The next Round (of The Circle of Life)

 

Dramatis Personae (in alphabetical order):

 

Akra – lioness from Golden Sands.

Amali – daughter of Vitani and Tanabi, mate of Mtanga.

Anasa – mate of Dhahabu

Baka – young lioness from Golden Sands.

Baridi – rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

Beluwa – lioness from Golden Sands.

Biti – lioness from Prideland.

Cheka – lioness from Prideland.

Dahabu -  older son of Vitani and Tanabiego, new king of Priderock

Dhalimu – son of Kiara and Kovu, king of Golden Sands.

Hodari – king of Sahel Plains.

Hofu – rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

Kadiri – lioness of Green Valley.

Kauli – ball python, adviser and chamberlain in Golden Sands court.

Kijani – young king of Green Valley.

Kimeta – queen of Green Valley.

Kinamu – shaman, mandrill.

Kivuli – lioness of Sahel Plains.

Kota – lioness from Golden Sands.

Mtanga –Amali’s mate, rouge who came to Priderock in beginning of the Second Drought.

Niva – white lioness, queen of Golden Sands.

Njaa – old leader of rouges pack.

Raia – lioness from Golden Sands, queen Niva’s sister

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Dramatis Personae (in alphabetical order):

 

Akra – lioness from Golden Sands.

Amali – daughter of Vitani and Tanabi, mate of Mtanga.

Anasa – mate of Dhahabu

Baka – young lioness from Golden Sands.

Baridi – rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

Beluwa – lioness from Golden Sands.

Biti – lioness from Prideland.

Cheka – lioness from Prideland.

Dahabu -  older son of Vitani and Tanabiego, new king of Priderock

Dhalimu – son of Kiara and Kovu, king of Golden Sands.

Hodari – king of Sahel Plains.

Hofu – rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

Kadiri – lioness of Green Valley.

Kauli – ball python, adviser and chamberlain in Golden Sands court.

Kijani – young king of Green Valley.

Kimeta – queen of Green Valley.

Kinamu – shaman, mandrill.

Kivuli – lioness of Sahel Plains.

Kota – lioness from Golden Sands.

Mtanga –Amali’s mate, rouge who came to Priderock in beginning of the Second Drought.

Niva – white lioness, queen of Golden Sands.

Njaa – old leader of rouges pack.

from Golden Sands.

Taka the Second – son of Vitani and Tanabiego

Udole - rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

 

[About six years after The Scar’s Heir]

I. The new sun rises.

 

[Starting song. As in previous stories – you have to invent your own melody. I suggest something dignified and a bit mysterious. Three, two, one, go!]

[A capture of Prideland from air. Sun is slowly setting, now is half-sunken on horizon. Priderock is enlighten by blood-red light. We see mournful procession of lionesses and lions, coming down from main rock-ledge. Two males – one mighty, golden-furred and golden-maned and the second – a little smaller, significantly thinner with sandy fur, black mane and light-red beard: they are carrying motionless body of just deceased ruler. Old lion has red mane and scary-looking scar on face (precisely: on left eye). We recognize that is Tanabi – weaken and wearied by long years of ruling on Priderock. After then a group of lionesses is going. On it’s tail is walking a pair – golden-furred lioness and lion with grey mane. She is crying, he tries to comfort her.]

Since the day of our birth and a days of cub’s time

Life is flowing down, faster quickly passing its prime

Waterfall of our youth, backwater’s maturity

Divine spark going further to fade out in the sea

And like river ends its float in the ocean of night

Breathing of every creature meets the end of its plight

[Zoom-out – we see that savannah in area is dried and sun-scorched. In few places we can see piles of bones of dead animals. Over that sad-looking landscape slowly is flying old, green-feathered hornbill. We notice that is Tiko.]

You just won’t stop that current with the dame of your will

It is floating since always and it’ll be floating still

[Tiko lowers his flight and stops over lions, that are carrying dead king’s body. Then bird look with sadness on setting sun.]

Udole - rouge lion from Mtanga’s pack

 

[About six years after The Scar’s Heir]

I. The new sun rises.

 

[Starting song. As in previous stories – you have to invent your own melody. I suggest something dignified and a bit mysterious. Three, two, one, go!]

