It's one more then 41 & and one less then 43 41+1=42 43-1=42 What? lol ...you really think 42 without weapons can take out a full grown male lion?
Depends on the tenacity of both the lion and the midgets. Forty two resolute af midgets would smack the snot out of a lion, by sheer size of numbers.
If they all swarmed the lion and tried to restrain its limbs and neck then less they stand a chance, though they'll take a few casualties. Do they have any weapons? Knifes? Spear? Poop? Cats really hate poop smell.
I think everyone is looking at this the wrong way. All the midgets have to do is full on THIS IS SPARTA the lion off of a cliff or something tall cause three midgets rugby tackling a lion would be enough to knock it back and fall. Also, in 1980 they thought we'd have a base on Mars, do you think they're proud of us?