Prince Caspian

E DUCATOR ’ S G UIDE

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VOCABULARY
COMPREHENSION
CRITICAL THINKING
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
ACTIVITIES

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vocabulary/Comprehension Activities

Chapter 1……………………………………………. The Island

Chapter 2………………...……….... The Ancient Treasure House

Chapter 3……………………...………...……………...The Dwarf

Chapter 4………………..........The Dwarf Tells of Prince Caspian

Chapter 5………...……….Caspian’s Adventure in the Mountains

Chapter 6…………...………...….The People that Lived in Hiding

Chapter 7……………….……….………….Old Narnia in Danger

Chapter 8………………………….…... How They Left the Island

Chapter 9…………………….……….…………..What Lucy Saw

Chapter 10…………………………….…. The Return of the Lion

Chapter 11………………………….……………. The Lion Roars

Chapter 12……………............… Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance

Chapter 13……………………….… The High King in Command

Chapter 14………………………….….How All Were Very Busy

Chapter 15……………………...…Aslan Makes a Door in the Air

Glossary of Nature Terms

Glossary of Narnian Creatures

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A NOTE TO THE TEACHER

The resources that accompany this Study Guide to Prince Caspian were developed under
the auspices of the C.S. Lewis Foundation by Summer 2006 interns Mallory Wilhelm
(undergraduate honor English and French major at Grove City College, PA) and Matthew
Goddard (honors graduate of the University of Southern California; major, English, minor, Art
History). These interns worked under the supervision of Mrs. Deb Davis, longtime high school
English instructor at The Pomfret School, CT. Final edits of these materials were subsequently
made by Foundation staff and 2008 intern, Linda Hill (honors graduate of Arizona State
University, English major).

These materials have been designed specifically with the public school or mainstream
educational setting in mind, primarily for use by students in the middle grades (5th – 8th).

Please NOTE:
Teachers using this guide are encouraged to read through the lessons and select those activities
best suited to the learning needs of their own students.

The Vocabulary/Comprehension lessons for each chapter are introduced with:

 The word and definition of the word in English
 The word and definition of the word in Spanish

Vocabulary Enrichment and Critical Thinking Activities that vary by chapter

Comprehension Activities that vary by chapter

 Fill in the Blank
 Multiple Choice
 True False
 Short Answer

Creative Activities that vary by chapter to help students make personal connections with the
story

 Write: Writing activities ask students to reflect on what they have read.
 Discuss: Discussion topics are designed to help student share their thoughts orally about
what is happening in the story.
 Create: Creative activities ask students to respond to a certain topic using a more
creative approach such as writing a poem, drawing a picture, writing a song etc.

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 CHAPTER ONE – THE ISLAND

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

wardrobe a cabinet designed to hold un gabinete diseñado para
clothes guarder la ropa

junction a place where two railway un lugar donde dos rutas

routes come together ferroviarias se juntan

term a period when school is in un período en que la escuela está

session en sesión

boarding school a school where students are una escuela en donde

provided with meals and proporcionan a los estudiantes
housing comidas y hospedaje

catch hands hold hands tomar las manos

by Jove expression of amazement or expresión de asombro o

excitement entusiasmo

greatcoat a heavy overcoat un abrigo grueso

promontory a high ridge of land or rock altura considerable de tierra que

jutting out into a body of water avanza dentro del mar

bother word used to express palabra usada para expresar

frustration, like “darn” frustración, como “demonios”

hermit someone who lives a solitary alguien que vive una existencia
existence solitaria

knight-errant a knight who wanders in un caballero que vaga en la

search of adventures búsqueda de aventuras

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blunder to move clumsily or blindly moverse torpemente o a ciegas

presently in a short time; soon en un rato; pronto

anemone a brightly colored sea creature una criatura brillantemente

that looks like a flower coloreada del mar que se parece
una flor

channel a narrow sea between two un mar estrecho entre dos

close landmasses porciones de tierra cercanas

playbox a box for a child’s toys and una caja para los juguetes y las
personal things cosas personales de un niño

dimply having slight indentations in a tener muescas leves en una

surface superficie

inhabited lived in habitado

laden weighed down with a load presionar hacia abajo con una
carga

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 1

A. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 1.

1) It was very cold outside, so Peter pulled his _____________ from the _____________
before going outside.
2) Lucy liked learning things at the _______________, but she was still glad that the
___________ had ended now that summer had come.
3) The _______________ wandered to a large cave, where he found a bed, cooking
equipment and hand-made furniture. Clearly, a ___________ _________this cave.
4) Edmund went to a nearby well with two buckets, and came back _________ with water.
5) From the shore Lucy peered into the ______________. Below the water she could see
colorful ______________.

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 B. Correctly use each listed word in a sentence.

1) junction:

2) promontory:

3) blunder:

4) playbox:

5) dimply:

C. Critical Thinking

1) Explain what the following two quotations show about Edmund:

“In the books they always find springs of clear, fresh water on the island.”
“Hermits and knights-errant and people like that always manage to live somehow if
they’re in a forest.”

2) If you could give the children one thing to help them survive on the island, what would
you give them and why?

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 D. Comprehension – Based on what has happened in the story so far, complete the first
part of each sentence below with the part you feel best completes the meaning of the
sentence from the choices given below. WRITE the second part of the sentence in the
space provided.

…before they went bad in the heat. …because they were all thirsty.
…they’d be glad to eat almost anything. … they had been transported to an island.
…the children knew the island was once …before the end of their train journey.
inhabited.

1) They knew that they would have to split up ____________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________
2) Their first goal was to find a fresh water stream ________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3) From the apple orchard they found, __________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4) The children ate their sandwiches ___________________________________________
5) They were surprised to find that _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6) Peter knew that if they didn’t find food soon, __________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 1

WRITE
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy have no idea where they are, and they have no supplies. They
are completely lost, but by working together they are able to make good decisions. Write a story
about a time when you were lost. Describe where you were, whom you were with, how you felt,
and what you did to find your way back again. Did you have to eat any gull’s eggs?

DISCUSS
Before they are taken back to Narnia, the Pevensies are on a train on their way back to boarding
school. They are rather gloomy because they feel “their term-time feelings beginning again.”
Can you relate to their “term-time feelings”? Discuss how you feel when summer is ending and
the time to go back to school is coming soon. What makes you feel gloomy? What do you find to
look forward to?

CREATE
The Pevensies spend quite a bit of time exploring the island, and much of Chapter 1 is spent
describing what they find. Create a map of the island, including all that they find there. Be sure
to include the wood, the channel, the mainland, the stream, the apple orchard and the ruins, and
anything else you wish to include.

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 CHAPTER TWO – THE ANCIENT TREASURE HOUSE

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

queer strange extraño

terrace a porch or walkway bordered by un pórtico o una calzada rodeada

columns por columnas

dais a raised platform for great leaders or una plataforma levantada para los
honored guests grandes líderes o huéspedes de
honor

jiggered surprised sorprendido

decent kind or obliging; morally upright; bueno o complaciente; moralmente

respectable recto; respetable

chap guy, fellow individuo, compañero

spade a sturdy digging tool with a thick una herramienta fuerte para cavar
handle and a heavy, flat blade con un mango grueso y pesado,
navaja plana

rot nonsense absurdo

Great Scott expression of amazement or expresión de asombro o de

excitement entusiasmo

draft a current of air in an enclosed area una corriente de aire en un área

cerrada

electric torch a flashlight linterna

greenhouse a building, usually made of glass, in un edificio, hecho generalmente de

which plants are grown vidrio, en el cual se crecen plantas

at intervals placed with space in between colocado con espacio en medio

brooch a large decorative pin un broche decorativo grande

coronet a small crown worn by princes and una corona pequeña usada por los
princesses príncipes y las princesas

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carbuncle a red precious stone una piedra preciosa roja

forsaken left alone, abandoned olvidado, abandonado

coronation the ceremony of crowning a king or la ceremonia de coronacion de un

queen rey o a una reina

solemn deeply serious profundamente serio

quiver a case for holding arrows contenedor portátil para llevar

flechas

enchanted magical mágico

perished spoiled, ruined estropeado, arruinado

archery the sport of shooting with a bow and el deporte de tirar con un arco y una
arrow flecha

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 2

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 2.

1) The place of honor where kings and queens sit: _____________________

2) A beautiful red jewel: _____________________________

3) A glass building with plants inside: ___________________________

4) Very serious: ____________________

5) Left alone: __________________

6) A small crown, like a tiara: __________________

7) Magical: _______________________

8) Weird: ____________

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 B. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 2.

