by Dan65802 » December 17th, 2009, 5:55 pm
I haven't written any of them down, but I've been telling Narnia stories of my own creation to my son for a couple of years, centering around Prince Justin and Forstar the Centaur. At first they were just simple morality tales and Aesop fables set in Narnia. Prince Justin often made foolish choices and his friend Forstar helped him out of trouble and taught him wise lessons.
Over the past year however, I've been shaping the plot as lead in to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which we'll start reading on his 6th birthday next summer. In the recent stories the protective apple tree has been lost, giants (both good and bad) have entered Narnia, Prince Justin's father was killed in battle (making Justin the King). Over the next several months Jadis will connive her way into Narnia (I hope to think of an origin story for the wand), there will be great battles and I think Forstar the Centaur will eventually give the prophesies that we read in TLWW.
By the way, the wood from the apple tree was used to make four thrones. My hope is that on the day before I begin reading TLWW, I tell my son a story that ends with, "Winter covered Narnia and there was no Christmas. This lasted for 100 years."
- Dan -
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