Simba and the Creepy Crawly

Simba and the Creepy Crawly is a short story inspired by The Lion King. It was published by Grolier in 1995 as part of Disney's Year Book: 1995.
==Synopsis==
Simba and his friends, Timon and Pumbaa, failed to find any grubs for lunch. As the trio was searching, Simba noticed an empty anthill and observed that there had been plenty of ants there the day before. He then spotted a trail leading off into the jungle and deduced that it must have been made by the grub thief. In following the trail, the friends discovered a large python eating slugs off a tree trunk. Simba asserted that they must get the python to leave the jungle and eat grubs elsewhere. After a moment of thought, he proposed that they dress up as grubs and lead the python out of the jungle.
Together, the three friends used leaves, vines, and mud to create grub costumes. They then lured the python away from his meal of slugs. As the trio was fleeing the python, Simba spotted a large muddy hole and instructed Timon and Pumbaa to hide while he slowed the python down. Once Timon and Pumbaa had hidden, Simba led the python into the muddy hole. Despite being covered in mud, the python persisted in chasing Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa.
Next, Timon schemed to lead the python through a thorn bush while Pumbaa and Simba waited for him on the other side. The plan worked, and the python emerged from the bush covered in thorns. Even hampered down by mud and thorns, the python continued chasing the friends, and they fled toward the edge of the jungle. Finally, Pumbaa circled a tall tree, and the python followed him, only to get himself tangled around the tree trunk. Giving up, the python declared that he would rather hunt grubs that stood still long enough for him to eat them.
With the python gone, the friends removed their disguises and celebrated their success. Pumbaa pointed out that they had still not eaten lunch, so Simba offered him a leaf from his disguise and told him to pretend that it was a ladybug.
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Category:The Lion King short stories
Category:Real world
Category:Short stories