peter>I don't remember- <v Susan>Yes we had. He asked whether the Witch could turn Aslan into stone, too. <v Peter>So he did, by Jove. <v Peter>Just the sort of thing he would say too. <v Mr. Beaver>And was he still here when I said the place to meet Aslan was the stone table? <v Mr. Beaver>Because if he was, then she'll simply sledged down in that direction <v Mr. Beaver>and get between us and the stone table and catch us on our way down. <v Mr. Beaver>And then we'll be cut off from Aslan. <v Mrs. Beaver>No. If I know her, the moment your brother <v Mrs. Beaver>tells her that we're all here together, she'll set out to catch us this very <v Mrs. Beaver>night. <v Mr. Beaver>You're right, Mrs. Beaver. <v Mr. Beaver>We must get away from here. There's not a moment to lose. <v Mr. Beaver>[music plays] <v Edmund 2>I don't like the look of her house.
<v Edmund>Well, it's too late to turn back now. <v Edmund>You wouldn't dare. <v Edmund>Stone cold, that's it stone.
<v Edmund>Yeah, you can't hurt me. <v Edmund 2>What a stupid thing to do. <v Edmund 2>It would serve you right if it came to life and bit your head off. <v Edmund>It's just an old stone wolf. <v Maugrim>[scoffs] Who's there? Stand still, stranger and tell me who you are. <v Edmund>If you please, sir, my name's Edmund.
<v Maugrim>And my name is Maugrim, chief of the White Queen's Secret Police. <v Maugrim>Why are you here? <v Edmund>I'm a son of Adam. <v Edmund>I met her Majesty in the woods the other day, and I've come to tell her that my brother <v Edmund>and sisters are now in Narnia. Quite close in the Beaver's house. <v Edmund>She especially wanted to see them. <v Maugrim>Hmm. I will tell her Majesty. <v Maugrim>You stand still right there and don't move as you value your life. <v Edmund 2>You told him. <v Edmund 2>You betrayed your own brother and sisters. <v Edmund>Shut up. <v Maugrim>[breathes heavily] Come inside. Come in! <v Maugrim>Fortunate favorite of the queen. <v Maugrim>Well, perhaps not so fortunate. [music plays]
<v Edmund>I'm here your Majesty. <v White Witch>[screaming] How dare you come alone! <v White Witch>I told you again and again to bring the others <v White Witch>with you. <v Edmund>But I've done my best, your Majesty, they're in the little house! <v Edmund>On top of the dam up the river from here, with Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. <v White Witch>Ah. <v Edmund>And your Majesty, somebody else has come to Nania. <v Edmund>Aslan.
<v White Witch>Aslan? <v White Witch>Here? <v White Witch>Is this true? <v White Witch>If I find you have lied to me- <v Edmund>Please your Majesty, I'm only repeating what they said. <v White Witch>Aslan. [screaming] Aslan! [claps] Have <v White Witch>our sledge made ready and use the harness without bells. <v White Witch>No warning. <v White Witch>We'll creep up silently. <v White Witch>And <v White Witch>[screaming] ?burst? upon them! [music plays] <v Mrs. Beaver>We're doing well! <v Mrs. Beaver>[inaudible talking] Tea...
<v Mrs. Beaver>sugar... matches... <v Susan>Mrs. Beaver, we're wasting so much time! <v Mr. Beaver>That's what I say! <v Mrs. Beaver>No, no. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh! <v Mrs. Beaver>?inaudible? with nothing to eat ?inaudible?. <v Mrs. Beaver>[inaudible talking] I think two or three loaves out of the crock over there in the <v Mrs. Beaver>corner. <v Edmund>[ominous music] Your Majesty. <v White Witch>[shouting] What! <v Edmund>You said, if I came back into Narnia and brought my brother and sisters with me, I can <v Edmund>have some more Turkish delight.
<v White Witch>Silence fool! <v White Witch>Yet it will not do to have the little brat fainting on the way. <v White Witch>Bring the human ?treat?, food, and drink! <v White Witch>Turkish delight? For the little prince? <v Edmund>I don't want dry bread! <v White Witch>[angrily inhales] <v Edmund>I'm sorry. <v White Witch>You may be glad of it before you eat again. <v White Witch>Maugrim! Where is my chief of police? Maugrim! Take <v White Witch>with you the swiftest of your wolves and go at once to the House of the beavers.
