Burning Lions
Three
That night when he fell asleep, Harry had a weird dream. He dreamt that he was walking through the jungle when suddenly he was attacked by a beautiful lion and instead of defending himself, he was strangely happy. Harry woke up suddenly, and for some reason thought of Simba, who was sleeping next to Nala in the cave. Harry was a bit upset by this dream, but soon fell back asleep and didn’t think of it again.
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Over the next few weeks, Harry and Louise spent lots of time together, hunting and playing with other young lions, but Harry felt that something was missing. He had started to love Louise, but not the way he expected more like a friend. Louise was clearly more in love with him, and was dreaming of there marriage together.
One day, Harry went for a walk alone on the plains where there were lots of antelope. Sometimes the lions hunted there but Simba made them move around so that the antelope would not leave or die out again. Harry was watching the antelope from a close distance when suddenly from the corner of his eye he saw a movement. Then, a blur passed him by and he realised that Simba was stalking the antelope. He watched as Simba pounced into the herd and started chasing one. He took the antelope completely by surprise and they had no idea what was happening. Simba was so strong and fast thought Harry. Not able to just watch, Harry joined in the chase, getting very excited by the thrill of the chase.
Simba smiled when he saw Harry with him, and the two went after one antelope that was a bit behind the others. They were completely out of breath and laughing with excitement when finally they caught up with the antelope. Simba jumped up and tore its neck, and they killed it together. When they finally stopped and started to eat it, harry looked up and for some reason blushed and felt warm when he saw Simba looking at him. It was the most fun Harry had since he got there, and he was glad that Simba was the lion he was with.
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