[A capture of Prideland from air. Sun is slowly setting, now is half-sunken on horizon. Priderock is enlighten by blood-red light. We see mournful procession of lionesses and lions, coming down from main rock-ledge. Two males – one mighty, golden-furred and golden-maned and the second – a little smaller, significantly thinner with sandy fur, black mane and light-red beard: they are carrying motionless body of just deceased ruler. Old lion has red mane and scary-looking scar on face (precisely: on left eye). We recognize that is Tanabi – weaken and wearied by long years of ruling on Priderock. After then a group of lionesses is going. On it’s tail is walking a pair – golden-furred lioness and lion with grey mane. She is crying, he tries to comfort her.]

Since the day of our birth and a days of cub’s time

Life is flowing down, faster quickly passing its prime

Waterfall of our youth, backwater’s maturity

Divine spark going further to fade out in the sea

And like river ends its float in the ocean of night

Breathing of every creature meets the end of its plight

[Zoom-out – we see that savannah in area is dried and sun-scorched. In few places we can see piles of bones of dead animals. Over that sad-looking landscape slowly is flying old, green-feathered hornbill. We notice that is Tiko.]

You just won’t stop that current with the dame of your will

It is floating since always and it’ll be floating still

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To prevent run of water – like your end you can’t choose

[We see distant host of animals, slowly coming to Priderock.]

And image you did it – and the current is gone

That means death, nothing more, you put down spark you own

[Creatures are gathering in ranks, almost like on new ruler’s presentation. But now on animals faces a great grief and concern. Zoom-in on the body of fallen king – his motionless paw suddenly falls from shoulder of smaller lion and hangs freely. Young antelope, standing nearby, turns away her sight with heavy emotion.]

Chorus:

So go ahead and swim ahead

Don’t waste your time

[Golden-furred points with tail on pile of rock on Priderock’s foot. Few lionesses come to that pan and slowly push away the stones. Tiko lands on boulder nearby.]

There’s no use to stand and cry

Cause to live that means to die

And your days are going shorted every night

[A shot of stones, rolling on dried soil and causing a small clouds of dust. Black-maned looks on it with sad stare and golden-maned proudly is looking on horizon on fading sun.]

Torrent’s running into sea

Sun is fading in night’s dim

Like an echo – death just a life’s reply

[Zoon-in of face of black-maned: in his tired eyes we see some pictures from the past. Vitani and Tanabi over tiny cub with dark fur, few meters away his older siblings are looking on that – a golden-furred young lionesses and adolescent, golden-maned lion.; Tanabi and Vitani leading the hunt, a bit older lion is going after parents.; Death of Vitani – lioness is passing with a peace on her face, lying in royal cave, surrounded by family. Black-maned pretends to be easy and proud but two tears are flowing on his muzzle.; Old Tanabi is speaking with three of his children – black-maned is listening with sadness, he says something to father, but he just nods with paw, calming down his son.; end of the vision – black-maned is putting father’s body to the stone-pan.]

Don’t cry for those who’ve passed in that current of time

They have own days of glory, swimming in youthful prime

But then used to that truth there is all comes to end

And they peacefully drowned just behind river’s bend

So let learn from theirs waves, hear the voices from past

There no use to save moment, in eternal put trust

[With his brother, he buries king’s body with rock and gravel and when the last boulder is in place, all animals knell in absolute silence.]

Chorus:

So go ahead and swim ahead

Don’t waste your time

Life is fading every day

But there is no other way

So this is the only way to be fulfilled

[Both lions are standing over the grave, looking on it but in the same time giving a discrete looks on each other. Camera is zooming-out and we see crying pride, still holding in bow and Tiko, flying over them.]

Look on those who paid their fare

We are there where once they were

They are now - where some day we certainly will

[Sun fades out. Music stops.]

 

All the world, a warmth of evening, scorching dryness of desert wind and quiet sobbing of lionesses were coming to Taka like from beyond the thick veil. For long minutes he was standing over father’s grave, next to the tomb of mother. In fact, he was barely aware where he was. Finally the voice of Dahabu called him back to the reality. His older brother started a funeral speech. Previously they had decided that they told it together.

„My father...” said golden-maned, just like he was the only child of Tanabi. “...was a great king. His reign finished a tragic conflict between Golden Pride and Pridelanders. He and my mother restored a harmony in the Circle of Life, that had been disturbed by argument between Scar and Mufasa. For the common good of your land and creatures living here, he decided to oppose his own father, Simba. He was ruling with strong but gentle paw, in spite of disablement he suffered. He was a master but also a father to every animal in our land. That why his deeds and achievements will be remembered

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