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young
lion cub, Simba, struggles to find his place in nature's "circle
of life" and follow in the regal paw prints of his father, the great
King Mufasa, after his father is killed by his treacherous uncle, Scar.
Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and
urges him to run far away from the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened
and guilt-stricken Simba flees into exile, where he is befriended by a
wacky but warm-hearted warthog, Pumbaa, and his freewheeling meerkat companion,
Timon. Simba adopts their "hakuna matata" (no worries) attitude
toward life, living on a diet of bugs and taking things one day at a time
as Simba matures into a young adult. When his childhood friend, Nala,
arrives on the scene, he is persuaded to return to the Pride Lands, which
have fallen into hard times under Scar's reign, and take his rightful
place as king. The wise shaman baboon, Rafiki, convinces Simba that his
father's spirit lives on in him and that he must accept his responsibility,
and when he returns, he manages to defeat Scar and an army of hyenas to
become the Lion King. |