1) When the children became Kings and Queens many years ago, they had a ____________
ceremony at Cair Paravel.
2) Susan is afraid her bow will be _______________, but it still works perfectly.
This makes Susan happy, because she loves the sport of _______________ and still has
many arrows in her _____________.
3) If the treasures were buried, the children could dig for them with a ____________.
4) Suits of armor stand _____________________ along the path in the treasure chamber.

C. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) The children eat roast apples with sugar for supper. __________

2) Susan finds a gold coin by the well. __________

3) The children planted the orchard years and years ago, when they were Kings and Queens
of Narnia. __________

4) Cair Paravel was originally built on an island. __________

5) Susan is the only one who really wants to explore the treasure chamber. __________

6) The children use Edmund’s flashlight to light their way in the treasure chamber.
__________

7) Lucy’s bottle is full of cordial that makes people live forever. __________

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 2

WRITE
Have you ever visited ruins? If so, write a paragraph about your experience. What did you see?
What did it make you think about? If not, pretend to be one of the four children (you choose
which one), and write a diary entry describing how the ruins of Cair Paravel make you feel.

DISCUSS
Do you remember? Remembering “the old days” is very important for the children in this
chapter. Share with the class your favorite memory, and why it is special to you.

CREATE
Draw two pictures of Cair Paravel: one as it looked when the children were Kings and Queens
long ago, and one as it looks now, in ruins. Be sure to include at least the courtyard, the hall, the
dais, the well, and the treasure chamber—and feel free to use your imagination!

OR

Write two poems, one describing Cair Paravel as it looked in the old days, and one describing it
as it looks now.

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 CHAPTER THREE – THE DWARF

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

baths swimming pool (British) piscina (británica)

current a fast, strong flow in a body of un flujo rápido y fuerte en un cuerpo de

water agua

puzzle to try to solve or understand a intentar solucionar o entender un

problem problema

Anglo-Saxon a member of one of the tribes un miembro de una de las tribus que se
who settled in Britain in the 5th asentaron en Gran Bretaña en el quinto y
and 6th centuries sexto siglo

crusader a warrior who fights in a holy un guerrero que lucha en una guerra
war santa

ancient Briton a member of the Celtic people un miembro de la gente Celta que vive
living in Britain before the en Gran Bretaña antes de la invasión
Roman invasion romana

corporal a low military rank los niveles militares bajos

stocky solid and sturdy sólido y robusto

flounder to move clumsily and in moverse torpemente y confundido

confusion

dolefully with sadness con tristeza

fishing tackle gear used to catch fish Equipo usado para atrapar peces

headland a point of land extending out un punto de tierra que se extiende hacia
into a body of water; a fuera en superficie de agua; un
promontory promontorio

moor to secure a vessel with lines or asegurar una nave con líneas o anclas
anchors

ravenously with extreme hunger con hambre extrema

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embers the coal or ash of a dying fire el carbón o la ceniza de un fuego que
muere

court a royal mansion or palace una mansión o un palacio real

fragrant having a pleasant smell tener un olor agradable

Wars of the Roses a civil war fought over the una guerra civíl peleada por el trono de
throne of England in the 15th Inglaterra en el décimo quinto siglo
century

gist the central idea la idea central

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 3

A. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 3.

1) In his English history class, Edmund learns about the ____________ people and
the ____________ people, who lived in Britain long ago.
2) In the garden Susan found a rose. It was very ___________, so she put her nose up
to it to smell it.
3) The four siblings spent a long time ___________ over how much time had passed in
Narnia while they had been gone.
4) A storm was coming in, so they steered the boat to the shore, __________ it with an
anchor, and crossed over onto the ____________.
5) By the time they had caught the fish, they were ____________ eager to eat them.

B. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 3.

1) All that’s left after a campfire: ______________

2) Between the House of Lancaster (red) and the House of York (white): ____________

3) A sergeant is superior to this rank: ____________

4) Sent on a mission from the pope: ____________.

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 C. Critical Thinking

1) When Peter asks why the soldiers were going to drown the Dwarf, the Dwarf avoids
answering the question directly. He only says, “Oh, I’m a dangerous criminal, I am.
But that’s a long story.” Why do you think they were trying to drown him?

2) Explain what the following quotations from Chapters 1-3 show about Susan:

“I suppose we’ll have to make some plans. We shall want something to eat before long.”
“We might never find [our socks and shoes] again,” she pointed out, “and we shall want
them if we’re still here when night comes and it begins to be cold.”
“We can try it in the morning. If we’ve got to spend the night here I don’t want an open
door at my back and a big black hole that anything might come out of, besides the
draft and the damp.”
“There may be currents. Father says it’s never wise to bathe in a place you don’t know.”

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 D. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) The soldiers tie the Dwarf up with chains and tie a stone to his feet. __________

2) Hundreds of Narnian years have passed since the children last came there. __________

3) For dinner, the children eat sandwiches and apples and drink water. __________

4) The Dwarf is part of a rebellion against Caspian. __________

5) The Dwarf thinks that the children are ghosts because he has been told that the
woods are full of ghosts. __________

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 3

WRITE
Peter says, “…We’re coming back to Narnia just as if we were Crusaders or Anglo-Saxons or
Ancient Britons or someone coming back to modern England!” Pretend that you are an American
Indian or a European colonist from hundreds of years ago coming back to modern America.
Write a letter to a friend explaining what you find here.

DISCUSS
The Dwarf believes the wood is full of ghosts because that’s what he’s been told all his life. But
when he meets the children, he sees that it’s not true. Discuss some of the things that you
believed when you were younger but later realized weren’t true. What made you realize you
were wrong?

CREATE
Create a drawing, poem, song or other form of creative expression describing the Dwarf as you
picture him in your imagination. Re-read the description of him on page 34.

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 CHAPTER FOUR – THE DWARF TELLS OF PRINCE CASPIAN

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

tutor a private instructor un instructor privado

native by birth de nacimiento

conqueror someone who takes over another alguien que asume el control sobre
country in battle otro de país en batalla

conjunction two stars passing very close to each dos estrellas que pasan muy cerca
other una de la otra

moderately somewhat algo

muffled wrapped up envuelto

buskins laced boots reaching halfway to the botas de cintas a media pierna
knee

shod wearing shoes zapatos que usan

turret a small tower una torre pequeña

leads a flat roof covered with sheets of lead una azotea plana cubierta con hojas
de plomo

battlement a low protective wall along the edge una pared protectora baja a lo largo
of a roof del borde de una azotea

collision a crash un choque

conceal to hide Ocultar, esconder

sheer complete, pure completo, puro

remnant a small surviving group (or a un grupo pequeño que sobrevive (o

member of such a group) un miembro de tal grupo)

nook a small corner or hidden spot una esquina pequeña o un punto

oculto

Golden Age a time of great peace and happiness una época de gran paz y felicidad

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Son of Adam a human boy un muchacho humano

Daughter of Eve a human girl una muchacha humana

quarrel to argue discutir

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 4

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 4.

1) A defensive wall on a roof: ___________________

2) A nation’s happiest, most peaceful time: _______________________

3) Two stars passing so close to each other that it looks like they’ll have a collision:
_____________________

4) A leader who gets another leader’s land by warfare: _________________

5) A private teacher: ____________

6) Warm boots: ______________

7) The last survivors of a certain group: _________________

B. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 4.

1) Every boy in this class is a ___________________________, and every girl is a

___________________________________.
2) If Caspian needed to hide from his uncle, he could ______________ himself in a little
____________.
3) Caspian feels ____________ happiness when he learns that the creatures of Old Narnia
really did exist.

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 C. Multiple Choice: Read each statement, then select the best possible answer based on
the context of the story. Circle the letter of your choice.

1) The Telmarines are afraid of the sea because

a) they don’t know how to swim
b) Aslan comes from over the sea
c) they’re afraid of sharks
d) Cair Paravel was built by the sea

2) Caspian’s favorite school subject is

a) Science
b) Grammar
c) History
d) Math

3) Dr. Cornelius is a
a) pure Dwarf
b) Faun
c) Centaur
d) half-Dwarf

4) Miraz does not believe in

a) Talking Beasts
b) Aslan
c) Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy
d) all of the above

5) The Telmarines are afraid of the woods because

a) they don’t get along with the trees
b) they think Dryads might still live in the trees
c) they get lost easily
d) they’re afraid of wild animals

6) The conjunction of the two stars means

a) the world will soon end
b) something good will soon happen in Narnia
c) something bad will soon happen in Narnia
d) Caspian will soon become King

7) Miraz sent away Caspian’s nurse because

a) she was treating Caspian badly
b) she was sneaking out of the castle at night
c) she was telling Caspian stories about Old Narnia
d) she was too old to take good care of Caspian

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 D. Critical Thinking

1) Miraz says, “I should like to know what more anyone could wish for” than to be King.
Do you agree with Miraz that becoming King is the best thing that could ever happen to
a person? Why or why not?

