Yeye

Yeye is a female flamingo.
Yeye and her fellow flamingos nearly declared war on the hippopotamuses. In an effort to settle the conflict, Simba told each species to send a representative to Pride Rock so they could reach an agreement. While Yeye arrived to represent the flamingos, Kiboko arrived to represent the hippopotamuses. Upon hearing both sides of the story, Simba decided that each species would live at Lake Kidogo for one day, after which he would decide who deserved to live there permanently. Yeye and Kiboko ultimately decided to share the lake, as they realized how much they depended upon one another.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Yeye lived in the Pride Lands. Along with her fellow flamingos, she spent much of her time at Lake Kidogo.
===Skirmish with the hippopotamuses===
When Yeye and her fellow flamingos nearly declared war on the hippopotamuses for being too dirty and grotesque, Zazu reported on the situation to Simba. Concerned about the brewing conflict, Simba traveled to Lake Kidogo and roared for silence, after which he asked for someone to explain what was going on. Both the flamingos and the hippopotamuses tried to explain the situation, but they talked over each other and made it difficult for Simba to understand them. After roaring for silence again, Simba ordered each species to send a representative to Pride Rock so they could reach a compromise.
At Pride Rock, Yeye arrived to represent the flamingos, while Kiboko arrived to represent the hippopotamuses. Kiboko complained that the flamingos were constantly partying and making noise, which kept the hippopotamuses up all night. Conversely, Yeye criticized the hippopotamuses for being dirty and unrefined, and trailing mud wherever they walked. Simba asked Yeye if Kiboko's charges were true, and she explained that the flamingos simply liked to gather together and discuss the "finer and more important things of life."
After hearing both sides of the story, Simba decided that each species would hold Lake Kidogo for one day, after which he would decide who deserved to live there. A reluctant Yeye and Kiboko agreed to the arrangement, then left Pride Rock.
On the third day, an exhausted Yeye and a dirtied Kiboko returned to Pride Rock and told Simba that they wished to share Lake Kidogo after all. At Simba's curiosity, Yeye explained that, with the hippopotamuses gone, the hyenas and jackals had taken an interest in Lake Kidogo, and Kiboko explained that, with the flamingos gone, the hamerkops and oxpeckers had left the hippopotamuses to their ticks and itches. Simba promptly granted Yeye and Kiboko's request, and the two left Pride Rock.
==Physical appearance==
Yeye is a "tall and elegant" flamingo. She has pink feathers as well as "thin and shapely" legs.
==Personality and traits==
Yeye is elegant and refined. Like her fellow flamingos, she takes pride in her appearance and likes to discuss what she calls the "finer and more important things of life." Initially, she looked down on hippopotamuses for being dirty and grotesque, but she came to appreciate them after she realized how much she relied on them.
==Appearances==
* Short Stories
** Trouble at the Lake
==Trivia==
* Yeye's name means "he, she" in Swahili.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:Pride Landers