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) The Pevensie children rule Narnia many years, keeping peace. One day, they are travelling through the forest and discover the same lamp post which they passed on entering Narnia through the wardrobe as children. They ponder over what the object is whilst they walk further on. They soon find themselves back through the wardrobe, children once again. They realise that no time has gone by since they entered Narnia. They tell the Professor of their adventures in Narnia and he easily believes them, implying that they are not the only children to have experienced such an adventure. The Lion, the