2) Caspian sees King Peter as a hero. Who is one of your heroes? Why do you look up
to him or her?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 4

WRITE a note to Dr. Cornelius with your own questions about Old Narnia, then DISCUSS
possible answers to your questions in groups of three or four. (Examples: What did Naiads and
Dryads look like? Which Talking Beast was Queen Lucy’s favorite?)

CREATE
Draw a picture of Dr. Cornelius (pay special attention to the description of him on pages 45-46).

OR

Pretend you are Caspian’s nurse, and write for him a short bedtime story about Old Narnia
(characters could include Dwarfs, Giants, Waking Trees, Talking Beasts, etc.).

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 CHAPTER FIVE – CASPIAN’S ADVENTURE IN THE MOUNTAINS

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

recorder a flute with eight finger holes una flauta con ocho agujeros para
and a whistle-like mouthpiece el dedo y una boquilla como para
silbar

theorbo a 17th century instrument with un instrumento del siglo 17mo con
two sets of strings and an S- dos sistemas de cuerdas y de un
shaped neck cuello con forma de S

cosmography the study of the visible el estudio del universo visible,

universe, including geography incluyendo geografía y astronomía
and astronomy

rhetoric the study of using language el estudio del uso del lenguaje
effectively and persuasively efectiva y persuasivamente

heraldry the study of coats of arms and el estudio de los escudos de armas
royal lineage y del linaje real

versification the practice of putting prose la práctica de poner prosa en

into poetic form forma poética

physic a medieval word for the study una palabra medieval para el
of medicine estudio de la medicina

alchemy a medieval chemical una filosofía química medieval

philosophy concerned with concerniente a los metales que se
turning metals into gold convierten en oro

astronomy the study of matter in outer el estudio de la materia en el

space espacio exterior

pother a fuss or commotion una queja o agitación

contrive to plan or create planear o crear

antechamber a smaller room that serves as un cuarto más pequeño que sirve
an entryway to a larger room como entrada a un cuarto más
grande

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 gentleman-in-waiting a private assistant una asistente privada

sprawling to sit or lie with arms and legs sentarse o acostarse con los brazos
spread out awkwardly y las piernas separados torpemente

venison the flesh of a deer used as food la carne de un ciervo usado como
alimento

satchel a small bag un bolso pequeño

usurper one who seizes and holds alguien quién agarra el poder y lo
power without a right to it mantiene sin derecho a él

quavering shaking or trembling temblando

morsel a small piece of food un pedazo pequeño de alimento

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 5

A. Read the following story and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from
the vocabulary list from Chapter 5.

King Miraz went out from his throne room to his _____________, where his ______________
was strumming a ___________ while waiting to serve him. “Boy! I am hungry for deer. Do you
have any ___________?” The assistant was __________ because he was so nervous. “N-n-no,
all I have is this small ___________ from my ___________.” He pointed to a small bag at his
side. “B-b-but I can ___________ a better meal if you give me some time…” The King then
created such a _____________ that Queen Prunaprismia heard him from three rooms away. “I
don’t WANT a better meal,” he shouted. “I want _____________!!”

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 B. Write each letter of the fields of study in column A in the blanks beside the
appropriate things they might study in column B.

A B
A. cosmography ______ broken bones, the flu
B. rhetoric ______ iron, copper, bronze
C. astronomy ______ arguments, speeches
D. physic ______ Antarctica, the Sun
E. heraldry ______ stories, rhymes
F. versification ______ Queen Elizabeth I, King Louis XIV
G. alchemy ______ stars, comets, Saturn

C. Short Answer
1) What two gifts does Doctor Cornelius give to Prince Caspian?
___________________ and _____________________
Which is greater?
2) Put a check next to the characters who believe in Aslan:
___ Nikabrik
___ Trufflehunter
___ Trumpkin
___ Caspian
3) What kind of a Talking Beast is Trufflehunter?
4) What does Caspian eat and drink when he stops to rest from his ride into
the mountains?

5) What does Miraz use to tell Narnia about the birth of his son?

6) What do you think “held her tongue” means, on page 71?

D. Critical Thinking

1) Explain, in your own words, why King Miraz wants to kill Prince Caspian.

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 2) Explain, in your own words, why Nikabrik wants to kill Prince Caspian.

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 5

WRITE
Pretend that you are Prince Caspian, and that you have been living with the Old Narnians for
several days after your escape from Miraz. Write a letter to Doctor Cornelius, telling him of all
that has happened to you since you saw him last.

DISCUSS
Doctor Cornelius comes to Caspian in the middle of the night and tells him to leave. Caspian
obeys him because he trusts him. Discuss the following:
• What has led Caspian to trust Cornelius?
• Whom do you trust enough to obey them if they came to you at
night and told you to leave your home?
• What has led you to have such trust in these people?
• After discussing the causes of trust for Caspian and for the class,
compile a list of qualities that make a person trustworthy.

CREATE
Did you notice that every time Trumpkin the Dwarf gets frustrated he mutters a funny expression
like “Bulbs and bolsters!”? Here are some others:

• Whistles and whirligigs!

• Thimbles and thunderstorms!
• Tubs and tortoiseshells!

When Trumpkin gets frustrated, he says two words: the first is shorter and the second is longer.
Both words start with the same letter. Now, create your own funny expressions! Use any polite
words you like, as long as they both start with the same letter and the first is shorter than the
second. So, next time you stub your toe, you can say something like “Bees and broomsticks!”

1) __________________and _____________________!

2) __________________and______________________!

3) __________________and______________________!

4) __________________and______________________!

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 CHAPTER SIX – THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN HIDING

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

water-butt a container set on end to hold water un recipiente colocado al final para
sostener agua

smithy a workplace where metal is worked un lugar de trabajo en donde el

by heating and hammering metal es trabajado con calor y
martilleo

subterranean underground subterráneo

bellows a tool that produces a strong current una herramienta que produce una
of air to make a fire bigger corriente fuerte de aire para hacer
un fuego más grande

anvil a heavy block of iron with a smooth, un bloque pesado del hierro con una
flat top on which metals are shaped superficie lisa, plana en la cual los
by hammering metales son formados martillando

mail flexible armor made of small metal armadura flexible hecha de los
rings anillos pequeños de metal

workmanship the quality of something made la calidad de algo hecho

feeble weak débil

ravine a small, narrow, steep-sided valley, un barranco pequeño y angosto,

usually with water running through it usualmente con agua corriente a
travez de el

rabble a disorganized crowd of people una muchedumbre desorganizada

de gente

contemptuously with strong dislike or disrespect con una fuerte aversión o falta de
raspeto

gorge a narrow, steep-walled canyon una barranca angosta y profunda

vague not clear no claro

clad in wearing usar

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 girt prepared for action preparado para la acción

gay happily excited, high-spirited Felizmente excitado, alegre

martial warlike guerrero, belicoso

rapier a light, sharp-pointed sword espada ligera, filosa y puntiaguda

fell to cut down (a tree) cortar (un árbol)

defile to pollute, make dirty contaminar, ensuciar

slight slender, delicate delgado, delicado

lumber to move with heavy clumsiness moverse con torpeza

cloven split, divided fractura, dividida

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 6

A. Matching – Metalworking Vocabulary: Write the letter of each word in column A

in the blank beside the appropriate definition in column B.

A B
A. Anvil _____ A tool that blows air to make a fire bigger
B. Smithy _____ Flexible armor made of small metal rings
C. Mail _____ A block of iron on which metals are shaped
D. Workmanship _____ A workplace for shaping metal
E. Bellows _____ The quality of something made

B. Read the following story and fill in the blanks with the appropriate vocabulary words
from Chapter 6.

“Shhh!” said the general to his soldiers as he led them into their __________________ hiding
place under the mountain. “Stop acting like noisy ___________. The enemy will hear you.” All
the soldiers looked very _________ in their shining _______, and all were ______ with
swords—some with heavy swords, others with __________. Their armor was so heavy that they
_____________ into the cave like elephants. “I wish the general wouldn’t work us so hard,” one
soldier grumbled _________________. “And his orders are always so _________ that we never

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really know what we’re supposed to do.” His fellow soldiers told him to stop complaining, and
presently they all fell asleep.

C. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) Pattertwig the squirrel is almost as big as a small dog. __________

2) The Dwarfs who work in the smithy make things out of wood. __________

3) Caspian wants the Black Dwarfs to introduce him to Ogres and Hags so he can have
more power on his side. __________

4) The White Witch was more evil than Miraz. __________

5) Glenstorm is good at watching the stars and making prophecies, and Trufflehunter is
good at remembering things. __________

6) Glenstorm says that a son of Adam has once more arisen to rule and silence the
creatures. __________

7) Reepicheep carries a bow and arrow. __________

8) Caspian and his friends wake the Dryads and Naiads and get help from them. _________

9) The Fauns play fiddles. __________

10) Nikabrik is the only one who does not join in the dance. __________

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 D. Critical Thinking
Nikabrik says, “I’ll believe in anyone or anything that’ll batter these cursed Telmarine
barbarians to pieces or drive them out of Narnia. Anyone or anything, Aslan or the White
Witch, do you understand?” Nikabrik believes it doesn’t matter whether the power we
believe in is good or evil, as long as it gives us what we want. Do you agree with him?
Why or why not?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 6

WRITE a letter to Caspian telling him whether you think he should wage open war against
Miraz or stay in hiding. Make sure to give him reasons for your opinion.

DISCUSS
Manners play an important part in this chapter. Caspian “thought it polite to accept” the bears’
honey, it’s “bad manners” to watch a squirrel going to get his nuts, and Caspian “trie[s]
hard…not to laugh” at Reepicheep. As a class, discuss why good manners are so important, and
give examples from your everyday life of things that are polite or impolite to do.

CREATE
In groups of about six, make up a dance that might look like the dance of the Fauns. Choose
music to go with your dance (remember that the Fauns played “a tune wild and yet dreamy” on
their flutes while they danced). When the groups are finished, they should take turns presenting
their dances to the rest of the class.

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Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

savory pleasing to the taste satisfacer al gusto

shrill creating a sharp, high-pitched crear un sonido agudo

sound

entrenchment a trench built for the purpose una trinchera construida con el fin de
of fortifying and defending fortificar y defender

accustomed familiar with, used to familiar, acostumbrado a

acquaintance knowledge of a person conocimiento de una persona

valiant having courage and boldness; tener valor y coraje; valiente

brave

flight the act of running away or el acto del huir lejos o de retirar
retreating

gallery a long enclosed passage, such un pasaje largo y encerrado, tal como
as a hallway or corridor un pasillo o corredor

famine severe hunger or starvation hambre severa o inanición

victuals food supplies suministro de alimentos

reckon to think or assume pensar o asumir

sortie an armed attack un ataque armado

endeavor to attempt through effort procurar con esfuerzo

scanty barely enough apenas suficiente

bivouac a temporary camp in an un campo temporal en un área a la

unsheltered area intemperie

rude being in a crude, rough, estar en condiciones crueles

unfinished condition incomodas sin acabar

moonshine foolish talk, nonsense charla absurda, sin sentido

dash a spirited quality in action un animado calidad en la acción y

and style estilo

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I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 7

A. Read the following descriptions, and then write the correct word in the space
provided from the list of words for Chapter 7.

1) Before going camping, be sure to pack this so you don’t go hungry: ______________

2) If you are outnumbered, might be the best option:_______________

3) If at first you don’t succeed, _____________, _____________ again.

4) You shouldn’t trust this: _______________.

5) Like a whistle: _______________.

6) You are ________________ to your home and your family.

7) This helps to protect soldiers on the front lines: ________________.

B. In the space below, write a short story about an exciting camping trip, correctly using
at least five of the vocabulary words from Chapter 7:

C. Critical Thinking

1) Trumpkin volunteers to go as a messenger to the mouth of the Great River, where he

believes his life will be in great danger. He volunteers even though he does not believe
that blowing the Horn will have an effect. What does this show about Trumpkin’s
character? Why do you think he volunteers for this mission?

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 2) Read the responses of Caspian and the Bulgy Bears to Trumpkin’s suggestion of retreat
on page 93. Neither of them likes the idea of running away, but for very different
reasons. Why doesn’t Caspian want to run away? Why don’t the Bulgy Bears? What is
the difference between Caspian and the Bulgy Bears that gives them these two different
ideas of running away?

D. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) Aslan’s How has three large doorways leading into it. __________

2) Prince Caspian holds council around the Stone Table. __________

3) Before the Mound was built above it, the Stone Table stood on top of a hill. __________

4) Telmarine tradition is that Cair Paravel was near Lantern Waste. __________

5) Cornelius found Caspian by using his magic crystal. __________

6) Because he broke out too late and from the wrong place, the giant hurt Caspian’s army.
__________

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 7

WRITE a letter to Giant Wimbleweather to cheer him up after his mistake in the battle. Before
you write, think about the people in your life who have made you feel better when you regretted
something you did wrong. What did they do that helped?

DISCUSS
By volunteering to be a messenger, Trumpkin shows that he is willing to sacrifice his life for his
king. This demonstrates his loyalty. In small groups, discuss what or whom you would be
willing to die for. What is it about these people and things that makes you so loyal to them? Is it
the same for all of them or is each different?

CREATE
When Caspian and his friends move into Aslan’s How, they are impressed and awed by its
history. The chamber at the heart of the How is especially secret and magical, and they do not
use the Stone Table as a normal table out of respect for it. The whole area is sacred. (Sacred –
worthy of great respect and reverence.) Think of a place you know that is special to you in this
way. Create a picture of it OR write a poem or song describing it.

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Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

pelt to move quickly moverse rápidamente

pompous puffed up with vanity inflarse con vanidad

seneschal an official in charge of a great un funcionario a cargo de una gran

household or castle casa o castillo

execution putting a prisoner to death poner a un preso a muerte

ceremonial grand, serious, formal magnífico, serio, formal

Jinn in Muslim legend, a spirit that can en leyenda musulmana, un espíritu

take human or animal form and has que puede tomar forma humana o
supernatural powers animal y tiene poderes
supernaturales

fencing the sport of fighting with swords el deporte de luchar con las
espadas, esgrima

broad sword a sword with a wide blade, used for una espada con una navaja ancha,
cutting rather than stabbing usada para cortar más que apuñalar

combatant a fighter un combatiente

cricket a game played with a ball and bat by un juego jugado con una bola y un
two teams of usually 11 players each bate, dos equipos de generalmente
11 jugadores cada uno

gruffly sternly, harshly duro, severo

hauberk a long shirt made of mail una camisa larga hecha de correo

ford a shallow part of a body of water that parte baja de un cuerpo de agua que
may be crossed by wading puede ser cruzada vadeando

jibe a teasing remark una observación en broma

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bows the front section of a boat la sección delantera de un barc

rowlock a hoop used to hold an oar in place un aro usado para sostener un remo
en su lugar

hyaline transparent or nearly so transparente o casi tan

prow the front section of a boat (synonym la sección delantera de un barco

for “bows”) (sinónimo para los "arcos")

stern the back section of a boat la sección trasera de un barco

poop a deck above the main deck at the una cubierta sobre la cubierta
stern of a boat principal en la popa de un barco

rigging the arrangement of masts and sails on el arreglo de mástiles y de velas en

a boat un barco

grueling very difficult, exhausting muy difícil, agotandor

cross bad-tempered, in a bad mood mal temperamento, en un mal

humor

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 8

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 8.

1) In a rough tone of voice ____________

2) Exhausting ____________

3) “You silly goose” ____________

4) Someone participating in a battle ____________

5) Frowning, pouting ____________

6) A long mail shirt ____________

7) A weapon bigger than a rapier ____________

8) Thinking oneself very important ____________

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B. How well do you know your seafaring lingo? Draw a picture of a boat, and draw
arrows pointing to the bows/prow, the stern, the poop, the oars, the rowlocks, and
the rigging. Give your boat a name, too!

C. Short Answer

1) What called the children out of their own world into Narnia?

2) In what three ways do the children show Trumpkin that they really are Kings and
Queens?

3) Which of the children is the most peace-loving and gentle?

4) How does Lucy heal Trumpkin’s wound?

5) What is the original name of Aslan’s How?

