"Edmund, there's a bluebird outside and he's demanding a duel for his daughter's honor!" Lucy cried, bursting through the library doors to find her siblings staring out the window.

Peter grinned at bird pecking at the glass, chirping with great menace, as Edmund buried his face in his hands, groaning.

Susan gave Edmund a Look. "I would really like to know how this keeps happening to you," she said, before putting on her best smile and opening the window to address Father Bird.