SIDE 1

YOUNG SIMBA

Are we there yet?!?

(MUFASA climbs Pride Rock.)

MUFASA

(chuckling)

Yes, we are. Come sit by me.

(looks out over the Pridelands)

Look, Simba: Everything the light touches is our kingdom.

YOUNG SIMBA

Wow...

MUFASA

A king s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.

YOUNG SIMBA

And this ll all be mine?

MUFASA

Everything

YOUNG SIMBA

(points in the distance)

What about that shadowy place way out there?

MUFASA

That s beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba.

YOUNG SIMBA

But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.

MUFASA

Well, there s a lot more to being a king than getting your way all the time.

YOUNG SIMBA

(pointing)

Dad, what are those birds over there?

MUFASA

They re buzzards.

YOUNG SIMBA

They re scary. Why don t you chase  em away?

MUFASA

They re doing what they re supposed to do. Everything exists in a delicate balance. As king, you need to respect all creatures  from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.