In grade three this old man came into our classroom daily for a couple of weeks and read us 'The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe'. He obviously had done this for years because he had all kinds of stories to go along with the reading that painted a vivid picture in our minds of life in England during wartime and the land of Narnia itself.
I was one who was heavily influenced and impressed. There was a forest with trails that we all walked to get home and it was irresistible to not 'play' Narnia all the way home. I was surprised our parents never thought we were abducted from those woods when were were hours getting home.
That summer I read the whole series of Narnia books and they remain among my favorites today. I am always taken back to that time when I hear them mentioned or see that ratty old paperback collection on my library shelves. When my cousin's kid got married this summer she remembered me for giving her a collection one Christmas when she was in her 'reading phase' as kid.
For that reason I love this image of one of my favorite characters 'Reepecheap' who has a huge role in my favorite book of the series 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' (which would be the name of ANY boat I ever owned). He's the bravest mouse in all Narnia and I love his little sword. And I do meam 'sword' you mouse pervs. How can he be effective a warrior as such a tiny creature with such a tiny weapon? It's all in the attitude!
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