It was a beautiful day in the Pridelands.
I was taking a walk to the waterhole to practice my running and search for some food when suddenly I was distracted by the sight of the monkeys.
I chuckled as I watched them scratch their heads.
"What's so funny?" Asked the oldest of the monkeys and their leader Juba.
"It's the way you scratch your heads, it looks funny," I said.
Suddenly I had to bolt out of there quickly as the monkeys lunged at me.
I dodged several monkeys and increased my speed.
"Huwezi! you can't catch me!" I taunted.
Suddenly I spotted Kion, I smiled with affection and relief, I was pleased to see my dearest friend.
"Fuli!' Jump!" Kion shouted.
I leapt over him and watched as Beshte stood up, stopping the monkeys.
"Thanks, Guys," I said gratefully, I was panting slightly.
I then turned to the monkeys.
"And as for you guys, I said I'm sorry I didn't mean to laugh when I said you looked funny when you scratched your heads," I said.
"Apology accepted," Juba said, then he collapsed on the ground, the rest of the monkeys followed his lead.
"Ok now that I have you all here, I have something to tell you" Kion announced.
He then proceeded to tell us about The Lion Guard.
"Lion Guard?" I asked.
Bunga nodded and bounced around with excitement.
"Show them the roar Kion!' Show them the roar!" He said excitedly.
I raised an eyebrow with curiosity and disbelief.
"What's Bunga talking about Kion?, the roar?" I asked.
A few minutes later Kion did a roar that sounded like a hyena with a bad cold.
I struggled to hold in my laughter but I burst out laughing.
"Ahh Kion, you call that a roar?" I chuckled.
"But.But.. That wasn't the roar. It was a squeak" Bunga stammered trying to defend Kion.
Just then Simba appeared with Kiara and Tiifu.
Kion bounded up to his father excitingly.
"Kion, Kiara tells me you've asked Bunga to join The Lion Guard, is this true?" Simba asked.
Kion nodded and tried to explain his reasonings.
Simba ignored him and proceeded to scold Kion for defying tradition.
As I watched Kion wither under Simba's stern lecture I felt a stab of sympathy.
'Kion I know exactly how you feel" I muttered.