Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Peter 's army begins losing , and to stop the witch from turning others to stone , Edmund destroys the Witch 's wand and gets stabbed while he does so .
Simplified: Initially successful , Peter 's army begins losing . To stop the Witch from turning others to stone , Edmund destroys the Witch 's wand who soon stabs him .