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The Talking Tree
Attribution information
Writer
Werner Wejp-Olsen
Penciller
Oscar Martin
Publication information
Origin
Germany
Publisher
Ehapa Verlag
Publication
Disneys kleine Tierfreunde
Published
February 1997
Pages
6
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Heh, heh! Now I know how to get rid of Simba once and for all! Off you go to that tree, stripling! Uncle Scar will make sure that you'll get the shock of your life!
Rafiki questions Simba about his knowledge of a tree stump that somehow manages to talk. Simba replies he hasn't heard about the tree stump but would like to know. At the same time, Scar eavesdrops from behind a nearby rock. Rafiki begins telling Simba about the tree and claims it is a "magic tree" that warns the Pride Landers of danger. Meanwhile, Scar uses the tree as an opportunity to get rid of Simba once and for all. Scar recruits Shenzi, one of his hyena minions, and tells her of his plan. Shenzi follows Scar's plans and hides inside the tree. When Rafiki and Simba come to the tree, the magic tree says, "Listen to me," and tells Simba that Mufasa is in danger and that he must go to the Hyena Valley to save him. Simba believes this and runs, while Rafiki tells Simba to be careful.
While Simba is on the run, he notices that the voice inside the tree sounds familiar. However, he decides that he must save his father. At the Hyena Valley, Ed and Banzai wonder if Simba is coming, but they eventually spot him and hide behind some rocks, ready to ambush him. Simba cries for his father but realizes that there is no trace of his father anywhere. The hyenas reveal themselves to Simba and chase Simba until he runs into a dead-end. Banzai believes they have trapped Simba, and Ed tells Simba to surrender and claims that he can't get away from them. However, Simba tells them that they missed something: the hill. Simba climbs up the hill, but the hyenas claim he'll never reach the top. The more Simba climbs up the hill, the more rocks and stones that begin to roll down the hill. The hyenas see this and try to run, but a pile of rocks falls on them. Simba escapes and marches down toward the "magic tree". When Simba goes toward the tree, Shenzi tells Simba to go down to the valley and rescue his father, but Simba tells Shenzi to go rescue herself. Rafiki, with his stick, drops a bee hive inside the tree, and Shenzi runs away.
