Trumpkin returns from Underland where the Lady of the Green Kirtle has been holding him captive. Trumpkin is known for using alliterative exclamations such as "Tubs and tortoise-shells!", "Beards and bedsteads!", and "Crows and crockery!" Trumpkin Trumpkin is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' fantasy novel series "The Chronicles of Narnia". Trumpkin is an intensely practical and skeptical dwarf who lives during the reigns of King Miraz and King Caspian X. He is a major character in "Prince Caspian", briefly mentioned in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", and is a minor character in "The Silver Chair". Trumpkin the dwarf
The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand is a children's book by Alan Temperley which was made into a special three-part television program in 2006 for the British series "Jackanory". The television special starred Ben Kingsley and was produced and directed by Nick Willing. The special was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the category of drama. An evil magician moves into a small town in Asia and becomes enamored by Anahita, a poor girl who is in love with the local prince. The magician wishes to enslave Anahita, so she and her friends scheme to overthrow him.