<v White Witch>There, kill. <v White Witch>Everything and everyone you find. <v White Witch>If they are already gone, make all <v White Witch>speed to the stone table, but do not be seen. <v White Witch>Wait for me there in hiding- <v Maugrim>You must come fast, Majesty. <v White Witch>[hissing] Yes, yes! <v White Witch>I have to travel many miles to the west to find a place where we can safely cross the <v White Witch>river. <v White Witch>If you overtake those humans before they reach <v White Witch>the stone table... you know what <v White Witch>to do. [music plays] [Maugrim growls] <v Mrs. Beaver>[inaudible noises]
<v Mr. Beaver>Mrs. Beaver. We really must be on our way. <v Mrs. Beaver>We've still time before she arrives! <v Peter>Well don't we want as big a start as possible? <v Peter>To meet Aslan at the stone table before her? <v Mrs. Beaver>Oh we can't get there before her, whatever we do. <v Mrs. Beaver>[laughs] Bless you. She'll be on a sledge. <v Mrs. Beaver>We'll be walking. <v Lucy>You mean... we've no hope? [Lucy crying] <v Mrs. Beaver>Shh. Now, don't you fuss. Just get me a clean handkerchief <v Mrs. Beaver>from the pile over there. <v Mrs. Beaver>Of course, we've a hope. <v Mrs. Beaver>We can't get there before her, but we can keep under cover <v Mrs. Beaver>and go by way she won't expect. Perhaps we'll get through. <v Peter>Perhaps?! <v Mr. Beaver>True enough, Mrs. Beaver. But it is time we were out of this! <v Mr. Beaver>[music plays]
<v Ginarrbrik>Majesty. Sledge is ready. <v White Witch>No bells? <v Ginarrbrik>No bells. <v Ginarrbrik>You'll creep upon them silently. <v White Witch>Come you. <v Mr. Beaver>Ah, not too heavy? Ah, there. <v Mr. Beaver>Oh, that's fine. [chuckles] <v Mr. Beaver>Right. <v Mrs. Beaver>I suppose the sewing machines too, have been contained. <v Mr. Beaver>[child sighs] Yes, it is. You don't really think you'll be able to use it on the run now, <v Mr. Beaver>do you? <v Mrs. Beaver>Well, I can't abide the thought of that Witch fiddlin' with it [Mr. <v Mrs. Beaver>Beaver scoffs], breakin' it or stealin' it likely ?inaudible?.
<v Lucy>Oh please, please! <v Susan>We must hurry. <v Mrs. Beaver>Yes. Yes, we're ready. <v Mrs. Beaver>[grateful sighs] <v Peter>At last. <v Mrs. Beaver>Well, let me have one final think. <v Mrs. Beaver>Then we'll go. I promise you. <v Mrs. Beaver>[all cry] <v Maugrim>[screams] [pawing, sniffing, growling] [glass shatters] <v Mr. Beaver>Let's stay along here as much as possible, she can't come this way.
<v Mrs. Beaver>Quite right, Mr. Beaver. Quite right. <v Mrs. Beaver>You couldn't bring a sledge down here. Come on, come on. <v Maugrim>No tracks. And the ?center's cold?. <v Edmund 2>Well, do you still believe she's going to make you a king?
<v Edmund 2>All the nice things you said about her sound pretty silly now, did <v Edmund 2>they? <v Edmund 2>Admit it. You'd give anything to be with the others now, <v Edmund 2>even Peter. <v Lucy>Oh the snow! <v Mr. Beaver>Oh! But we must be glad of it. <v Mr. Beaver>Like anyone following us would find no tracks. <v Mr. Beaver>Hmm? That's right.Oh. This <v Mr. Beaver>is an old hiding place for beavers in bad times.
