Cards 49-65

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	Card 49 An odd little voice sings As Simba sits quietly on a fallen tree trunk near a stream, he hears an odd little voice singing. It is Rafiki, who has come for Simba. "Asante sana. Squash banana," the old baboon chants. In a nearby tree, Simba sees a silhouette. Then, a stone plops in the stream. "Who could it be?" Simba wonders.
	Card 50 "I know your father." "Will ya' cut it out?" Simba hollers as he walks away from the fallen tree. Rafiki follows, then pokes Simba in the nose with his finger. "I know who you are. You're Mufasa's boy." "You knew my father? Simba asks. "Correction. I know your father. He's alive, and I'll show him to you."
	Card 51 "He lives in you." "You follow old Rafiki," the wise old baboon tells Simba. "Hurry up! Don't dawdle! Mufasa's waiting!" Dashing through trees, hanging branches and vines, they make their way to a reflecting pool. Rafiki tells Simba to look hard into the pool. At first Simba sees only his reflection. Then it changes to an image of his father. Simba gasps. "You see — he lives in you," Rafiki tells him.
	Card 52 "Remember who you are." As Simba looks at his father's image in the pool, he hears a voice call his name. Then something mystical happens — Mufasa's image appears in a powerful vision of colored light. "Look inside yourself, Simba," Mufasa's image speaks. "You must take your place in the circle of life." "How?" Simba asks. "Remember who you are...you are my son and the one true king." Then, the vision fades.
	Card 53 Simba marches toward his destiny Inspired by his vision, Simba approaches the dry, desolate land that was once the Pride Lands. In the distance, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon follow. The horizon is filled with a sea of dried bones. Not a living thing is around. Crossing miles of sand and parched earth, Simba finally sees Pride Rock in the distance. Storm clouds gather. Continuing on, Simba marches toward his destiny — to claim his rightful place as king.
	Card 54 Forced to hunt for food Meanwhile, in Scar's cave, Zazu is imprisoned under an animal rib cage. Bedraggled, Zazu sings a pathetic song. Scar orders him to sing something a little more "up beat." But there's nothing happy about Pride Rock now. Scar and the hyenas are in control, and the lionesses are forced to hunt food for their greedy masters.
	Card 55 There is no food As Scar reclines, the hyenas — Shenzi, Bonzai and Ed — run in. "Hey boss! It's dinner time and we've run outta' entrees. There's no food," they whine. "I'm the king, not the cook!" Scar snarls. "It's the lionesses' job to do the hunting." Scar orders Sarabi to hunt, but she refuses because there is no more food. "If you were half the king Mufasa was..." she says, but before she can finish Scar strikes her and she falls.
	Card 56 Simba is revealed Lightning flashes, the sky rolls with thunder. Suddenly Scar hears a horrifying roar. He looks up to see — Simba's shadowy figure. Enraged, Simba stalks down to battle with Scar.
	Card 57 "I'm a little surprised to see you — alive." Thinking he is seeing a ghost, Scar shakes with fear. "Mufasa? he calls. "No! — It can't be. You're dead. Leave me alone!" Simba reaches his mother's side. Lifting her head, she joyfully realizes the stranger is Simba — her son. Scar looks on. "I'm a little surprised to see you — alive," he says.
	Card 58 Either step down as king or fight "Stroke of bad timing you showing up when you did," Scar tells his nephew. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't rip you apart," Simba says enraged. There's one problem," Scar tells him gesturing toward an army of hyenas. "They think I'm king." "The choice is yours," Simba says, "Either step down as king or fight."
	Card 59 "It was an accident." From a ledge, Nala and the lionesses watch Simba and Scar face off. Ever devious and cunning, Scar reveals that Simba is responsible for Mufasa's death. The lionesses gasp. "It was an accident," Simba says. "Murderer!" Scar screams. "I thought if I came back it would prove..." "That you're a fool," Scar interrupts. Shaken and filled with guilt, Simba backs up and slips off the promontory — barely clinging to the edge.
	Card 60 A blast of fury Savoring the moment, Scar looks down at Simba. "Now this looks familiar. Hmm — where have I seen this before? Oh yes! I remember! This is the way your father looked before he died." Simba hangs on — as loose stones give way. "Just one more thing before you go," Scar adds. "I killed him!" Remembering the scene of his father's death, Simba cries "Noooooooo!" and with a mighty effort pulls himself off the ledge. He lunges at Scar in a blast of fury.
	Card 61 A large roar grows "Help me, you idiots," Scar cries frantically to the hyenas. With roars of anger, Nala and the lionesses leap in to help Simba. In the scramble, Banzai is tossed airborne into Scar's cave. As the battle grows, lightning strikes across the sky. Fire burns all around.
	Card 62 "Eeeee-yaaaaa!" Crashing into Zazu's rib-cage prison, Banzai smashes it. Finally free, Zazu joins the cause. Charging Banzai, Zazu pecks at him wildly. Screaming in pain, Banzai runs from the cave yelp, yelp, yelping. Then Timon, aboard a charging Pumbaa, dashes in — rallying a battle cry of "Eeeee-yaaaaa!"
	Card 63 To a pack of hungry hyenas below At last, Simba breaks free of the fighting hyenas. Looking around, he sees no sign of Scar. Then lightning reveals Scar sneaking up on Pride Rock. Simba follows and emerges from a wall of flames — his mane smoking. "Murderer!" he shouts at Scar, who cowers at the edge of the promontory. Simba pins him. He could destroy Scar, but thinks better of it. Scar lunges at Simba. With a swipe of his paw, Simba flips Scar over the edge to a pack of hungry hyenas below.
	Card 64 Simba takes his place in the circle of life The battle is over. Scar is defeated. Slowly, a steady rain begins to fall. The drought has ended. Scar's reign of destruction and terror is over. Nala helps Sarabi to her feet. Joined by Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu, they watch Simba limp slowly up to the top of Pride Rock. Looking out over his kingdom, Simba roars in triumph. The lionesses answer back — joyful that Simba has come home to take his place in the circle of life.
	Card 65 A new lion king is born As time passes, the Pride Lands flourish once again. Grass grows. The animals return. As the sun rises, animals have gathered at the summit. A ceremony is about to begin. Simba looks out over the wide expanse of his kingdom, then walks towards Nala, who cradles their newborn son *. Sarabi, Pumbaa, Timon and Zazu look on as Rafiki once again performs the same ceremony of blessing. Triumphantly, he lifts the tiny cub for all to see. A new lion king is born — and the circle of life is complete once more.

* This is the exact wording on the card, and as all true Lion King fans know, not true. In the sequel to The Lion King, you find out that it was in fact a daughter named Kiara born to Simba and Nala.