The owl and the pussycat, let's see... "They took some money, and plenty of honey,/Wrapped up in a five-pound note." What time of year did they set out? Winter, the honey must have been crystallized. As you can see, it was before decimalization; five pounds is around 2 and a quarter kilograms. That's quite heavy for a note.
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