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This story, if you're not tired of listening, then your English ability in American daily life is completely enough.
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Let's start with the母语.
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Let's start with the Lion King.
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Do you know the story of the Lion King?
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They tell you a story about a good life circle.
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They say lions eat animals, and when lions die, they become grass.
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They say this keeps the world good.
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Long ago, a thin lion tried to change this rule.
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But they just called him a bad monster.
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Let me tell you what happened.
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We all know Africa.
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It is a very big land.
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It is very hot.
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Many animals live there.
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But there is a secret.
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This big land has two parts.
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In one part, the sun shines.
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The grass is tall and green, and the water is cool and clear.
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There are many bugs and birds.
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Most of all, there is big meat.
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Many big animals walk here.
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Some have stripes and some have horns.
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They eat the green grass and drink the cool water so they grow big and fat.
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The animals call this place the Pride Lands.
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In the other part, the land is dark and the dirt is dry.
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There is no green grass or cool water.
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Hot smoke comes up from holes in the ground.
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Big bones lie in the dust.
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They are the bones of dead elephants.
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The animals call this place the Bone Land.
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In the Pride Lands there was an old Lion King.
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He was very old, but he was very strong.
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The old king had two boy lions.
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They grew up.
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The first son was huge.
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His bones were wide, and his arms and legs were big.
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When he gave a big sound, the ground shook.
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The trees shook, and the animals ran away.
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The old king looked at this big son and liked him.
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This big son looked like a king.
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The old king gave him a great name.
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He said, Your name is Mufasa.
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Mufasa means king or boss.
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Mufasa walked tall and liked his name.
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The second son was thin, and his fur was dark.
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He did not give a big sound.
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The old king looked at this thin son and did not like him.
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A king must be big and hit hard.
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This son was too small.
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The old king said, Your name is Taka.
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Taka means trash or bad thing.
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Taka was quiet because he knew his name was bad.
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He did not walk tall.
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He put his head down and walked in the back.
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Time passed and the old king died.
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Mufasa became the new king.
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He sat on a high rock and he made the rules.
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Mufasa had a strong rule in his head.
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He said, A good king fights face to face.
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A good king stands in the light.
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We do not hide.
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We hit hard and we win.
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This is the good rule.
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Mufasa followed the good rule.
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But the real world is not a fair place.
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One day the rain stopped and the dirt was dry.
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Mufasa walked around his land.
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He looked at the grass and the water.
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Suddenly a strange lion came.
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The strange lion was white.
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He was old, but he had many marks on his skin from many fights.
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He did not have a home, so he wanted the Pride Lands.
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Mufasa stood tall and showed his teeth.
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He said, Fight me face to face!
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But the white lion did not run at him.
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He took one step up, hit Mufasa, and then stepped back.
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Mufasa showed his teeth and ran at him, but the white lion stepped back again.
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The white lion went to a bad place.
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It was the edge of a deep hole, and the rocks on the ground were loose.
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Mufasa followed him, but he was too big.
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He stepped on the loose rocks, and his big feet slipped.
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He could not stand up well.
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The white lion jumped and pushed Mufasa down.
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Mufasa was on his back and half of his body was over the deep hole.
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The rocks fell down, down, down.
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The white lion opened his mouth and showed his big yellow teeth.
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He went to bite Mufasa's neck.
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Mufasa could not move.
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He was going to die.
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Taka watched from the dark shadow.
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He stood very still.
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If he did nothing, Mufasa would die.
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If his big brother died, Taka would be the new king.
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He would sit on the high rock.
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He would own the big meat.
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Taka looked at the dirt.
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He thought about being the king.
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Then he looked up at Mufasa.
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he looked at his brother's face taka pushed his sharp claws deep into the dirt
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he let the king thought go a black shadow moved it was taka taka was small
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so he moved very fast in the dark
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he walked behind the white lion the white lion did not hear him taka jumped he did not bite the neck
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He used his sharp claws.
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He put his claws deep into the white lion's left eye.
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The white lion gave a loud sound.
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The white lion let go of Mufasa.
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The white lion grabbed his own face.
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Mufasa rolled over and stood up fast.
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Mufasa bit the white lion's back.
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He bit the bones in the back.
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the white lion fell down and died it was over
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but in the fast fight the white lion's sharp claw hit taka the claw hit taka's face
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it cut deep into his left cheek blood came out it was a lot of blood
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it hurt very much taka sat on the ground
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he put his paw on his bleeding face he breathed hard
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he looked up at his big brother Taka waited
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he waited for Mufasa to say thank you he waited for Mufasa to say good job Mufasa stood up
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and shook the dirt off his hair Mufasa looked at the dead white lion then Mufasa looked at Taka
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Mufasa's eyes were cold.
