Simba and a Snake for a Friend

Simba and a Snake for a Friend is an Italian comic inspired by The Lion King. It was published by Disney Italia in July 1998.
==Synopsis==
Nala and her friend Snakey are playing in the Pride Lands. Nala claims that some of her friends are afraid of snakes but states that Snakey is awfully nice. She then leaves the snake to go play with Simba. Meanwhile, when Simba is with his uncle Scar, he tells him about his father's expansive kingdom.
Scar claims that Mufasa bossed everyone around when he was just a cub and suggests that Simba should do the same, as Scar claims everyone in the kingdom won't respect him unless he does so. Simba accepts the idea, and when he finds Nala, he demands her to race him all the way to the hills. Nala disagrees, knowing the dangers, but Simba calls Nala a coward. Nala then decides to go, knowing they'll get in trouble again.
By the time the cubs reach the hills, Shenzi and Banzai spot the cubs and try to devour them. Nala notices the hyenas ahead, and Simba and Nala quickly climb up a dead tree to avoid them. Shenzi claims they'll fall off the dead tree like ripe fruit, but the dead tree breaks on Shenzi and Banzai's head, knocking them unconscious.
The cubs escape and rest near a river until a large gorilla approaches. Noticing that the cubs have been gone for a while, Mufasa sets out to find them. Later, Mufasa overhears Scar scolding the hyenas about letting Simba escape, and Mufasa angrily asks where Simba and Nala are. The hyenas tell Mufasa what they know, and Mufasa races to find the cubs, who are about to be eaten by vultures. Mufasa scares the vultures away and returns Simba and Nala to Pride Rock.
Some time later, Nala tells her mother and Sarabi that Simba has lost his confidence, but she knows a friend who can help. And so, Sarabi and Sarafina pretend to be attacked by Snakey. Simba arrives and scares away Snakey. Sarafina compliments Nala for restoring Simba's confidence, but Nala thinks Snakey deserves the credit. A few days later, a lioness mentions how Simba won't talk about anything else except him scaring Snakey away. Nala looks on as Simba brags to the animals about scaring off Snakey.
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==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Comics
Category:Italian comics
Category:The Lion King comics
Category:Real world