Script
Audition Central: Disney's The Lion King KIDS OLD
Script: Mufasa
SIDE 1
YOUNG SIMBA
Are we there yet?!?
(MUFASA climbs Pride Rock.)
MUFASA
(chuckling)
Yes, we are. Come sit by me.
(looks out over the Pridelands)
Look, Simba: Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
YOUNG SIMBA
Wow...
MUFASA
A king s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.
YOUNG SIMBA
And this ll all be mine?
MUFASA
Everything
YOUNG SIMBA
(points in the distance)
What about that shadowy place way out there?
MUFASA
That s beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba.
YOUNG SIMBA
But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
MUFASA
Well, there s a lot more to being a king than getting your way all the time.
YOUNG SIMBA
(pointing)
Dad, what are those birds over there?
MUFASA
They re buzzards.
YOUNG SIMBA
They re scary. Why don t you chase em away?
MUFASA
They re doing what they re supposed to do. Everything exists in a delicate balance. As king, you need to respect all creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.