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He was mad.
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You hid, Mufasa said.
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You did not fight face to face.
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You hit him from the back.
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That is bad.
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That is dirty.
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A good lion does not do that.
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Mufasa looked down at the dirt.
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He was the big king.
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He followed the good rule.
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But he was saved by a dirty trick.
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This made him very mad.
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He looked at the deep cut on Taka's face.
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Look at your face, Taka, Mufasa said.
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That mark shows you are bad.
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You do not follow the good rule.
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Other lions came.
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They saw the dead white lion.
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They saw Taka's face.
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They heard what Mufasa said.
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They pointed at the deep cut.
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look at him the lion said he is dirty look at
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that mark he is just a scar
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they laughed yes his name is scar taka heard this his heart felt cold he saved his brother's life
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but his brother only saw a broken rule
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and the other lions gave him a bad name mufasa did not stop them mufasa just walked away.
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Taka stood up.
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He did not say a word.
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He walked all the way to the edge of the Pride Lands.
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He went to the Bone Land.
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He sat in the dark dust.
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He was not Taka anymore.
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He was Scar.
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Scar looked at the big bones.
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He knew the story of this dark place.
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Long ago, the lions and the hyenas fought.
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They both hunt in a group and like to eat meat, but the lions are very big.
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They have big arms, so they hit hard.
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The lions won the fight.
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The lions took the pride lands.
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They kept the green grass, the water, and the big meat.
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The lions pushed the hyenas over to the bone land and said, you stay in the bone land,
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we stay here the hyenas went to the dark dirt
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they were hungry scar thought about this this was the first rule the big cats win
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and the big cats take everything many years passed
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Back in the Pride Lands, life was happy.
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Mufasa was a very strong king.
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He had a wife.
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She was the queen.
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The queen had a baby boy.
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The baby was a little lion.
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His name was Simba.
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One day, all the animals came to the high rock.
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They stood in the grass.
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They looked up.
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A monkey was there.
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The monkey was an old, smart monkey.
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He took the baby Simba.
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He held Simba high in the air.
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The sun hit the baby.
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All the big animals, the ones with stripes and horns, made loud noises.
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They put their heads down.
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They bowed to the baby lion.
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They bowed to the thing that would eat them one day.
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Mufasa wanted all the animals to be happy.
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He made up a story.
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He had to explain why the lions ate the big animals.
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Mufasa said, Listen to me.
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We are lions.
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We eat you.
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Yes, we eat the big meat.
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But it is okay.
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It is a big circle.
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It is the life circle.
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We eat you today, but one day we die.
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Our bodies go into the dirt.
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We become the green grass.
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Then you eat the green grass.
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So we are all part of one big circle.
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It is our job.
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We must eat you to keep the world good.
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The big animals heard this.
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They liked the story.
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They thought, the lions eat us because it is a rule of the world.
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When Simba was a little bigger, Mufasa took him to the very top of the high rock.
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The sun was bright.
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Look, Simba, Mufasa said.
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Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
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Look at the big animals down there.
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We own them.
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They run, but we catch them.
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This is what power is.
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One day, you will be the king.
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You will own all the meat.
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Simba looked at the land.
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He liked the idea.
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He wanted to own the meat.
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But Scar watched all of this.
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Scar wanted the power.
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He had a plan.
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One day, Scar saw little Simba playing.
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Scar walked up to him.
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You are small, Simba, Scar said.
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You only look at the Pride Lands.
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But far away, there is the dark Bone Land.
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It is full of big elephant bones.
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But a little boy like you should not go there.
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Only a real king is brave enough to go there.
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Simba wanted to show he was not scared.
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He had a best friend.
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She was a little girl lion.
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Simba went to find her.
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Together, they ran far away.
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They went into the dark dirt of the bone land.
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It was a bad place.
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Big elephant bones were everywhere.
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Suddenly, bad sounds came from the shadows.
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The boss of the hyenas walked out.
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Many hungry hyenas walked with her.
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They looked at the two little lions.
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They showed their sharp teeth.
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They wanted to eat them.
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Simba was scared.
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He tried to run, but the hyenas were everywhere.
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They closed the circle.
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Then a huge sound shook the ground.
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Roar!
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It was Mufasa.
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He came very fast.
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He hit three hyenas with his big arms.
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The hyenas fell hard.
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Mufasa stood over Simba.
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He just looked at the hyena boss.
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Mufasa's eyes were like cold fire.
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Never look at my son again, Mufasa said, or I will kill you all.
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The hyena boss stepped back.
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She was very scared.
