Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning

Publication information
Publication	The Lion King: A Nature Fun and Learn Series
Published	1994–1997
Collection	Rafiki Remembers
Issue	45
Pages	2
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Previous	When Fowls Were Lords
Next	We All Need Friends

“

Have you ever wondered why thunder and lightning come from the sky? Well, here's the reason why.

―Rafiki^[src]

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Thunder and Lightning 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[]

Long ago, Thunder and Lightning lived on the Earth as a mother sheep and her son. The young son, Lightning, was handsome, but short-tempered, and often threw angry fits where his eyes would flash great forks and set fire to the undergrowth. Whenever Lightning would do this, Thunder would yell at him, and her voice would shake the earth, frightening the other animals.

Alarmed by the behavior of the sheeps, the animals went to the Great Spirit for help, and he in turn banished Thunder and Lightning from the forest to live on the savanna. This only angered Lightning, whose eyes flashed and set fire to the undergrowth, prompting a ground-shaking outburst from his mother.

Once more, the Great Spirit told the sheep to leave, this time for the desert. Once there, Lightning grew enraged and set fire to the few plants that grew on the desert. In her rage, Thunder yelled at him and scared off all the other animals. Finally, the Great Spirit banished them to the sky, where they continue to rage and rumble today.

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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