The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Pevensie children are evacuated to Professor Kirke's country house. Lucy discovers the wardrobe portal to Narnia, meets Mr. Tumnus, and returns to find no one believes her. Edmund follows her into Narnia and meets the White Witch.

All four children enter Narnia together, discover Tumnus has been arrested by the Witch's secret police, and are taken in by Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, who explain the prophecy about four thrones and tell them Aslan is on the move.

Edmund reaches the Witch's castle and finds only cruelty instead of the promised throne. Meanwhile, Peter, Susan, and Lucy journey toward Aslan with the Beavers. Father Christmas arrives, signaling the Witch's power is weakening, and gives the children gifts for the coming war.

The children arrive at the Stone Table and meet Aslan for the first time. Peter kills a wolf to save Susan and is knighted. Aslan's forces rescue Edmund from the Witch.

The White Witch invokes the Deep Magic, claiming Edmund's life as a traitor. Aslan negotiates with her privately. That night, Aslan walks alone to the Stone Table, allows himself to be bound, humiliated, and killed in Edmund's place.

At dawn, the Stone Table cracks and Aslan rises from the dead. He explains the Deeper Magic — that a willing, innocent victim dying in a traitor's place causes death itself to work backward. Aslan and the girls race to the Witch's castle to free the stone prisoners.

Peter leads Aslan's forces against the White Witch's army. The battle turns desperate until Aslan arrives with the freed stone prisoners. Aslan kills the Witch. Edmund fights bravely but is gravely wounded; Lucy's cordial saves him.

The four children are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia at Cair Paravel. They reign for years, growing into adults, until they chase a white stag back through the wardrobe and emerge as children again. No time has passed in England.