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But deep inside, she was very mad.
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Her hate for Mufasa grew big.
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Mufasa took Simba home.
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He was angry.
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Being brave is not being stupid, Mufasa said to Simba.
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From the shadows, Scar watched all of this.
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He smiled.
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He saw Mufasa hit the hyenas.
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He saw the hate in the boss's eyes.
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It was time.
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Scar walked to the hyena boss.
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The hyenas growled at him, but Scar did not show fear.
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He talked about food.
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I see you, Scar said.
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You are hungry.
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Mufasa hits you.
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Mufasa keeps all the big meat.
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He says it is a circle.
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I say it is a lie.
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I want to be king, but Mufasa is too big.
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I cannot fight him face to face.
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Scar walked closer.
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You have many friends.
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You have numbers.
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Let us make a deal.
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What deal? the boss asked.
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Help me kill Mufasa, Scar said.
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Help me kill his little boy, Simba.
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If you do this, you can leave the Boneland.
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You will come to the Pride Lands.
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You will hunt with the lions.
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You will eat the big meat.
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We will share everything.
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The boss looked at the other hyenas.
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They looked at their empty bellies.
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They looked at the green grass far away.
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We will help you, the boss said.
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The dry time came.
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The wind blew hard.
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Many big animals with horns stood together in a big valley.
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Scar's plan started.
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Scar went to find Simba.
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Simba, Scar said.
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Your dad has a big surprise for you.
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Go down into the deep valley.
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Wait by the dead tree.
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Do not move.
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Simba believed his uncle.
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He ran down into the deep valley.
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He sat by the dead tree.
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He was very quiet.
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He waited for his dad.
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High up, Scar walked to the top edge of the valley.
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He looked down at the little boy.
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Then, Scar looked across the field.
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He saw the hyena boss hiding in the tall grass.
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Scar gave a slow nod.
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The boss and two big hyenas jumped out of the grass.
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They ran fast at the big animals.
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They bit the back legs of the animals.
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They barked.
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The big animals felt fear.
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One ran.
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Then ten ran.
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Then all of them ran.
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It was a black river of meat and bone.
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They ran blind.
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They ran right into the deep valley.
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The ground shook.
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Boom, boom, boom.
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Simba heard the noise.
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He looked up.
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The black river of big animals was falling down the rocks, right at him.
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Simba ran and grabbed a small branch on a rock.
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He held on tight.
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High in the sky, a bird saw this.
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The bird flew fast.
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King Mufasa, the bird yelled.
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Simba is in the valley.
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The big animals are running.
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He will die.
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Mufasa did not think.
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He ran to the valley.
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He jumped down into the Black River of Animals.
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It was very dangerous.
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The big animals hit him.
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Mufasa pushed them.
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He got hit in the head.
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Finally, he saw Simba.
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Mufasa jumped and caught Simba in his mouth.
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Mufasa threw Simba up high.
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Simba landed on a safe rock.
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Simba was safe.
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But Mufasa was still in the river.
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A huge animal hit Mufasa from the front.
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BAM!
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Mufasa flew in the air.
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He hit the hard rock wall of the valley.
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Mufasa did not want to die.
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He used his big claws.
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He dug them deep into the rock wall.
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Scratch!
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Scratch!
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He pulled his heavy body up.
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He climbed.
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He reached the top edge.
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He pulled his head over the top.
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He breathed very hard.
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Scar was standing there.
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Slowly, Mufasa looked up.
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He was weak.
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Taka, he said.
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Brother, help me.
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Scar's face was very still.
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Scar reached out his two paws.
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He put them on Mufasa's arms, but he did not pull.
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Scar pushed his sharp claws deep into the skin and meat of Mufasa's arms.
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Mufasa felt a terrible pain.
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His eyes got very wide.
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He looked at his brother's cold face.
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Scar, Mufasa gasped.
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It was the first time he used that name.
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Scar's eyes were very cold.
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He leaned close to Mufasa's ear.
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Long live the king, Scar said.
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Scar let go.
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Mufasa fell backward.
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He fell down, down, down into the dust and the heavy feet.
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The big king was dead.
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The dust went away.
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The valley was quiet.
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Scar walked down.
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He found Simba.
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Simba was crying next to Mufasa's dead body.
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"'Simba,' Scar said, "'what did you do?' "'I did not mean to,' Simba cried.
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"'They just ran!' "'If you were not here, he would be alive,' Scar said.
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"'What will your mother say?
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"'It is your fault.
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"'Run away.
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"'Run far away and never come back!' "'Simba turned and ran.
