Christian - The Lion Who Remembered

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By BaliMermaid


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Have you heard of the movie Born Free? Do you know the story of Christian the Lion? How he was found in a fancy store in London, in a cramped cage, for sale? Christian was befriended by a couple that could not bear to watch the poor lion cub stay in a cage. A mini lion king, a beautiful baby African Lion, alone in London.

Not understanding what they were getting into they took him home to their flat in London. The church allowed them to let Christian exercise in the church yards. Many wonderful hours were spent with playing together. They realized they needed to return him to Africa, not wanting to place Christian in a zoo, as he was now just too big for their London flat.

What happened over time is an unbelievable story that has warmed the hearts of millions of people all over the world. The story has given a new understanding of the intelligence of animals, other than ourselves, and the power of love.


After a while they wanted to go see how he was doing. They were told he was doing great but that now, as he was the leader of his very own pride of lions, he was completely wild. It would not be safe for them to attempt to see him and get up close.He was now, indeed, the Lion King.

Deep inside they both knew he would remember them. Were they right? Watch the video and see. Click on this link inside the quotes.

Christian the Lion

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sarmack  says:
6 months ago

The link to the video did not end at there. Here is where I found a "View" presentation on this story. Thank you for making it available to us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM

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BaliMermaid  says:
6 months ago

Thank you Sarmack - I used your suggested link and then that did not work either but I found another on UTube that did work. Thank you for telling me about the link problem.

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