<v Mr. Beaver>And it's a great secret. <v Mr. Beaver>I know it's not much of a place, but we must get a few hours sleep. <v Mrs. Beaver>There, if you hadn't been such a fuss when we left, I'd've brought some pillows. <v Susan>Well. It's dry anyway. <v Lucy>I wish the floor was a bit smoother. We'll never get to sleep. <v Mrs. Beaver>Ah! I've just the thing. [music plays] <v White Witch>[gasps] What have we here? <v Mr. Beaver>It's her!
<v Susan>But he'll be seen. <v Mrs. Beaver>Why I shouldn't think so deary. [inaudible shouting] <v Lucy>Oh! He's been seen! She's caught him! <v Mr. Beaver>It's alright. It's alright! Come out! [giggling] <v Peter>What is it? <v Mr. Beaver>
<v Mr. Beaver>This is a nasty knock for the Witch! <v Mr. Beaver>I tell you, her power is crumbling. <v Peter>What do you mean, Mr. Beaver? <v Mr. Beaver>Come and see! <v Mr. Beaver>Come on. Hurry! <v Mr. Beaver>Didn't I tell you that she'd made it always winter and never Christmas? <v Mr. Beaver>Well. Who is this? <v Father Christmas>I've come at last. She's kept me out.
<v Father Christmas>She's kept me out a long time, but I got in at last. <v Father Christmas>The Witch's magic is weakening. <v Father Christmas>The great king Aslan is on the move. <v Dwarf 1>[inaudible laughter and chatting] A toast. <v Fox 1>A toast! [music plays] <v White Witch>What is the meaning of this? <v White Witch>Speak vermin! <v White Witch>Or do you want my little man to find you a tongue with his <v White Witch>whip? <v Ginarrbrik>[laughs] [cracks whip] <v White Witch>What is the meaning of all this gluttony? <v White Witch>This waste!
<v White Witch>This self-indulgence. <v White Witch>Where did you get all these things? <v Fox 1>Please, Your Majesty, we were given them. <v Fox 1>And if I may be so bold as to drink your Majesty's very <v Fox 1>good health. <v White Witch>[screaming] Silence! Who gave them to you?! <v Fox 1>F-f-f- <v White Witch>Speak! <v Fox 1>Please. Father <v Fox 1>Christmas. <v White Witch>What! He has not been here. He cannot have been here! <v White Witch>Say you are lying and you shall even now be <v White Witch>forgiven. <v Squirrel 1>He has he has he has! <v White Witch>[screaming] <v Edmund>No! Please don't! <v White Witch>[whooshing] As for you.
<v White Witch>[slaps] Let that teach you to ask favors for spies and traitors! <v White Witch>Drive on. [whip cracks] [music plays] <v Father Christmas>And now for your presents. Mrs. Beaver. <v Father Christmas>For you, a new and better sewing machine. <v Father Christmas>I'll drop it in your house as I pass. <v Mrs. Beaver>If you please, sir, it's all locked up. <v Father Christmas>Locks and bolts make no difference to me. <v Mrs. Beaver>Oh. <v Father Christmas>As for you, Mr. Beaver. <v Father Christmas>When you get home, you will find your dam finished, the <v Father Christmas>damage from the frost mended, a new sluice gate fitted <v Father Christmas>and all the leaks stopped.
<v Mr. Beaver>Ooh! [laughing] <v Father Christmas>Son of Adam. Peter. <v Father Christmas>Here sir. <v Father Christmas>These are your presents. [music plays] And <v Father Christmas>they are tools, not toys. <v Father Christmas>The time to use them may be near at hand. <v Father Christmas>Bear them well. <v Father Christmas>Daughter of Eve, Susan. <v Father Christmas>These are for you. <v Father Christmas>You must use the bow only in great need. <v Father Christmas>For I do not mean you to fight in the battle. <v Father Christmas>And know of the arrow that it does not easily miss. <v Father Christmas>And remember, when you put the horn to your lips and blow it, wherever you are,
<v Father Christmas>I think help will come to you. <v Father Christmas>Now, Eve's daughter, Lucy. <v Father Christmas>In this bottle is a cordial made from the juice of fire <v Father Christmas>flowers that grow in the mountains of the sun. <v Father Christmas>If you are hurt or if any of your friends is hurt, a <v Father Christmas>few drops of this cordial will restore them. <v Father Christmas>The dagger is to defend yourself. <v Father Christmas>But only in time of great need. <v Father Christmas>For you also are not to fight in the battle. <v Lucy>Why can't I? I'm sure I'd be brave. <v Father Christmas>[laughs] Th- that is not the point. <v Father Christmas>After the battle, there will be other work for you to do. <v Father Christmas>Now! Here is something for this very moment for you all.
