LION KING
PROLOGUE
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Together, the lion and the mandrill stroll over towards Sarabi, the queen of the Pride Lands, and Mufasa nuzzles her tenderly before looking down to the cub in her paws. The lioness dips her head down to plant a small lick across Simba's forehead, prompting the infant to roll around, his eyes wide. The first thing he sees is Rafiki, peering down at him curiously. Then with a wave of the hand, the shaman brings the top of his staff over Simba's head, rattling the gourds on it gently.
Taking one of the gourds into his hand, Rafiki holds it up to the sun and splits it in two. He lowers one half down towards the cub, dips a brown thumb into the sticky red contents, then smears a line of it across the young prince's forehead. Setting the other half down, he proceeds to scoop up a handfull of sand and sprinkles it over the cub's head, causing him to sneeze. |