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.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that UK adults had read as children, after "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". (Adults, perhaps limited to parents, ranked "Alice" and "The Lion" fifth and sixth as books the next generation should read, or their children should read during their lifetimes.) "TIME" magazine included the novel in its "All-TIME 100 Novels" (best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005). In 2003, the novel was listed at number 9 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. It has also been published in 47 foreign languages. Lewis wrote that "The Narnian books are not as much allegory as supposal. Suppose there were a Narnian