<v Father Christmas>Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas! <v Father Christmas>And may you meet him soon, Aslan the true king! <v Mr. Beaver>Why Peter, what a wonderful sword. Is it very heavy? <v Mrs. Beaver>?inaudible? Don't stand there 'til the tea gets cold! [laughs] Just like men, take the <v Mrs. Beaver>tray in. [audio cuts] ?We'll? have breakfast. <v Mrs. Beaver>What ?a mercy? I thought to bring in the bread knife. <v Mrs. Beaver>[laughter] [music plays] <v Ginarrbrik>[screaming] [whip cracking] <v White Witch>[birds chirping] What is that noise?
<v Edmund>The frost is over. <v White Witch>Silence! Don't sit staring. <v White Witch>Pull! Get out and help. <v Ginarrbrik>[grunting] No good your Majesty. <v Ginarrbrik>We'll never sledge in this ?thaw?. <v White Witch>Then we must walk! <v Ginarrbrik>?inaudible? <v White Witch>Are you my counselor or my slave? <v White Witch>Do as you're told. Cut the harness from the horses, they can find their own way home. <v White Witch>But bring your whip. [whip cracks] Faster. Faster! <v Mr. Beaver>[happily talking] Okay, must be on our way.
<v Ginarrbrik>This is no ordinary thaw. This is spring. <v Ginarrbrik>Your winter's been destroyed. <v Ginarrbrik>This is Aslan's doing. <v White Witch>First one to mention that name again will be instantly killed. <v White Witch>[music plays] <v Lucy>Oh! Are we ever going to get there?
<v Mr. Beaver>Look! There. <v Peter>By golly, the sea! [laughing] [music plays] <v Lucy>[lion purring] Aslan!
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Series
Wonderworks
Episode
The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Segment
Part 2
Producing Organization
WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
British Broadcasting Corporation
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-cr5n87416z
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Description
Episode Description
This is "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" from The Chronicles of Narnia as described above.
Series Description
"'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', Volume one in the C.S. Lewis series, 'Chronicles of Narnia', tells the story of four children who discover a magical kingdom called Narnia while exploring an old wardrobe. Their adventures in Narnia dramatize the timeless struggle between good and evil. "'Anne II -- the Sequel' continues the saga of Anne Shirley, the spirited orphan of 'Anne of Green Gables.' Anne leaves Avonlea to teach at an exclusive girls' school in Kingsport. Before she leaves, her old friend Gilbert Blythe wants Anne to marry him but Anne dreams of meeting her 'ideal' man. While in Kingsport, she falls in love with Morgan Harris. Anne believes she's found her 'ideal' man, but when Gilbert develops scarlet fever, Anne must determine where her affections really lie. "'Young Charlie Chaplin' is the story of the great comedian's life. Young Charlie endured many hardships in his life including desertion by his father, being sent to an orphanage and his mother's incarceration in an asylum. After many years of struggling, he finally gets his chance to join a touring company of the U.S. fulfilling his life long dream of being a comedian. "The 1989 WonderWorks specials merit Peabody consideration because of its continuing excellence in children's programming. The purpose of these specials are two-fold: to provide quality children's programming and to promote reading the novels from which many of the specials are adapted from."--1989 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1989
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:57:11.094
Credits
Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Producing Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-067d7cf3d5b (Filename)
Format: U-matic
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Citations
Chicago: “Wonderworks; The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Part 2,” 1989, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 24, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-cr5n87416z.
MLA: “Wonderworks; The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Part 2.” 1989. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 24, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-cr5n87416z>.
APA: Wonderworks; The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Part 2. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-cr5n87416z