In a little furniture shop aptly named Sophistocat on the King’s Road, London, there once lived a lion named Christian. No joke … I’m not making this up.
His story has been told in both a movie and a book – the originals of which are not easy to track down – but a snippet recently hit YouTube video and has been in wide circulation.
Wow. Seriously. Wow. Want to read more? I won’t crowd this post with details, but you can check out these links:
- Christian the Lion – A True Story
- Lion Hug – Snopes.com
- Christian the Lion on Wikipedia
- The Lion who lived in my living room
- How Christian the lion became a YouTube sensation
P.S. Thanks to Molly at These Little Moments, where I first spotted the video!
