Mufasa: The Lion King

Look at the stars.

Whenever you feel alone,

the great kings of the past

will always be up there to guide you.

And so will I.

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My friends, the time of my family's growth is upon us.

This home we share is the fulfillment

of my father's vision.

How wonderful is it that Nala and I

get to continue his dream

and make even greater the Circle of Life?

Nala, my love, I'm on my way.

Simba...

I'm here.

I'm here.

Security detail has arrived!

One gentle reminder: we are not food.

No, no, no, no, no. We are just two guys

walking to work through a pride of hungry lions.

Which is perfectly normal. I'm not terrified.

Security detail reporting for duty,

Your Grace, Your Highness...

Ruler of all four-legged creatures.

And that one three-legged zebra.

Oh, right, Ron. That was tragic.

- It was an eat-and-Ron. - Yeah.

Ron has three legs. That's still one more than me.

- Well, are those arms or legs? - Guys.

I don't know. I think they're paws.

Guys.

- I consider all those legs. - Guys! This is serious.

I need you to stay with Kiara until I get back.

Are you saying that your security detail

has been called on to do babysitting?

Pumbaa, we should really discuss this

because I don't really love...

Guys, I promised her everything would be okay.

Well, that's one way to parent.

She's gonna have to grow up sometime.

What else did you tell her,

that she could be whatever she wants to be?

That life is fair?

I need you two to try and act like adults, okay?

Don't scare Kiara. And most of all, no stories.

- No stories? - Wait a second.

I know where your head goes.

I grew up with you two. Promise me.

Okay. You know what, you know what, you know what?

Fine. No stories.

Speak for yourself, Pumbaa.

No. Pssh. We'll tell a story anyway.

Okay, we'll tell him that we're not gonna

tell a story and then we're gonna tell a story.

- He can't stop us. - Are you guys serious?

I'm clearly within earshot.

Dad.

- Hey, little one. -

Dad, the storm's coming, and I'm scared.

I wanna go with you and Mom.

- Don't be scared, my love. - Mmm.

Timon and Pumbaa will watch you while I'm gone.

Be brave now, Kiara.

Be brave.

Okay! We've prepared a story.

Scar looked at us.

He knew it was the end of the line.

I could smell the fear.

That was actually me, but yes.

So you two defeated Scar?

And then you ate him?

Honestly, one of the best meals I ever had.

My dad told me he defeated Scar.

Well, okay. But your dad,

as we all know, is a pathological liar.

He's always lyin'. Get it?

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I'm scared. I want Mom and Dad.

Look, look, look look, look.

Don't be scared, Kiara.

How about we sing you a song? And, a-one...

Pumbaa, no, it is way too early for the song.

It worked on Simba.

He thought he had murdered his own father.

He was singin' and dancin' around in seconds.

I can't just turn it on like that.

I have to be in the moment.

He sang that song for six years straight.

- Well, who didn't? -

- Look! -

- No! - It's Ron,

the three-legged zebra. Run for your lives!

He heard what we've been sayin' about him.

We're sorry, Ron. They were jokes. They were just jokes!

It's Rafiki.

Rafiki! Rafiki!

Little one, there's no reason to cry.

My parents...

they're gone.

Hey. Look out there, mdogo.

You see those baobab trees blowing in the wind?

The roots of those trees are very strong, like your family.

And, just as they did for you,

your parents have gone to the ceremonial birthing grounds.

And when they return, the Circle of Life

will bring a blessing to you, Kiara,

that you will never forget.

Man, he's good.

He's such a visual storyteller.

Yet it makes sense that he lives alone.

I just want the storm to pass,

and then I promise to be brave.

I'll tell you a secret.

When your father Simba was your age,

he was afraid of the thunder

and would hide behind the king.

When did he stop hiding?

One day, during a big storm,

your grandfather Mufasa took your father

to the very top of Pride Rock,

told him to stand with him

and howl into the wind.

And Simba slowly stepped out with the king.

And together, they roared into the night.

But I'm not brave like my dad.

And I could never be like Mufasa.

Is that so?

Then maybe it's time I tell you a story.

A story of a cub, not much bigger than you.

A lion born without a drop of nobility in his blood.

A lion who would change our lives forever.

A story! So glad I brought some crickets.

But go easy. We're in a cave.

This story begins far beyond

the mountains and the shadows.

On the other side of the light.

In this place, everything was dying of thirst

as 20 full moons had passed without

- a single drop of water. -

But when the skies finally opened,

Mufasa.

Mufasa! Come see.

Mom, what is that light way out there?

Oh, that's very special.

Beyond the horizon,

beyond the last cloud in the sky,

that's a place we call Milele.

Milele?

Hmm. It means, "forever."

Imagine a kingdom full of life,

water and food,

grass and sky as far as the eye can see.

Will we ever go there?

Oh, yes, Mufasa.

That's exactly where we're headed.

But we can also be there right now.

We can close our eyes.

Let our dreams take us.