6) What does “D.L.F.” (the children’s nickname for Trumpkin) stand for?

D. Critical Thinking

1) What is Trumpkin telling us about Nikabrik when he says, “It would never do to let
Nikabrik see” the wealth in the treasure chamber?

2) Trumpkin thanks the children for his “lesson.” What lesson has he learned?

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 8

WRITE
Pretend to be Peter, Susan, Edmund or Lucy, and write in your diary how you feel as “the air of
Narnia” works on you, changing you from a school kid into a King or Queen. What are some of
the main differences you see or feel in yourself?

DISCUSS
Appearance vs. Reality: Appearances can be deceiving. Being small in size doesn’t mean being
small in importance, goodness, or power. We see this now in the children (they look like
ordinary little kids to Trumpkin, but they’re really strong, wise, and royal), and we’ll see it later
in Reepicheep and other characters. Share with the class a time when you found someone to be
quite different from how they first appeared.

CREATE
Lucy says there are “lots of stories about magic forcing people out of one place—out of one
world—into another.” Why not try telling one of these stories yourself? Find a partner, and each
of you tell the other a story about someone being magically pulled into another world—any
world you’d like to imagine. Be creative!

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 CHAPTER NINE – WHAT LUCY SAW

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

constellation a formation of stars seen as a una formación de estrellas vistas como una
figure or design figura o diseño

wizened withered, dried up marchitadas, secas

gracious acting with kindness and warm el actuar con amabilidad y cortesía
courtesy

wet blanket someone who dampens alguien que empapa de entusiasmo o placer
enthusiasm or pleasure

bruin a bear un oso

carcass the dead body of an animal el cuerpo muerto de un animal

shudder to shiver from fear or disgust temblar de miedo o de repugnancia

trudge to walk in a heavy-footed, caminar de una manera pesada, laboriosa,

laborious way caminata

bally used as an intensive, like utilizado como intensivo, como

“bloody,” often to express "sangriento," a menudo para expresar
frustration frustración

hinder to be in the way of or get in the obstaculizar

way of

precipice an extremely steep mass of rock, una masa extremadamente escarpada de

such as the face of a cliff una roca, tal como la cara de un cantilado

elderly old or approaching old age vieja o que se acerca a la vejez

crimson the color of deep red el color del rojo profundo

I. Vocabulary Enrichment Activities – Chapter 9

A. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 9.

1) From the top of the _________________ the Pevensies could see a deep gorge.

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 2) Lucy remembered with fondness the _____________ Professor and his ____________
face.
3) Susan _____________ when she saw the ___________ leap out of the woods.
4) Lucy gazed up at the stars and found all the old Narnian __________________.

B. Read the following sentences. If the underlined word is used correctly, write
“correct.” If not, write a word that makes sense based on the context of the
sentence.

1) Peter was being very gracious when he interrupted Susan and told her to shut up.
______________
2) They trudged all the way up to the top of a gorge, only to conclude they had been going
the wrong way. ______________
3) The Pevensies were thrilled to find a boat because they knew it would hinder them to get
off the island. ______________

C. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) Susan was afraid Trumpkin had shot a talking bear. __________

2) Lucy saw three constellations: the Ship, the Oak Tree and the Leopard. __________

3) Glasswater Creek lies at the bottom of the gorge. __________

4) Lucy sees Aslan once this chapter. __________

5) Lucy and Susan want to keep going up, but the rest vote to go down. __________

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 D. Critical Thinking
On page 131, after Trumpkin points out that the area around the Rush may have become
a gorge since the Pevensies had been there last, Peter says, “Trumpkin, you’re a brick.”
What do you think he means? How would you express the same thing in your own
words?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 9

WRITE
In your own words, explain why each of the following characters voted for or against trusting
Lucy and following Aslan up the gorge:
a. Trumpkin
b. Susan
c. Edmund
d. Peter

DISCUSS
During Lucy’s nighttime walk among the trees, she imagines how the trees would look if they
were human. “She looked at the oak: he would be a wizened, but hearty old man with a frizzled
beard and warts on his face and hands, and hair growing out of the warts.” Have you ever
imagined what different things would be like if they were more human—if they had faces and
limbs and could talk and walk? If they had personalities? Look closely at the objects in your
classroom and discuss what they would be like if they were more human.

CREATE
Choose one object from “Discuss” above and make a picture of it in a more human form, using
Lucy’s imaginative ideas of the trees in Chapter 9 as inspiration. Or, write a poem describing it.

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 CHAPTER TEN – THE RETURN OF THE LION

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

boggy wet, soft, spongy mojado, suave, esponjoso

dense thick, crowded densamente, apretado

chasm a deep opening in the surface of a una abertura profunda en la

planet; a gorge superficie de un planeta

alter to change cambiar

rasping making a rough, grating noise hacer un sonido ronco, chirriante

battledore a badminton racket (like a tennis una raqueta de bádminton (como

racket) una raqueta de tenis)

toil to labor with difficulty trabajar con dificultad

tedious tiring, long, slow, boring cansado, largo, lento, aburrido

jagged sharp, uneven dentado, desigual

lilt a light, happy song canción feliz

tremulous fearful, trembling temeroso, temblando

optical relating to eyesight en lo que concierne a la vista

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 10

A. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 10.

1) ____________ up the ____________ cliffs was ____________ work.

2) The campers bivouacked in a dry place, away from the ____________ swamps and
____________ weeds.
3) The children hummed a(n) ____________ as they hit a ball back and forth with
____________.

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 4) Frightened by the ____________ noise of the saw, the little girl put her ____________
hand in her father’s.
5) A(n) ____________ illusion ____________ the true appearance of a thing.

B. Multiple Choice: Read each statement, then select the best possible answer based on
the context of the story. Circle the letter of your choice.

1) The boys get excited when they see the little town because
a) they expect to find food there
b) they hope to get directions to Aslan’s How
c) they won a battle there hundreds of years ago
d) they want to spend the night in a house instead of on the ground

2) Trumpkin and the children get attacked by

a) bears
b) arrows shot by Miraz’s sentries
c) Miraz himself
d) wolves

3) For supper, they eat

a) honey and fruit
b) raw apples
c) sandwiches
d) apples wrapped in bear meat

4) When Lucy sees Aslan, she

a) runs to hug and kiss him
b) asks, “Aslan, is that really you?”
c) cannot move or speak
d) runs away in fear

5) Aslan gives “the faintest suggestion of a growl” because

a) he doesn’t want Lucy to touch him
b) he doesn’t want Lucy to blame others for her mistakes
c) he senses an enemy approaching
d) he is hungry

6) Instead of going the wrong way with the others (back in Chapter 9), Lucy should have
a) tried to get back into her own world
b) refused to move until the others agreed to go Aslan’s way
c) gone looking for a Talking Beast to be her guide
d) obeyed Aslan by herself, knowing he was with her

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 7) Lucy feels stronger when she
a) drinks a drop of her cordial
b) thinks about how she was right and the others were wrong
c) buries her head in Aslan’s mane
d) dances with the trees

8) Aslan tells Lucy to

a) leave the others sleeping and come with him now
b) try to wake the others, but follow Aslan alone even if they don’t come
c) try to wake the others, and stay with them if they don’t want to follow Aslan
d) go tell the others “I told you so”

C. Critical Thinking

1) Why do you think “everyone felt more cheerful” when they started going back up the
gorge?

2) What do you think Aslan means when he tells Lucy, “Every year you grow, you will
find me bigger”?

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 10

WRITE
The author tells us that “it may not have been sensible” for the children and Trumpkin to feel
hopeful about finding Caspian and defeating Miraz, but they did anyway. Write about a time
when you felt hope in a difficult or dangerous situation.

DISCUSS
When Lucy hears Aslan, she feels that the voice she likes best in the world is calling her name.
Whose voice do you like best in the world? What makes you love that voice?

CREATE
Sing or hum a tune that sounds the way the “lilt” sung by the trees might sound (re-read the
description on pages 145-146).

OR

Make up a “country dance” like one the trees might do (re-read the descriptions on pages 145-
146 and page 151).

OR

Draw a picture of how you think these “strangely human trees” might look.

