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) can stop her from killing Edmund once Aslan is dead. She then kills Aslan with her knife and leads her followers into war. After the Witch and her army leave the camp, Susan and Lucy tearfully stay by Aslan's body. In the morning, they hear a loud crash and discover the Table has cracked and that Aslan's body is gone. Aslan soon reveals that he is alive and well, much to the happiness of Susan and Lucy who joyfully embrace him. Aslan reveals that he was saved from death due to a deeper magic which the Witch did not know,