Babar's Triumph

## Stats

**Babar's Triumph** is the 5th episode of the series *Babar* that aired on April 30, 1989.

## Summary

The children of Babar all look out the window outside at all the jungle animals, plus they even bring up how they saw animals in the palace previously. This is because of the annual visit of the Jungle Federation Council. Cornelius and Pompadour tell Babar that the preparations are almost complete, but report that some of the animals complain. Alexander, Pom, and Flora run in to tell Babar that Lord Rataxes has arrived and wonder if a fight will occur this year. Babar hopes there isn't, as The Jungle Federation is about getting along.

He begins that it all started a long time ago when the palace was just finished. The Jungle Federation Council is at a table where the animals including Rataxes are insulting one another until Babar silences them. With Cornelius and Pompadour, he discusses with them about items on a list: water hole access is first, fishing rights, pollution of waterways, and waste disposal sites. They continue insulting each other, but Babar has ideas to solve these problems, and they must work together to put them forward. He also adds on another item: saving the jungle from the hunter who is back. Rataxes says that this meeting is really just about saving Babar's elephants, but Babar says the entire jungle is in danger. He says that whoever stands to protect their homes will stay, but every animal leaves except The Turtle King, who says that all the turtles are behind him.

At the rhinos, Rataxes laughs with his subjects about Babar's idea, when the hunter demolishes his hut with a bulldozer. Rataxes tries attacking, but it is no use and all the rhinos are tied up. This memo reaches out to Babar, who is training Celeste and Arthur to defend their home. Babar, Pompadour, and Cornelius run out to the hunter's Jeep. The turtles begin to help and launch themselves at the hunters, also throwing out logs to block the road. However, the hunter drives over them. Babar thinks that maybe they could get help from the rest of the jungle if they follow Rataxes, who decide not to help. The three go off to the hunters' hideout. Cornelius and Pompadour climb up the fence but get their rope shot at, while Babar rescues Rataxes. Babar tells Rataxes what is going on, and he runs away frightened.

Babar, Cornelius, and Pompadour are cornered, but as it turns out, Rataxes wasn't really running away, he was running to charge. The hunter throws a torch and begins a fire in the jungle. It gets out of control and all the animals are assembled and panicked. Rataxes comes with his rhino troops and they all get to work setting things right together. They keep working until the wind makes the fire get to the hunters' camp, burning it down. The hunter is defeated once and for all. Once things are sunny again, the animals start bickering at each other on what they should rebuild first, and thus, the story concludes and the Jungle Federation Council was born. Babar tells his children that working together can achieve a goal. Cornelius reminds Babar that the animals have arrived, insulting each other at the table. As Babar says, "Some things never change".