Digory and Polly, two English children, are sent away by a magician to a place where they witness how Aslan creates Narnia and gives the gift of speech to its animals.
In this story Eustace and Jill seek Riljan, the missing son of Prince Caspian, and encounter strange monsters before they free the world of its evil spell.
Digory and Polly's attempts to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world result in a mix-up that lands them all in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
In this second Chronicle of Narnia, Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy help Prince Caspian organize his army of Talking Beasts to fight against an evil king who has taken control of Narnia.