The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe popular English folklore. There are several parallels between the White Witch and the immortal white queen, Ayesha, of H. Rider Haggard's "She", a novel greatly admired by C. S. Lewis. "The Story of the Amulet" written by Edith Nesbit also contains scenes that can be considered precursors to sequences presenting Jadis, particularly in "The Magician's Nephew". Nesbit's short story "The Aunt and Amabel" includes the motif of a girl entering a wardrobe to gain access to a magical place. The freeing of Aslan's body from the stone table by field mice is reminiscent of Aesop's fable of "The Lion and
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) loudly that the ground the Witch is standing on begins to shake, forcing her to fall to her death. Lucy uses her magic cordial to restore all those injured, including Edmund who is knighted by Aslan. The next day, Aslan leads his followers to Cair Paravel where he crowns the Pevensie children as kings and queens of Narnia. He then leaves, much to the dismay of the Pevensie children. Mr. Beaver informs them that Aslan will come and go, as he has other countries to attend to. He also tells them that Aslan is wild and not a tame lion.