Aslan

December 27, 2007

Today I’ve been re-reading a bit of Lewis’ Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe.  This quote is among my favorites outside the Bible.  While I thoroughly enjoyed the movie that came out a couple of years ago, I thought it was awful that they left this piece of dialogue out of the movie:

“Is - is he a man?” asked Lucy.

“Aslan a man!” said Mr. Beaver sternly. “Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don’t you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a lion - the Lion, the great Lion.”

“Ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he - quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.”

“That you will, dearie, and no mistake,” said Mrs. Beaver, “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or else just silly.”

“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy.

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

Posted by Larry | Filed Under Quotes, Seeking Him 

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