專四晨讀美文：The Lion King

The Lion King
Mufasa: Look, Simba,
everything the light touches is our kingdom.
Simba: Wow!
Mufasa: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.
One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here
and will rise with you as the new king.
Simba: And this all be mine?
Mufasa: Everything!
Simba: Everything the light touches!
What about that shadowy place?
Mufasa: That's beyond our borders,
you must never go there, Simba.
Simba: But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
Mufasa: Oh, there's more to being a king
than getting your way all the time.
Simba: There's more?
Mufasa: Simba, everything you see
exists together in a delicate balance.
As king, you need to understand that balance
and respect all the creatures
from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
Simba: But dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba. But let me explain.
When we die,
our bodies become the grass and the antelopes eat the grass,
and so we are all connected in a great circle of life.
Mufasa: Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.
Simba: I know.
Mufasa: You could have been killed.
You deliberately disobeyed me.
And what's worse, you put Nana in danger!
Simba: I was just trying to be brave like you.
Mufasa: I'm only brave when I have to be.
Simba, being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble.
Simba: But you're not scared of anything.
Mufasa: I was today.
Simba: You were?
Mufasa: Yes, I thought I might lose you.
Simba: Oh, I guess even kings get scared, huh…
Mufasa: Mm-humm.
Simba: But you know what?
Mufasa: What?
Simba: I think those hyenas were even scareder.
Mufasa: Haaa… 'Cause nobody messes with your dad.
Come here, you.
Simba: Oh no, no… Aaagh! Errrggh!
Simba: Oh, come here… Hah…!
Simba: Dad?
Mufasa: Hmm?
Simba: We're pals, right?
Mufasa: Right.
Simba: And we'll always be together, right?
Mufasa: Simba,
let me tell you something that my father told me.
Look at the stars.
The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars.
Simba: Really?
Mufasa:Yes. So whenever you feel alone,
just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you.
And so will I.