Narnia Reading Group- The Magician's Nephew

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Hear is chapter 10,
CHAPTER TEN. THE FIRST JOKE AND OTHER MATTERS - The Magician's Nephew

“The fools!” he said to himself. “Now those brutes will eat the rings along with the children and I’ll never be able to get home again. What a selfish little boy that Digory is! And the others are just as bad. If they want to throw away their own lives, that’s their business. But what about me? They don’t seem to think of that. No one thinks of me.”
Uncle andrew seems like a very selfish man.

Then, when the sun rose and he saw that the singer was a lion (“only a lion,” as he said to himself) he tried his hardest to make believe that it wasn’t singing and never had been singing—only roaring as any lion might in a zoo in our own world. “Of course it can’t really have been singing,” he thought, “I must have imagined it. I’ve been letting my nerves get out of order. Who ever heard of a lion singing?” And the longer and more beautiful the Lion sang, the harder Uncle Andrew tried to make himself believe that he could hear nothing but roaring. Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. Uncle Andrew did. He soon did hear nothing but roaring in Aslan’s song.

This reminds me of a verse in the Bible 2nd Peter 3:5 ,

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water


 
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Hear is chapter 10,
CHAPTER TEN. THE FIRST JOKE AND OTHER MATTERS - The Magician's Nephew


Uncle andrew seems like a very selfish man.



This reminds me of a verse in the Bible 2nd Peter 3:5 ,

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water



Yes i enjoyed the separate perspectives of events from uncle Andrews as well as the kids and cabby driver. It really is a truth and speaks to peoples view of the world today and of God. The power of the worldview in what conclusions they draw from the same observations.
 
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I am so sorry I lost this thread! I found my Narnia box set and will get to reading it as soon as I can- ideally this weekend, hormones and toddler permitting.
 
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That may be my favorite part as well,

Chapter 11,
CHAPTER TWELVE. STRAWBERRY ’S ADVENTURE - The Magician's Nephew

“Oh, I don’t mind two, not when they’re little ones,” said Fledge. “But I hope the Elephant doesn’t want to come as well.”

The Elephant had no such wish, and the new King of Narnia helped both the children up: that is, he gave Digory a rough heave and set Polly as gently and daintily on the horse’s back as if she were made of china and might break. “There they are, Strawberry—Fledge, I should say. This is a rum go.”

1. Would you want to go on Fledge.
 
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Enjoy the last chapters of the book.Hear are chapters 13,14, and 15.

CHAPTER TWELVE. STRAWBERRY ’S ADVENTURE - The Magician's Nephew
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING - The Magician's Nephew
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE PLANTING OF THE TREE - The Magician's Nephew


One question for you guys do you think they can use the rings if they are not in the pool.
My thoughts are yes, because they used them in our world?

I hope you all enjoyed your first adventure into the wardrobe.

We will be taking 3-4 weeks off so no rush in reading the chapters.
 
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Enjoy the last chapters of the book.Hear are chapters 13,14, and 15.

CHAPTER TWELVE. STRAWBERRY ’S ADVENTURE - The Magician's Nephew
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING - The Magician's Nephew
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE PLANTING OF THE TREE - The Magician's Nephew


One question for you guys do you think they can use the rings if they are not in the pool.
My thoughts are yes, because they used them in our world?

I hope you all enjoyed your first adventure into the wardrobe.

We will be taking 3-4 weeks off so no rush in reading the chapters.


Just finished thanks much had allot of fun. First ever Narnia book, and it was a good one.
 
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