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"'He ran into the hot sand.' scar looked at the shadows go get him scar said to the hyenas kill the boy
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the hyenas chased simba but simba got lost in the hot sand they could not find him
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they went back and told scar the boy was dead you are all fools scar said
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Scar walked up to the high rock.
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He was the new king.
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Scar kept his deal.
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From the dark boneland, many hyenas came.
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They went into the green grass.
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The lady lions watched.
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They were very angry.
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But Scar said, I am the king.
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This is the new rule.
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We share the land.
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We share the meat.
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For a few days it was good.
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The hyenas ate big meat.
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But soon a big problem came.
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There were too many mouths.
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The hyenas wanted to eat big meat every day.
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The big animals saw too many teeth.
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They started to run away.
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They left the Pride Lands.
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Scar knew if they ate all the meat, they would all die.
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He stood on the high rock.
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He made a new rule.
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No one can kill a big animal, Scar said.
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We must eat small things.
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We will eat rats.
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We will eat old bugs.
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The lions and the hyenas will eat the same thing.
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We must share the pain.
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The lady lions were very mad.
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They said no. Scar walked down to the queen.
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He held a piece of red meat.
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He dropped the meat on the ground by her feet.
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Be my queen, Scar said.
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I will give you real meat.
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I will hide it from the hyenas.
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But you must sit with me on the high rock.
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The queen was very, very thin.
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Her stomach was empty.
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She looked at the red meat.
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It smelled like life.
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Just one nod and she would live.
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Then her eyes moved to Scar's cold face.
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She closed her eyes.
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The meat and the face fought in her head.
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Her stomach hurt very much.
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Finally, she opened her eyes.
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She pushed the red meat away into the dirt.
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No, the Queen said.
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I am the Queen.
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I will not eat your meat.
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Scar was very mad he hit her face the queen fell
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but she did not cry the lady lions lay on the rocks
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they did not hunt they did nothing
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then the sky got hot the rain stopped the rivers turned
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to mud the mud turned to hard dirt the grass turned
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to dust the land was dead scar could not leave his rock
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He was the king, but he was all bones.
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He wanted to change the rules, but it failed.
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Far away, Simba did not die in the hot sand, but he was very tired.
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His heart was broken.
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He walked and walked.
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Finally, he found the green jungle.
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He fell down in the green grass.
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He met a fat pig.
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He met a little rat.
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They woke him up.
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Simba was very hungry.
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Where is the big meat?
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Simba asked.
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No big meat here, the pig said.
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Hakuna Matata.
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It means no worries.
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We eat bugs.
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The little rat showed Simba fat bugs.
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Simba ate one.
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It was soft and cold, but it filled his belly.
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Years passed.
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Simba stayed in the jungle.
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He ate bugs every single day.
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A strange thing happened.
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Simba grew very big.
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He became a giant lion.
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He had the body of a king, but he only ate bugs.
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This was the biggest secret.
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This showed lions did not have to eat big animals to live.
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The stuff that makes you strong was in the bugs, too.
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They killed big animals because they had the power to do it, and they liked the taste.
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Back in the dead
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Pride Lands, things were very bad.
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The lions were dying.
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Simba's old friend, the lady lion, could not wait anymore.
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One dark night, she left to find help.
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She walked for many days across the hot sand.
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Finally, she found the green jungle.
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The Lady Lion saw the giant lion.
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Simba, she said.
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Simba looked at her.
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Then he smiled very big.
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It is you, Simba said.
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My best friend.
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Simba was so happy, he jumped around.
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You found me, Simba said.
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Look at my home.
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It is perfect here.
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There are no rules.
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We do not fight.
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We just play and sleep all day.
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Simba showed her a fat bug.
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Stay with me, Simba said.
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Do not go back to the hot sand.
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We can be happy here forever.
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But his friend did not smile.
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She looked very sad.
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She pushed the bug away.
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i cannot stay she told simba the bad news scar is king the hyenas are everywhere
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he tells us to eat rats the land is dead
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we are dying of hunger you must go back
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you must kill scar
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she walked away to let him think simba sat alone under a green tree
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he looked at the green leaves here he was safe here he had no secret
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but then he felt the hot wind he saw his mother in his mind she was thin
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and dying in the dry dirt he breathed very fast if he went back he had to stand on the high rock.
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He had to say loud, I killed Mufasa.
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He saw the angry eyes of the lions.
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He saw their hate.
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The thought of their eyes hurt too much.
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Simba stepped back.
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No, he said, I cannot go back.
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He turned and ran deep into the safe trees.
