“Take two order.marks for talking nonsense，” said Miss Prizzle. “And now.” A roar interrupted her. Ivy came curling in at the windows of the classroom. The walls became a mass of shimmering green， and leafy branches arched overhead where the ceiling had been. Miss Prizzle found she was standing on grass in a forest glade. She clutched at her desk to steady herself， and found that the desk was a rose.bush. Wild people such as she had never even imagined were crowding round her. Then she saw the Lion， screamed and fled， and with her fled her class， who were mostly dumpy， prim little girls with fat legs. Gwendolen hesitated.
“You’ll stay with us， sweetheart？” said Aslan.
“Oh， may I？ Thank you， thank you，” said Gwendolen. Instantly she joined hands with two of the Maenads， who whirled her round in a merry dance and helped her take off some of the unnecessary and uncomfortable clothes that she was wearing.
