15-07-2019, 08:48 AM
They may have been stuffed with food, but they were definitely alive! A quote from Ann's book:
"... At the side of the car was a platform and Egbert travelled with one of two lions, called Monarch and Briton. Egbert allowed one lion to jump onto the platform and then drove the car round the Wall of Death; the lion was not strapped on at all. The lions took it in turns to be the ‘passenger’ - the first time the lion ever went on the wall he enjoyed it so much he refused to get off..."
"... At the side of the car was a platform and Egbert travelled with one of two lions, called Monarch and Briton. Egbert allowed one lion to jump onto the platform and then drove the car round the Wall of Death; the lion was not strapped on at all. The lions took it in turns to be the ‘passenger’ - the first time the lion ever went on the wall he enjoyed it so much he refused to get off..."