Olympic Jungle Game

The Olympic Jungle Game is a sporting event held in Hakuna Matata. Pumbaa is destined to participate in the competition.
==Information==
===Background===
Pumbaa has a dream that he is competing in the jungle game. When he wakes up and tells Timon that his destiny, Pumbaa decides to practice his running skills while making Timon time him, but the meerkat shows that he can outrun his friend. While Pumbaa is running trips over a snail and ends up rolling all the way to a pond. Despite his unsuccessful running practice, Pumbaa still decides to compete in the jungle game. When Timon and Pumbaa get to the game, Pumbaa tries to introduce to the other contestants, who are all doing their stretches for the competition.
===The game===
====Opening ceremony====
The opening ceremony takes place at night, where a monkey host uses fireflies to light up the fire.
====100 Meter Jungle River Freestyle====
The contestant has to swim 100 meters into the river, while trying to outswim a crocodile. While Pumbaa swims in the river, the crocodile eats a piece of his pool toy, causing it to blow the warthog out of the river. According to the scores, Pumbaa gets 3rd place for outswimming the crocodile.
====Coconut Shotput====
The contestant has to throw a giant coconut as far as possible. After Pumbaa succeeds in lifting the coconut and wonders where he can put it, the elephant bounces the coconut and throws it in the air.
====Long Jump Over Quicksand====
After the gorilla successfully makes the jump over the quicksand, Pumbaa attempts to do the same thing, but doesn't go far enough. Luckily, he lands next to the quicksand, but the elephant falls on him.
====Banana Tree High Jump====
The contestant has make a high jump across two banana trees with a vine attached to them. The gazelle succeeds, while Pumbaa at first gets caught by the vine, but still ends up making the jump, therefore tying the gazelle.
====The race====
Pumbaa starts to race against the cheetah. The cheetah outruns Pumbaa and the warthog starts getting tired. Worried about Pumbaa not winning the race, Timon remembers himself saying that while he can outrun his friend, he can't outroll him, which gives him an idea. He decides to trip Pumbaa so that he can roll all the way to the finish line.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Big Jungle Game"
==References==
Category:Culture
Category:Events