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 CHAPTER ELEVEN – THE LION ROARS

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

rum odd, strange raro, extraño

grousing complaining, grumbling quejarse, quejándose

slantwise at a slant or slope en una inclinación o una cuesta

flank the section of a person or animal la sección de una persona o de un animal entre
between the last rib and the hip; la última Costilla y la cadera; el lado
the side

bolt to run suddenly away escapar repentinamente

totter to walk unsteadily caminar inestable

tinker a traveling mender of metal alguien que viaja reparando utencilios caseros
household utensils de metal

brooding in deep thought en pensamiento profundo

shock a thick, heavy mass una masa gruesa, pesada

husky hoarse or rough ronco o áspero

caper to leap or frolic around saltar o retozar

romp lively and merry play juego animado y feliz

hothouse a heated greenhouse un invernadero calentado

I. Vocabulary Enrichment Activities – Chapter 11

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space
provided from the list of words for Chapter 11.

1) Related to dogs: ___________________.

2) This is best done alone: ___________________.

3) If you are unhappy, you might do this: __________________.

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 4) If you are happy, you might do this: __________________.

5) This one can help with your broken spoons: ___________________.

6) Useful for growing plants: __________________.

B. In the space below, write a short story about your adventures on a horseback ride,
correctly using at least five of the vocabulary words from Chapter 11.

C. Critical Thinking

1) As she is apologizing for not wanting to follow Lucy, Susan says, “But I just wanted to
get out of the woods and—and—oh, I don’t know.” Later, Aslan reveals the real reason
why she did not want to follow. What is the reason?

2) On page 156, Peter says “And why should Aslan be invisible to us? He never used to be.
It’s not like him.” It’s true that Aslan had never hidden himself from them before. Why
do you think he does so now? What do Peter, Edmund and Susan learn from this
experience?

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 D. Short Answer
1) List three things the Narnians do during the Romp:
a. _______________________________
b. ________________________________
c. _______________________________

2) List everyone who heard Aslan’s roar.

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Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 11

WRITE
An internal monologue is made from the words you say in your head while you think about
something. For instance, this might be your very short internal monologue before lunch: “I am
SO hungry. Too bad lunch is still a whole hour away. I wonder what I’ll have today. Maybe
pizza, but I had that yesterday.” Write Trumpkin’s internal monologue, from the time he first
sees Aslan to the time he gets tossed in the air.

DISCUSS
At the beginning of Chapter 11 Lucy disagrees with what everyone else wants to do and takes a
stand for what she knows is right. She tells them they need to follow Aslan up the gorge, even
though everyone else wants to go down. She is even willing to do the right thing by herself if she
has to. Think about a time when you knew that the people around you were doing something
wrong. In small groups, discuss how you handled the situation.
• Did you go along with what the others were doing?
• Did you show them that what they were doing was wrong?
• Did you do the right thing on your own, even if no one else did? Was it easy?

CREATE
On page 167, the Narnians’ romp is compared to three games: Tig, Blind Man’s Buff, and Hunt
the Slipper.

Tig is the Irish word for tag.

Blind Man’s Buff (Blind Man’s Bluff in the U.S.) is like tag except the person
who is “it” is blindfolded.
Hunt the Slipper is played by everyone sitting in a circle with their hands behind
their backs, with one person in the center of the circle. The center person closes
his or her eyes while a slipper or some other object is dropped outside the circle.
The slipper is passed from hand to hand around the circle while the person in the
center opens his or her eyes and tries to guess where it is. The person holding the
slipper when it is found then goes in the middle.

The romp is similar to all of these, but different. In small groups, create the rules of a game that
is similar to some or all of the above games, but still unique. When each group has created a
game, present them to the class. After deciding which game is the best, play it!

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 CHAPTER TWELVE – SORCERY AND SUDDEN VENGEANCE

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

sentinel a guard un guardia

musty stale and unclean smelling olor añejo y sucio

brunt the greatest force, shock or stress la fuerza, el choque o la tensión más
grande

clerk a scholar (old use of the word) un erudito (viejo uso de la palabra)

addled rotten putrefacto, podrido

dotard an old person who no longer thinks una persona vieja que ya no piensa
clearly claramente

rheumatics pain in the muscles and joints dolor en los músculos y

articulaciones

cantrips witch’s tricks trucos de la bruja

execute to put a plan into action poner un plan en acción

tyrant a very harsh, powerful ruler un muy severo y poderoso

governante

sorcery the use of power gained from evil el uso de poder obtenido ganado de
spirits espίritus malvados

accursed very bad muy malo

gaunt very thin muy delgado

vermin evil, offensive, harmful creatures mal, ofensiva, criaturas dañinas

fall to to begin doing something (especially empezar haciendo algo

eating) with great energy and (especialmente comer) con gran
excitement energίa y entusiasmo

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I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 12

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 12.

1) A well-educated, studious person ____________

2) A ruler who makes life difficult for his people ____________

3) To start eating ravenously ____________

4) Skinny ____________

5) To make your plan actually happen ____________

6) Muscular pain ____________

B. Read the following story and fill in the blanks with the appropriate vocabulary words
from Chapter 12.

After they got past the ____________ guarding the opening to the dark, ____________ cave, the
evil witches were ready to begin their scary works of ____________. They had a prisoner: an old
man who had lost all his memory, whom the witches liked to call a(n) ____________. The
witches’ pet rats (nasty little ___________) used their teeth to tie the poor old man up with ropes
while the witches played mean ____________ on him. Presently, however, a great Centaur came
and rescued the prisoner, chasing away the _____________ witches and their rats.

C. Multiple Choice: Read each statement, then select the best possible answer based on
the context of the story. Circle the letter of your choice.

1) The sentinels at the entrance of the Mound are

a) Dwarfs
b) badgers
c) wolves
c) men

2) Caspian did not blow the Horn at sunrise because

a) he didn’t believe any help would come
b) he had lost the Horn
c) he was too busy fighting Miraz’s army
d) he forgot he was supposed to blow it

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 3) Trufflehunter thinks the best plan is to
a) take Nikabrik’s advice and call up the White Witch
b) surrender to Miraz
c) try to sneak up on Miraz and kill him
d) keep waiting patiently, believing that Aslan will send help

4) Nikabrik always
a) agrees with what Trufflehunter says
b) feels sorry for himself and his people
c) wants to do what is best for King Caspian
d) has secret meetings with Miraz

5) Calling on Aslan is the same as calling on the ancient Kings and Queens because
a) Aslan would never actually come himself
b) none of them exist anyway
c) Aslan isn’t alive anymore, but his spirit lives on in the Kings and Queens
d) the Kings and Queens are Aslan’s servants

6) How does King Peter feel about King Caspian?

a) He wants to put Caspian in his rightful place as King of Narnia
b) He is jealous and thinks no one should be King but himself
c) He thinks Caspian is still too young to be a good King
d) He is secretly on Miraz’s side

7) How does Caspian feel about Nikabrik at the end of the chapter?
a) He is still angry about the way Nikabrik treated him
b) He thinks Nikabrik deserved the death he got
c) He pities Nikabrik and wishes things had gone better for him
d) He vows to always hate the Black Dwarfs because of Nikabrik

8) Nikabrik’s main problem was

a) greed
b) lying
c) sickness
d) hatred

9) What do Peter and the others do with Nikabrik’s dead body?

a) use it as an archery target
b) give it to his own people so they can bury it properly
c) cut it into pieces
d) burn it

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 D. Critical Thinking

1) What is interesting about Trufflehunter’s statement that help “may be even now at the
door”? (Note to Teacher: you may want to introduce the concept of dramatic irony at
this point.)

2) Why do you think Trufflehunter growls when Nikabrik calls Aslan “a performing lion”?

3) The White Witch did have great power, but she used it to mistreat humans and animals
and to bring 100 years of winter to Narnia. Yet Nikabrik still wants to use this power
(you might want to look again at page 80 in Chapter 6). Do you think it’s worth it to
have great power if that power is evil? Why or why not?

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II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 12

WRITE
Patience and waiting are important issues in this chapter. Caspian, Trufflehunter, and Dr.
Cornelius wait for Aslan’s help (even when it seems like it won’t come), and their patience is
rewarded when Trumpkin arrives with the Kings and Queens. Write about a time when you had
to wait patiently for something that, when it finally came, was well worth the wait.

DISCUSS
Debate: Split into groups of four. In each group, two students should argue for Caspian’s plan
(waiting for Aslan’s help) and the other two should argue for Nikabrik’s plan (calling up the
White Witch). Both sides should come up with at least five reasons why they think their plan is
the better one. Then, the whole class should come together and discuss which plan they really
think is better.

