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Publication information
Publication

The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series

Published

1994–1997

Collection

Rafiki Remembers

Issue

28

Pages

2

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If you make fun of your friends, lion cubs, they will do the same to you.
Rafiki[src]

The Friends is a story from the Rafiki Remembers magazine collection. It was published in the 1990s as part of The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series.

Synopsis[]

When Baboon becomes engaged, he invites his friend Tortoise to the wedding. Upon arriving, Tortoise is told by Baboon that he must climb a tree in order to eat, since that's what all the other baboons are doing. Try as he might to stay in the tree, each time Tortoise reaches for food, he falls from the tree and must be drawn back up again by the baboons, who roar with laughter at each failed attempt.

Broiling with hard feelings, Tortoise proceeded to invite Baboon to his own wedding, but before the celebration, he set fire to the grass around his home, leaving the ground black and sooty. When Baboon came to attend the wedding, he walked through the charred grass and was accused by Tortoise of being dirty. Under Tortoise's orders, Baboon journeyed to the river to wash his hands, but on his way back, he once again dirtied them. Over and over again, he was sent back to the river, all the while being watched by Tortoise's very amused friends.

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Rafiki Remembers
The Leopard and the Baboon    The Crocodile's Tears    The Giraffe and the Oxpecker    How the Birds got their Colours    Sun and Moon    The Tortoise's Punishment    The Greedy Guest    The Toad And The Rat    Why Stories Are Told About Anansi    How Baboon Lost his Tail    Fire Against Rain    How Anansi Learnt to Weave    The Dove and the Hen    Why Monkeys Keep Out of the Way    A King for the Frogs    Tables Turned    Anansi Know-all    Proud Fish    A Witch Doctor for the Hyenas    Why Dog Chases Animals    The Lion's House    Why the Warthog Is Ugly    The Coming of Darkness    The Bees' Drum    The Flying Lion    The Shark and the Monkey    The Bearded Stone    The Friends    The Selfish Hare    The Stupid Ass    How Squirrel got his Tail    Up in the Sky    Snail Tricks Squirrel    How Anansi Shamed Himself    The House that Built Itself    Leopard and Little Cat    Wooing Ways    Fox and Crow    Test of Strength    Why Flies Buzz    Why Hippo Has No Coat    Why the Monkeys Have no House    The Dancing Elephant    When Fowls Were Lords    Thunder and Lightning    We All Need Friends    The Song of the Veld    The Ostriches' Chicks    Why the Hyena Smells    The Greedy Buffalo    The Pig's Tale    The Long Wait    Finding Is Keeping    The Bean Feast    Choosing Friends    How Lion was Tricked    Tears of the Hartebeest    The Quarrel    Hyena's New Coat    The Honey Guide    Revenge of the Tortoise    How Crab Lost His Head    The Foolish Spider    Why Wild Dog Hunts    Why Rock Rabbit Has No Tail    The Greedy Baboon    Why Leopard Hates Dogs    Anansi and Squirrel    Guinea Fowl and Crab    Toktokkie the Beetle    Up in the Clouds    How Wasp got his Waist    Cruel Chameleon    Who Stole Duiker's Eggs?    Hare and Hyena    Anansi and Lizard    Bushbuck's Husband    How Zebra Got His Stripes    Goat's Escape