When Digory gives Aslan the fruit, Aslan praises him in a voice so deep and powerful that it shakes the ground, and Digory knows that all of Narnia heard it. He looks Aslan in the eye and no longer feels ashamed or discouraged. Aslan gives Digory the honor of planting the tree that will protect Narnia. Aslan tells him to throw the apple at the edge of the riverbed where the ground is soft, and Digory does. They then proceed to the coronation of the first king and queen of Narnia. Frank looks content, brave, and wise. All the “sharpness” he had picked up as a London cabby has disappeared. He and Helen wear rich, beautiful clothes with long capes.

Aslan directs everyone’s attention to a cage made of branches. It contains a small tree of gold, a small tree of silver, and a very unhappy Uncle Andrew. It emerges that the Talking Beasts eventually decided he must be an animal and built the cage to keep him safe until Aslan could deal with him. The animals brought him all sorts of food but couldn’t figure out what Uncle Andrew would eat.