CREATE
Decorate your classroom like the cave in the story! Each student should fill one piece of paper
with drawings of what they think the “carvings on the walls” (see page 172) might look like.
Your drawings could show people, animals, and other creatures from ancient Narnia—they could
even tell a story. When everyone is finished, put the drawings up on the classroom walls.

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 CHAPTER THIRTEEN – THE HIGH KING IN COMMAND

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

dictate to say aloud for someone else to decir en voz alta para que alguien
write down más anote

effusion liquid poured forth líquido vertido sucesivamente

levy to declare and wage a war declarar y emprender una guerra

dominion the power to control el poder de controlar

abominable completely unpleasant totalmente desagradable

parley a discussion between enemies, una discusión entre enemigos,

especially over terms of a truce especialmente sobre términos de
una tregua

fell fierce and capable of destruction feroz y capaz de destrucción

dappled having a spotted skin or coat tener una piel o una capa
manchada

sentry a guard un protector

jackanapes a saucy or mischievous child un niño descarado o malicioso

to no purpose not relevant no relevante

infallibly without any possibility of failure sin cualquier posibilidad de falta

plague a widespread misfortune, una desgracia extensa,

especially a disease especialmente una enfermedad

hazard to expose to danger exponer al peligro

grounds the basis for an action la base para una acción

effrontery arrogant behavior comportamiento arrogante

dastard a sneaky coward un cobarde disimulado

beseech to urgently request or beg solicitar o pedir urgente

chafed annoyed molesto

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 lists an arena for contests una arena para competencias

marshals of the lists the referees of a medieval los árbitros de un torneo medieval
tournament

abate to reduce or weaken reducir o debilitarse

I. Vocabulary Enrichment Activities – Chapter 13

A. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 13.

1) The Professor was no dotard; even though he was very old, he was quite capable of
________________ a letter while Edmund wrote it out. His mental abilities had not
________________ at all.
2) The ________________ stood outside the castle gates, _______________ at the fact that
the rest of the guard got to stay inside the castle where they were safe from the _______
that was spreading sickeness throughout the city. He thought about sneaking inside, but
didn’t want anyone to think of him as a ______________. His only hope was that the
disease would ____________ soon.
3) The _________ warrior rode into battle on his _________________ horse, ready to do
battle.

B. Vocabulary - Correctly use each listed word in a sentence.

1) abominable:

2) parley:

3) to no purpose:

4) infallibly:

5) beseech:

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 C. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) Aslan wants everyone to sit around and do nothing until he acts. __________

2) According to Trufflehunter, no one has ever laughed at Glenstorm. __________

3) Edmund has a look of greatness because Doctor Cornelius put a spell on him. ________

4) Sopespian and Glozelle are impressed by Giant Wimbleweather as he comes to parley.

__________

5) Glozelle wants revenge against Miraz for calling him womanish. __________

6) Peter decides that the right of the bears to supply one marshal of the lists doesn’t matter
anymore. __________

7) Peter is not sure he can beat Miraz, but he has the courage to try. __________

D. Critical Thinking

1) Do you think Glozelle and Sopespian would work well together as rulers of Narnia?
Would they make better rulers than Miraz? Why or why not?

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 2) Peter is surprised that the bears’ right to supply a marshal of the lists “has been
remembered all these years, when so many other things have been forgotten.” What are
some of the things that should have been remembered in Narnia but have been forgotten
instead?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 13

WRITE
Caspian feels tongue-tied at first around Peter, his hero. Write about a time when you met
someone you liked or respected so much that you felt tongue-tied and shy. What was special
about that person?

DISCUSS
Throughout the book, we see great differences in the way Peter’s and Miraz’s followers feel
about their leaders. For example, Trufflehunter “[sits] very close to Peter and never [takes] his
eyes off him,” while Glozelle and Sopespian talk about Miraz behind his back. Peter’s soldiers
obey him gladly, but Miraz’s soldiers want to overthrow him. On the board, list some differences
between Peter and Miraz that help to explain the differing attitudes of their followers.

CREATE
Imagine that, in case they die, Peter and Miraz each write a letter to a special person in their life
before going to the duel. Peter writes to Caspian with advice on how to be a good king, and
Miraz writes to Prunaprismia with advice on how to raise their son. In pairs, dictate these letters
to each other (one student should dictate Peter’s letter, and the other should dictate Miraz’s).
Speak slowly so that your partner can write everything down.

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 CHAPTER FOURTEEN – HOW ALL WERE VERY BUSY

Vocabulary

Word English Definition Spanish Translation

staked marked with wooden or metal posts marcado con los postes de madera o
del metal

drawn taken out (swords) sacadas (espadas)

turf a surface layer of earth containing a una capa superficial de tierra que
dense growth of grass and roots contiene un crecimiento denso de
hierba y raíces

imposing impressive and grand-looking in size impresionante y de apariencia

or power grandiosa en tamaño o poder

baron a nobleman of a lower rank than a un noble de un nivel más bajo que
king un rey

crockery eating and serving dishes platos para servir y comer

treachery cheating engaño

baying deep, long barking profundo y prolongado ladrido

bout a contest una competencia

wrought shaped by hammering with tools formado martillando con

herramientas

skewer a long metal or wooden pin un metal largo o un perno de

madera

rampart a mound of earth or stone, used for un montón de tierra o de piedra,

protection usado para protección

madcap wild, rowdy salvaje, ruidoso

pier a vertical support for a bridge un soporte vertical para un puente

reveler someone who is celebrating alguien que está celebrando

attend to pay attention, listen prestar atención, escuchar

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prim stiffly formal and proper tieso formal y apropiado

divine relating to God, heavenly en lo que concierne Dios,

divinamente

I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Activities – Chapter 14

A. Read the following descriptions, then write the correct word in the space provided
from the list of words for Chapter 14.

1) Someone who is important, but not as important as the King:____________

2) Coming from God:____________

3) Betraying or cheating on a friend:____________

4) Marked with posts:____________

5) Very proper:____________

B. Read the following short passages and fill in the blanks with the word(s) that makes
the most sense from the list of words for Chapter 14.

1) ____________ loudly, the hounds chased the fox.

2) The ____________ ____________ danced wildly all night long.
3) Instead of ____________ to the teacher, the boys were having a ____________ with
their toy swords.
4) Dad roasted the meat on a wooden ____________, and Mom served it on her new
____________.
5) Excited to begin the race, the horses stamped the ____________ impatiently.

C. Short Answer

1) Who kills Miraz?

2) How do the mice help win the battle?

3) Whom do Aslan and his revelers meet when they come to the river?

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 4) What subject are Gwendolen and her classmates studying when the revelers get to their
school?

5) What is “the long journey” that Aslan mentions on page 217?

6) Who is the old woman that Aslan heals?

D. Critical Thinking
Does Aslan turn anybody away who wants to follow him? What seems to be the main
reason most people have for not wanting to come with him and join in his happy
celebration?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 14

WRITE
Pretend you are Gwendolen or the boy Aslan rescued from a beating (you can make up a name
for him), and write a note to your parents explaining why you didn’t come home for lunch today.

DISCUSS
Good vs. Bad Sportsmanship: As a class, compare and contrast the fighting manners of Peter
and Miraz, paying special attention to what each one does when the other is down.

CREATE
Pretend you’re a reporter for the Beruna Daily News, and write a news story about either the duel
and battle or Aslan’s romp through the town. Feel free to add details beyond what you find in the
book.

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 CHAPTER FIFTEEN – ASLAN MAKES A DOOR IN THE AIR
Vocabulary
Word English Definition Spanish Translation
fawn to display affection exhibir afecto

reverently with a feeling of awe, respect and con una sensación de temor, respecto y
love amor

litter a piece of canvas stretched un pedazo de lona estirada entre barras

between parallel shafts, used for paralelas, usados para llevar a una persona
carrying a disabled or dead person; lisiada o muerta; una camilla
a stretcher

atlas a book of maps un libro de mapas

woebegone having deep sorrow and grief tener dolor y pena profundos

innumerable too many to be counted demasiados para ser contados

countenance appearance aspecto

indulgence tolerance tolerancia

unseemly inappropriate or improper inadecuado o inapropiado

become to look good on verse bien en

hereditary coming from one’s ancestors venir de sus antepasados

tinder material for starting a fire material para comenzar un fuego

porridge a soft food made by boiling oats in un alimento suave hecho hirviendo avena
water or milk; oatmeal en agua o leche; avena

cataract a great downpour un gran aguacero

mazer a large drinking bowl made of un tazón grande para beber, hecho de metal
metal or hard wood o de madera dura

confection a sweet substance, such as candy una sustancia dulce, tal como caramelo

choice of very fine quality de calidad muy fina

beacon a signal fire una señal de fuego

fray a scuffle, brawl or fight una lucha, reyerta o contienda

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I. Vocabulary Enrichment and Comprehension Exercises – Chapter 15

A. Read the following story and fill in the blanks with the appropriate vocabulary words
from Chapter 15.

A(n) ____________ of tears poured from Lizzy’s eyes as her father carried her cat Mittens in on
a(n) ____________. Mittens had ____________ scratches from a nasty ____________ with a
neighbor’s dog. “Stop that ____________ crying this instant!” Lizzy’s strict aunt scolded. “Tear-
stained faces don’t __________ little girls.” But Lizzy’s father said, “Oh, have some
____________ for the poor child. She has the saddest ____________ I’ve ever seen.” Mittens
got well soon and ____________ on Lizzy, whose ____________ expression changed to one of
joy.

