Home, Sweet... Friend

"What is that supposed to mean anyway?"

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Home, Sweet... Friend

Attribution information
Writer	Per Hedman
Penciller	Maximino Tortajada Aguilar
Publication information
Published	April 2001
Pages	6

“

Hey! It stopped raining. Now we can go find shelter!

―Timon to Pumbaa^[src]

”

Home, Sweet... Friend is a comic inspired by The Lion King. It was published in April 2001.

Synopsis[]

Pumbaa grumbles that he is soaking wet and complains that termites have a home while he is stuck in the rain. Timon replies that termites can build their home, while Pumbaa can't build his home because he is a warthog. Pumbaa states that he could build a mansion if he wanted to. When it stops raining, Timon and Pumbaa start a quest to find some shelter; Pumbaa wants one that is decent and with a roof. On their quest, Timon finds a log and claims it is sturdy and water-proof, until a cobra, who is occupying the log, pops out from the log. While Timon is running from the cobra, Pumbaa suggests they should build themselves a house, but Timon dismisses that idea and finds a cave where they can live. However, the cave is already occupied by a porcupine.

Pumbaa later tells his friend that there is no free shelter during the rainy season. Timon shouts that he can't even build himself a home. The two friends enter a brief argument, and Pumbaa leaves Timon to build himself a home, while Timon goes on his individual quest to find an open shelter. Some time later, Pumbaa finds an open area and begins to build his shelter with logs and twigs, while Timon has no luck in finding an unoccupied shelter to live in. When Timon stumbles into a cave that belongs to a leopard, the leopard chases him throughout the jungle.

Meanwhile, Pumbaa begins to revise his built home. The leopard corners Timon near a cliff; at the top, Pumbaa has his home. At the top of the cliff, Pumbaa's home begins to collapse and slide off the cliff. One of the logs Pumbaa used for his home badly injures the leopard, and the leopard flees in pain, which saves Timon. Pumbaa then admits that he can't build himself a home, while Timon confesses he couldn't find any shelter either. Timon thanks Pumbaa for saving his life. It begins to rain again. Pumbaa tells his friend that he should have seen his home, as it was much better than the termite mound, but Timon concludes that he might not have his home, but he does have a friend for life.