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But the safe trees did not make him happy
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that night simba looked up at the dark sky he could not sleep his heart was not quiet
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suddenly simba heard a noise it was the old smart monkey your father lives the monkey said
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the monkey took simba to a pool of water look down the monkey said simba looked in the water
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he saw his face, but he was so big he looked just like Mufasa.
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Remember who you are, the monkey said.
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Your father is not dead.
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He lives in your heart.
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Simba looked deep in the water.
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A feeling woke up in his blood.
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He remembered standing on the high rock.
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He remembered looking at the land.
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He remembered the feeling of total power.
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He was a lion.
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He wanted the top back.
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I am going back, Simba said.
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The journey was long.
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Simba and the Lady Lion ran across the hot sand.
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They went back to the Pride Lands.
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It was the last day of the dry time.
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A fire started in the dry grass.
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Simba walked up to the high rock.
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His friend was with him.
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Scar looked up.
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He saw the giant lion.
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Scar thought Simba was dead.
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Simba?
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Scar said.
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He was shocked.
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Simba gave a big sound.
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Step down, Scar, Simba said.
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The lady lions heard the sound.
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They stood up.
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They showed their teeth.
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They looked at the hyenas.
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They did not want to share anymore.
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They wanted their power back.
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The fight began.
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It was a war.
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The lady lions were huge cats.
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They hit the tired hyenas hard.
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Simba walked to Scar.
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Scar backed away to the very top of the rock.
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Fire was burning below.
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Scar looked at Simba.
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Tell them!
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Scar yelled loud.
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Tell your mother!
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It is your fault Mufasa is dead.
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You killed him!
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Scar wanted Simba to run away, but Simba did not run simba was a giant
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now he felt the power in his blood
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he did not care about the secret anymore
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he only cared about the high rock simba did not cry
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he showed his big teeth he walked closer i am the king
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now simba said step down scar saw the trick did not work scar was scared he jumped and hit Simba.
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But Simba was too strong.
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Simba pinned Scar to the ground at the edge of the rock.
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Scar was a smart talker.
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He tried one last time.
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Simba, wait!
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Scar cried.
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Please, it is the hyenas.
592
The hyenas always want more food.
593
The hyenas made me do everything.
594
They ruined the land.
595
They are the real enemy.
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Down below, near the fire, the hyena boss heard everything.
597
They stopped fighting.
598
They looked up.
599
They knew the truth now.
600
Scar used them.
601
Now Scar was throwing them away to save his life.
602
The boss showed her teeth.
603
On top of the rock, Simba did not care what Scar said.
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Run away, Scar, Simba said,
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and never come back scar threw hot dust in simba's eyes scar tried to bite simba
606
but simba used his big back legs he kicked scar hard scar flew back
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he fell over the edge he fell down into the smoke he landed near the fire he was alive
608
but his leg was broken a shadow fell over him
609
then many shadows the boss the hyenas made a circle around
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him ah my friends scar said friends the boss said
611
you said we were the enemy the hyenas were very quiet they were very hungry
612
and they hated him they jumped on him all at once the fire burned bright
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and scar was gone heavy rain fell the water washed the
614
blood off the rocks the next morning the sun came up simba walked to the point of the high rock
615
the lady lions chased every last hyena away simba let out
616
a giant sound the sound went across the land the many big animals heard the sound
617
they knew the big cats were back the green grass would
618
grow the big animals would eat the grass the lions would kill the big animals and eat the best meat
619
and the lions would tell the baby animals
620
it was a holy life circle everything was exactly the way
621
it used to be the strong ruled the weak no one
622
talked about the thin lion who tried to change the rules
623
they just called him a bad monster named scar the winners went back to eating meat
624
and the winners get to tell the story.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “🔥5天聽5遍, 形成英文耳: 獅子王 被奪走的人生(美國小學2年級程度) 不怕聽不懂, 英文聽力, 聽故事學英文”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: simba, scar, mufasa, lion, looked. This video has 624 sentences and 4402 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:53. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scar noun | /skɑɹ/ | A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. |
| lion noun | /ˈlaɪən/ | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| dirt noun | /dɝt/ | Soil or earth. |
| monkey noun | /ˈmʌŋki/ | A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails… |
| shadow noun | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. |
| bug noun | /bʌɡ/ | An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). |
| claw noun | /klɔ/ | A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| dust noun | /dʌst/ | Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber… |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
| run away verb | To flee by running. | |
| fall down verb | /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ | To fall to the ground. To collapse. |
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If he did nothing, Mufasa would die · If his big brother died, Taka would be · If you were not here, he would be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was saved · was broken |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was falling · was standing · was crying |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest · My best · the best |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: thin /ˈθɪn/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shock /ʃɔk/, wash /wɑʃ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scar, lion, grass.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.