B. True or False – Read the statement, then decide if it is true or false. If it is true, write
“true” in the blank space; if false, rewrite the statement to make it true.

1) The people who have never believed in Aslan are more frightened than anyone else
when he actually appears. __________

2) Reepicheep is dead when the other mice bring him to Aslan. __________

3) Aslan approves of Reepicheep’s obsession with his honor. __________

4) Aslan gives Reepicheep a new tail because of the mice’s love for Aslan and for each
other. __________

5) The Narnians torture their Telmarine prisoners. __________

6) Anyone who wants to stay with Aslan and the rest of the Narnians is welcome.
__________

7) Many of the Telmarines don’t want to stay in Narnia because they no longer have power
there. __________

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 8) Aslan sends the Telmarines to a miserable desert where they will starve to death.
__________

9) Peter and Susan cannot come back to Narnia because Aslan doesn’t love them anymore.
__________

10) Even though the children are sad to leave Narnia, they find that it’s rather nice to come
back home to England after their adventures. __________

C. Critical Thinking

1) The Telmarines have trouble believing in what they can’t see. They didn’t believe in
Aslan before he actually appeared, and they have a hard time believing in the new home
he gives them when they can’t see it through the door. In another book by Lewis, one of
the characters asks her teacher, “You don’t think—not possibly—not as a mere
hundredth chance—there might be things that are real though we can’t see them?” [Till
We Have Faces, p. 141] What do you think is the answer to that question? Why?

2) What do you think Aslan means when he says to Caspian, “If you had felt yourself
sufficient [to be king], it would have been a proof that you were not”?

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 3) If you were one of the Telmarines, would you stay in Narnia or go through the door?
Why?

II. Write, Discuss, Create – Chapter 15

WRITE
Aslan says to Caspian, “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve. And that is both honor
enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the
greatest emperor on earth.” Make a list of reasons why it is an honor to be a human being and
another list of reasons why it is a shame to be one.

DISCUSS
Reepicheep and his fellow mice are always willing to sacrifice themselves for others. When
Reepicheep loses his tail, the other mice offer to cut theirs off out of loyalty to him; and when the
Telmarines want to see one of the Narnians go through the door, the mice offer to do it. Tell
about a time when you (or someone you know, or someone from history) sacrificed your own
comfort or pleasure for someone else.

CREATE
Hold a great feast in celebration of your study of this wonderful book! Make it as much like the
feast in Chapter 15 as possible. Each student should bring a treat to share: some can bring meat,
some can bring cheese, some can bring fruit, some can bring bread or cakes, and some can bring
juice. Feel free to have music and dancing, too!

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Glossary of Nature Terms

beech a tree with glossy dark green leaves, smooth un árbol con hojas verde
gray bark and small edible nuts oscuro brillantes, la corteza
gris lisa y nueces comestibles
pequeñas

birch a slender, silvery tree with bark that often peels un árbol delgado, plateado con
in thin, papery layers la corteza que pela a menudo
en finas capas como papel

bracken rough or marshy land overgrown with plants tierra áspera o lodosa
excesivamente crecida de
plantas

brambles prickly shrubs arbustos espinosos

brushwood wood of small branches, especially when cut or madera de ramas pequeñas,
broken especialmente cuando son
cortadas o rotas

cascade a steep, usually small waterfall una inclinada y generalmente

pequeña caida de agua

crag a steep, rugged rock or cliff una profunda escabrosa roca o

acantilado

elm a large, shady tree with curving branches un árbol grande, de sombra
con ramas curveadas

fir a type of evergreen pine tree with cones un tipo de pino imperecedero
con conos

foxglove a plant in the snapdragon family whose flowers una planta en la familia del
look like bells boca de dragón cuyas flores
parecen campanas

glade an open space surrounded by woods un area abierta rodeada de

bosques

glen a secluded narrow valley un valle estrecho aislado

gorge a narrow, steep-walled canyon; a chasm una barranca angosta, con

paredes empinadas, abertura
profunda en la superficie de la
tierra

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hawthorn a shrub with glossy leaves, white or pink un arbusto con las hojas
fragrant flowers, and small red fruits brillantes, flores fragantes
blancas o rosadas, y frutas
rojas pequeñas

heath a large area of uncultivated land covered with un área grande de tierra sin
small shrubs cultivar cubierta con arbustos
pequeños

heather a shrubby plant with tiny purplish-pink flowers un arbusto con flores
purpurino-rosadas minúsculas

hedgerow a row of shrubs or trees enclosing or separating una fila de arbustos o de

fields árboles que encierran o que
separan campos

juniper a shrub with needle-like leaves and berry-like un arbusto con hojas como
cones agujas y conos como bayas

lark a songbird, usually brownish in color un pájaro cantante,

generalmente pardusco en
color

loam soil suelo

nettle a wild plant with ragged-edged leaves covered una planta salvaje con las
with fine hairs or spines that sting when hojas desigual-afiladas
touched cubiertas con los pelos finos o
espinas dorsales que pican
cuando están tocadas

oak an evergreen tree that produces acorns un árbol imperecedero que

produce bellotas

rhododendron a shrub with showy flowers un arbusto con flores

llamativas

rook a type of crow un tipo de cuervo

rowan a mountain ash tree with white flowers and un árbol de ceniza de las
small red fruits montañas con flores blancas y
frutas rojas pequeñas

saddle a ridge between two peaks un canto entre dos picos

southwester a storm with southwest winds una tormenta con vientos del
sudoeste

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thicket a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees un crecimiento denso de los
arbustos o de los árboles
pequeños

tussock a small tuft of grass un penacho pequeño de hierba

willow a tree with long drooping branches and leaves, un árbol con largas ramas que
common in lowland and marshy areas caen y hojas, comun en las
tierras bajas y sonas
pantanosas

wold a hilly or rolling open country un campo abierto montañoso o

del balanceo

Glossary of Narnian Creatures

centaur a creature having the head, arms and chest of a una criatura que tiene la
man, and the body and legs of a horse cabeza, brazos y pecho de un
hombre, y el cuerpo y las
piernas de un caballo

dryad a spirit who lives in a tree; a wood nymph un fantasma que vive en un
árbol; una ninfa de madera

faun a creature having the body of a man and the una criatura que tiene el
horns, ears, tail and legs of a goat cuerpo de un hombre y los
cuernos, los oídos, la cola y
las piernas de una cabra

hag a witch; a sorceress; an ugly, frightful old una bruja; una vieja mujer fea,
woman espantosa

hamadryad the nymph or spirit of a particular tree la ninfa o el fantasma de un

árbol particular

mer-people creatures having the head and upper body of a criaturas que tienen la cabeza
woman (mermaid) or man (merman) and the tail y parte puperior del cuerpo de
of a fish una mujer (sirena) u hombre
(tritón) y la cola de un pescado

naiad a nymph of lakes, springs, rivers and fountains una ninfa de los lagos, de los
manantiales, de los ríos y de
las fuentes

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nymphs beautiful maidens who live in trees, waters and doncellas hermosas que viven
mountains en árboles, aguas y montañas

ogre a monster who eats humans un monstruo que come a seres

humanos

pomely a dappled horse un caballo manchado

satyr a woodland creature with the ears, legs and horns una criatura del bosque con
of a goat and a fondness for revelry los oídos, las piernas y los
cuernos de una cabra y una
afición por la juerga

silvans spirits who live in woods and groves fantasmas que viven en
bosques

vixen a female fox un zorro hembra

wer-wolf a person who can change into a wolf una persona que puede
cambiar en un lobo

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