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For a complete list of the titles available in the Pearson English Kids Readers series, please go to www.pearsonenglishkidsreaders.com, Alternatively, write to your local Pearson Education office or to Pearson English Readers Marketing Department, Pearson Education, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM2024E, Engloné ‘“Disney THE LION KING LEVEL 4 Re-told by: Paul Shipton Series Editor: Melanie WilliamsMufasa was king of the Pride Lands. He was also Simba’s father. Simba liked to sit on the high rock with his father. The two lions looked down on all the lands below them. “One day you’re going to be the king of all this,” Mufasa told his son. Then, Mufasa told Simba about the great circle of life.But Mufasa’s brother Scar wanted to be king He told Simba about a place outside the Pride Lands. There were elephant bones there. “But it’s a secret. Please don’t go there,” said Scar. “It’s very dangerous for young lions.” Simba was excited. He wanted to know more about the dangerous place. Scar smiled. Secretly, he wanted Simba to go there.Simba told his best friend Nala about the secret place. “We're going to the water,” they told their mothers. That was not true — they went all the way to the secret place. “Wow! Look at all the elephant bones!” said Nala. The two young lions were excited and afraid. Then they heard a terrible noise ...Suddenly, three hyenas stood in front of them. “This is our place,” one hyena said. “We eat little lions who come here.” The hyenas laughed. Simba and Nala were scared. They ran away fast. But the three hyenas ran after them, and i they were faster. Suddenly ... ROAR! ] Mufasa was there! The hyenas turned and ran from the Lion King.—"sOne day, Scar took Simba into a deep valley. ‘Wait here,” he said. “You're going to get a surprise. Scar left and Simba waited for the surprise. He was excited Suddenly, he heard a sound — feet, hundreds and hundreds of feet. Was this the surprise? Simba looked around. There were hundreds of wildebeests running through the valley.It was a stampede! Simba was very afraid. He tried to run, but there was no safe place in the valley. “Help!” he shouted. Suddenly, Mufasa was there! The King of the lions pushed his way through the wildebeests. He carried Simba in his mouth and put him on a rock high above the stampede. Simba was safe there.Mufasa tried to climb up a bigger rock. He looked up and saw Scar at the top. “Help me, Brother,” said Mufasa. But Scar only smiled. “I’m going to be the Lion King now,” he said. Then he pushed Mufasa down to the stampede below them. From his rock, Simba could not see any of this.After the stampede, Simba climbed down into the valley. “Dad?” he called. Then he saw Mufasa’s body and understood — his father was dead. Scar walked slowly into the valley. “What did you do?” he asked. “It was an accident,” answered Simba. He was afraid. “What can I do?” “Run,” said Scar. “Run away and never return.”After some time, Simba opened his eyes and saw two animals standing over him — a warthog and a meerkat “He isn’t dead!” cried Pumbaa the warthog. “Lions eat meerkats!” said Timon the meerkat. “But perhaps this lion can be our friend. Friends don’t eat friends.” It was the start of a different life for Simba with his two new friends aK]Simba lived with Timon and Pumbaa for many years Simba became a big lion One day, the three friends were in a new part of the jungle. Suddenly, a lioness jumped out at Pumbaa. “Help!” cried the warthog. “She’s going to eat me!” Simba heard his friend and jumped between the lioness and the warthog.The two lions started to fight But then Simba stopped and said, “Nala?” The lioness stopped. “Simba?” she asked. The two lions started to laugh. “What's happening here?” asked Timon. “Do you know her?” “Yes! Nala was my best friend years ago!” cried Simba.: a ae sn a re Riel f be pe amauta ORY De Te CAR ured ge fina go PeteCorae lar Mato You Pere Ce Daa not the king!” Simba cried. or) i can't go pi ; He walked away WL PeSimba looked up. ‘ Briel Re eC TI Mufasa! Fic MCN En OMSL oR ude (is remember that. You are my son ane Remember ...” MU a iceld rem Kone ey “Don’t leave!” cried Simba. But the sky was dark again.Simba understood. He could not run from the past. He had to go home. After he ran for hours across the desert, he came to the Pride Lands. He was surprised. Years ago it was a beautiful place. But not now ... Simba looked behind him. Nala, Timon, and Pumbaa were there. “Friends help their friends,” said Timon.Simba found Scar on the high rock. “T’'m the king now,” Simba told his uncle. But Scar said, “Tell all the animals your secret. How did Mufasa die?” “It ... was an accident,” Simba cried. Suddenly, Scar pushed him back off the rock. Simba nearly fell but he held on to the top of the rock with his front paws. all“Here’s my little secret,” said Scar quietly. “I killed Mufasa!” At the sound of these words, Simba became stronger. He jumped up from the rock and fought Scar. Scar was strong. Simba was stronger and faster. He pushed Scar down. “Say it louder!” he shouted. iP ce “T KILLED MUFASA!” shouted Scar. “Now run, Scar,” Simba said. “Run away and never return.”It was the start of a new time. Simba was the Lion King now, and he was kind and strong. With his friends next to him, he stood on the high rock and looked down at the lands below him He remembered his father’s words. There was a circle of life, and now Simba was a part of that circle.Before You Read hyena Match the animal words and pictures. lion You can usea dictionary. lioness elephant meerkat warthog wildebeest © Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What do you think? © ® 1. Who is the king? 2 Who wants to be the king? 3 Who is the king's son?SM Se 2) After You Read © write in your exercise book about the animals in the story. NAME: Nala NAME: Timon NAME: Pumbaa NAME: ANIMAL: lioness | ANIMAL: ANIMAL: ANIMAL: esis SIMBA’S friend SIMBA’S SIMBA’S _ SIMBA’S @ Read and write True (T) or False (F). a Simba is the king at the start of the story. b Mufasa tells Simba about a secret place with animal bones. c There is a wildebeest stampede in the desert. d Scar kills his brother. e Simba is afraid of Nala. f Simba tells Scar to run away. © Choose one of these parts of the story and draw a picture of it. a The hyenas run after Simba and Nala. b Timon and Pumbaa find Simba in the desert. ¢ Simba fights Scar. oO Write about your picture in Activity 3. a What is happening? b Where is it happening? c What happens next?Dienep : , Aclassic Disney story Lic IN k » | NG J re-told for young learners of English Mufasa was the king of the Pride Lands. He was also Simba's father. “You are going to be the king of all this,” Mufasa told his son. But Simba’s uncle, Scar, had a different plan ... Who will be “The Lion King”? Re-told by: Paul Shipton Series Editor: Melanie Williams Ske ea aa ee ee Daa RR eke www.pearsonenglishkidsreaders.com é 95 ISBN 973-1-4082-8697 Stores 214, Movers il lj 9 "781408'286975) Word count: 1146 American English © Disney