100 Year Winter: Narnia Movie

I saw "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" (based on the book by C.S.
Lewis) on Sunday. Spoilers below:

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In this movie, 4 kids, named Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter go through a
wardrobe into a land called "Narnia". It has been winter in Narnia for
100
years, thanks to a spell cast by the cruel White Witch.

How have the life forms of Narnia survived? I would expect that the
grass, flowers, and fruit would not
grow in the snow. This would cause the herbivores, bees, and birds to
starve, which would wipe out the animals that feed on herbivores, birds,
and bees. Granted, Narnia's animals seem to be as smart as Earth
humans, but I don't see how they could practice farming in all that snow
(especially since they have only a medieval level of technology. I saw
no sign of industrialization, use of fossil fuels, or even
greenhouses). The rivers and lakes are completely frozen, which would
eliminate the fresh water fish and any animals that prey on such fish.

"Tim Bruening" <tsbrueni.RemoveThis@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote in message
news:43A8BA82.EBDE5D5F@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...
>I saw "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" (based on the book by C.S.
> Lewis) on Sunday. Spoilers below:

<snip>

> In this movie, 4 kids, named Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter go through a
> wardrobe into a land called "Narnia". It has been winter in Narnia for
> 100
> years, thanks to a spell cast by the cruel White Witch.
>
> How have the life forms of Narnia survived? I would expect that the
> grass, flowers, and fruit would not
> grow in the snow. This would cause the herbivores, bees, and birds to
> starve, which would wipe out the animals that feed on herbivores, birds,
> and bees. Granted, Narnia's animals seem to be as smart as Earth
> humans, but I don't see how they could practice farming in all that snow
> (especially since they have only a medieval level of technology. I saw
> no sign of industrialization, use of fossil fuels, or even
> greenhouses). The rivers and lakes are completely frozen, which would
> eliminate the fresh water fish and any animals that prey on such fish.

Magic.

-- Ken from Chicago

P.S. That said, animals and plants grow in winter.