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Chapter 2 A Morning of Teaching
Kiara woke up to the tugging pull of her ear by Amandi.
The tired lioness shook herself and got up.
"What is it dear?," asked Kiara.
"You and Dad said that you were going to teach me the circle of life and about being king and also how to hunt. Don't you remember?" said Amandi excitedly.
"Oh yes," Kiara remembered.
In doing so she woke up her mate, Kovu.
"W-what is it?" said Kovu half asleep and half awake.
"Kovu," Kiara explained, "remember we were going to teach Amandi about the Circle of Life and about being King and how to hunt?"
"Oh yes, I had forgotten about that," answered Kovu. "Well come along then, let's talk," said Kovu.
The three went out to see the sun shining on the horizon.
It was still early morning and everything on the plains were still asleep.
"So explain to me the Circle of Life," Amandi said.
Kiara answered, "Well the Circle of Life is really just the stages of life. You are born, you fall in love, face hardships, you have a cub, and then you die."
"Do we have to die?" asked Amandi in a scared tone.
"We are all going to die, Son," answered Kovu.
"But there is good side about dying. When you die and you lived a good life your soul goes up into the sky and there you will meet the Great Kings and Queens of the Past and also you will see your whole family there. You will be rewarded there," said Kiara.
"Wow that's really cool!" Amandi exclaimed "Now let's talk about being king," said Kovu. "When you are king you will rule all of the Pridelands from the waterhole all the way to the Garden of Mendo. You will make big decisions, and you will meet with other kings of different prides like old King Sanda of the Sky Pride or kind King Vendeso of the Earth Pride and of course many other kings from different Prides. But you will not have all the power. Your Queen will do these same things too and you will both have to learn how to work together. You will both help each other make wise decisions like moviing a herd of antelopes to a different area because they are taking up too much of the land or whether to exile a criminal from the Pridelands or not. You will also have to listen to your Pride and all of the animals of the Pridelands about what they need and want. You will have to do...," so Kovu kept on going on in this manner while Amandi drank it all in.
He was very interested in the things that his Father was saying (just like his grandfather) and in his mind he said enthusiastically, "I just can't wait to be king!"
"Although it is a very hard job it is a very rewarding job too," said Kiara proudly.
"Now it is time for your first hunt," said Kiara.
"Cool!" Amandi exclaimed. He had always wanted to hunt and this was his first time so of course he was very excited.
It was now the middle of the morning and the sky was a bright blue.
Some gazelles were grazing on the light brown grass.
A few elephants drank and washed themselves at the waterhole.
It was a pleasant scene.
"Ah," said Kiara softly for she didn't want an animal to hear her, "let's see if you can get that rabbit over there."
While Kiara was telling this to Amandi, Kovu sat down under a tree, for hunting was no longer his expertise.
"Now stay low to the ground and try not to make a sound. Do not breathe heavily, and step lightly. Try not to make a noise," taught Kiara.
Amandi did just that.
He crouched down low and slyly slivered though the grass.
Amandi was just a few strides away from the unnoticing rabbit.
He began to sprint.
As soon as Amandi was close enough to punce on the rabbit, it suddenly escaped into a hidden tunnel in the grass.
Kiara went over to Amandi.
"It's ok, you will get one next time," said Kiara encouragingly.
