Fan Art Albums of My Lion King

From left to right: Zawadi ["gift"], Kuahidi ["promising"], and Wapenzi ["dear"]. Zawadi: She was born as a larger-than-usual cub. Her mother wanted to give her a beautiful name, as her mother thought that Zawadi was her gift. So she named the cub Zawadi. After a while, Zawadi's mother realized she was weak from Zawadi's birth. She was already starving and weak by the time the little cub was born, and died soon after. Zawadi would have died if she hadn't been found by a lioness named Kukemea ["scold"]. Kukemea had no milk of her own to give Zawadi, so the lioness gave Zawadi to Dimbwi ["puddle"]. At first Dimbwi was reluctant to feed a cub that wasn't hers; not because she was selfish, but because she didn't want Zawadi to be hurt if she got teased from having no parents. After a long while, Dimbwi agreed to raise Zawadi. But Dimbwi's other cubs weren't clueless little balls of fur. They didn't recognize Zawadi; she was bigger than them, she didn't look like them, Dimbwi, or Dimbwi's mate, and she didn't have the scent they recognized. They didn't like that. And they didn't like her. Zawadi grew up with harsh teases and insults about having no mother or father; but Dimbwi defended Zawadi fiercely. She wouldn't allow the cub to suffer for something that wasn't her fault. But Zawadi refused to be coddled or protected; she had the urge to show everyone she wasn't as weak as they thought. Just when Zawadi was going into her adolescent stage, a cub went missing. Zawadi tried to volunteer to help find it, but the others just called her "attention-seeking" and a "wannabe". After many failed to find the cub, a young lioness about Zawadi's age dared her to find the cub. Zawadi accepted the challenge and looked for weeks for the cub. After a long time she found the cub, slipping into a gorge. She helped the cub back up and brought the cub home. Despite being humble about saving the cub and not boasting about it, she was still called the "attention-seeking hero". Fed up with never being taken seriously, she too ran away. But no lion or lioness ever set out to find her. Kuahidi: Kuahidi was a cub that was born as Zawadi's full sister. Kuahidi was taken away at birth. But how did their mother not notice? Their mother fell asleep just after their birth, she was so tired. She was taken into a pride because the pride thought her mother was dead and took her away so she wouldn't "starve". She was spoiled and overindulged but she never became selfish or arrogant. She actually despised the fact that they spoiled her just for having no mother. She ran away after she couldn't bear their indulging ways any longer and found her mother, who had truly died. She left with her one sister, Wapenzi. As they taught themselves how to hunt, they came across Zawadi, who had run away because of the taunts that had filled her ears since she opened her eyes. She and her sisters traveled until they settled down in a quiet, secluded territory. No males for them to have to breed with, no threats or dangers. She realized that no matter how peaceful she thought their new little territory was, it was dangerous. Venomous snakes slithered around in the cracks of their very cave, invading lionesses prowled in their territory, and hunters crept around. It wasn't safe; and it never would be. Wapenzi: Wapenzi was also taken away by a pride when her mother fell asleep after the birth of Wapenzi and her sisters, due to her exhaustion. The lionesses thought their mother was dead, like the lions that took Kuahidi. The lionesses may have taken her in, but they weren't the kindest lions. They abused and hurt her and didn't stop the other cubs when they teased her for having no mother or bit or scratched her. Fed up, just like her sisters had been, she ran away, still just a cub. She met Kuahidi in a scuffle for a mouse. They realized that they were sisters and agreed to travel together. In a while they met their other sister. As Wapenzi and her sisters matured into adolescence, they found a territory with a lake full of fish, nearby herds of gazelles, zebras, and antelope, a grassy plain, and a cozy cave for them. She thought everything was peaceful; until she realized she and her sisters were being stalked by hunters. So yes, these are my little dark sisters. I think you can see why they're called "dark sisters"... =P Zawadi, Kuahidi, and Wapenzi are (c) Iri Art is (c) Iri