As a side note, I’m skeptical that a shrimp could fry rice, or anything else for that matter, since they have pretty tiny hands and probably would have a great deal of trouble gripping cooking utensils or the handle of the pan

That particular omnibus seems to be a modern replica:

https://www.coyaltix.com/picnic-wagonpk4/

Some buses of the time period did have a similar multi-floor design. This one is from the 1880s:

I think you’ll find the horse is being drawn by the bus.

“I’ll be your french horse”

And if you look at the reflection in the wood panelling, the photograph was clearly taken by a giant pigeon.