This is based on a story I told my boys one night. They wanted to see it on paper, so I wrote it out and then there I was flooded with questions - "What about the other animals that we missed - Gorillas, Tigers, Wolves, Crocodiles, Snakes, Zebras, Jaguars and the so many others?" I ask my young readers to read the book and color the pictures. Look up an animal, learn fun facts about it, write, draw and paint it in the book- the book has blank pages just for that! See how it becomes your own unique copy - just the one in the whole universe!
When the animal kingdom creates a law against the bigger animals eating the smaller ones, the lion is forced to live as a vegetarian until an accident occurs and the animals reconsider the law.
It was a day of rejoicing on the African plain. A throng of animals had gathered to witness a great event--the presentation of the first cub born to Mufasa, the Lion King, and his queen, Sarabi. An old and wise baboon named Rafiki led the ceremony. Rafiki, the mystic of the Pride Lands, stood on Pride Rock and held the cub high for all to see. The animals below were filled with joy. The little creature held so high was the Pride Land's future King.
The land of Zamundo was a faraway land, inhabited only by animals and ruled by a large but gracious lion, King Geoffie, and his wife, Queen Safara. King Geoffie and Queen Safara had ruled the land of Zamundo for many years quite happily, but feel incomplete without a cub. While deep in sleep one night, Queen Safara received a promise from the Gods, that she would one day soon have a cub, she and King Geoffie would need to believe in his ability, because the cub would be born without a roar, and in order to find his powerful voice that would lead the land, he would have to face many challenges. While King Geoffie and Queen Safara waited for the day when they would receive their blessing, King Geoffie's younger brother, Victus grew content with each day that passed without the sign of an heir, for he would be next in line for the throne without a cub. Just as foretold by the Gods, in early spring, the cub, Buptavius was born. He was a well-liked cub, with many little lion friends, and as they grew, they spent many hours exploring and playing, growing their confidence, and little Buptavius didn't even knew he was missing his roar. It wasn't until his uncle Victus overheard a conversation between King Geoffie and Queen Safara about their concern that the other animals may lose respect for Buptavius when they learned he had no roar. Soon after, Victus used Brutus, one of the cub friends of Buptavius, to unknowingly reveal his weakness, and in turn embarrass him and cause him to lose the respect of the other animals. In his sadness, Buptavius retreats from his friends, where in his seclusion, his uncle takes advantage of him and leads him to an area in the forest where he fell into a trap and is captured and was whisked off to be the upcoming star in the lion exhibit at the zoo. With Buptavius gone, King Geoffie and Queen Safara became heart-broken, distracted, and not fit to run the country. Just about the time King Geoffie was ready to turn over control to Victus, the zoo keepers had become fed up with their growing lion who would not make a peep; without his roar, Buptavius was not the star they expected him to be. So they packed up Buptavius and returned him to the jungle, with the intent of replacing him with another. Returning to face challenge from his uncle, he didn't mind, for he had learned discipline and was happy he brought joy back to the face of his parents, Buptavius started to see his purpose and would later found his calling..........
The Lion and the Law of the Jungle is a story derived from the different behaviors of wild animals living in the bush. In this story, the hare tries to trick the lion by sending commands to the lion through the cubs to weave the fiber clothes. Then when the lion tried to find out the wild animal that was sending commands through its cubs, the hare tricked an innocent jackal to die in place of the hare. Then at last, the lion becomes a dictator by forcing all the large wild animals to swear oath to it, except the elephant and other smaller animals, which were on the other side of the forest.
