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          <rev contentformat="text/x-wiki" contentmodel="wikitext" xml:space="preserve">Religion as we know it has had a great influence on [[The Lion King]].

==Baptism==

In the beginning, [[Simba]] is born and [[Rafiki]] performs some kind of ritual. All the animals are gathered around [[Pride Rock]]. He then proceeds to crack the gourd and smears a line of the substance across Simba’s forehead. This is then followed by sprinkling dust over Simba. When Rafiki holds Simba up in the air, he is presenting him to the kingdom as a new life.

These are similar to both baptism in Christianity and baptism in West-African ceremonies. In Christianity, water is placed on the head to wash away sins and signifies the new life in Christ. In West-African ceremonies, when a child is baptized, it is a great happening. A lot of people gather round as the grandfather presents the child to the crowd.

==Biblical references==

Simba thinks he killed his father and therefore flees out of the [[Pride Lands]] in shame. This event is similar to Moses fleeing the desert after killing an Egyptian. After that, Moses was taken in by the family of Jethro. The same happened to Simba as he is taken in by [[Timon]] and [[Pumbaa]].

When Simba returns to Pride Rock, he fights [[Scar]] and ends up throwing him off a cliff and killing him. Simba saved the animals from chaos, starvation, and extinction. This is similar to the savior requesting humanity by conquering Satan.

==Death==

When Simba is upset and runs away from Timon and Pumbaa, [[Mufasa]] appears in the sky telling him to go back and take his place in the [[Circle of Life]]. This is a clear reference to the afterlife and family members that have passed away watching over you.</rev>
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'''Rescuers in Need''' (also known as '''The Rescue''') is a comic inspired by [[The Lion King]]. 

== Plot ==

[[Sarabi]] won't let [[Simba]] go exploring past the river alone. However she decides to let him stay at the waterhole until sundown. Getting bored, Simba decides to venture off into the forest. Suddenly Simba finds two ostriches crying about monkeys stealing their egg, so he goes up and talks to them. When the monkeys toss the egg far up a tree, Simba climbs the tree and tries to retrieve it. When he gets the egg, he falls off the tree but the egg is saved. Simba hurt his paw, leaving him no way to get home before sundown. But the ostriches reveal they are fast at running, and decide to give him a ride on their backs. Sarabi starts to get increasingly worried, until suddenly Simba shows up, right before Sundown. Suddenly, the egg hatches and the Ostriches decide to name the young ostrich &quot;[[Simbarella]].&quot;

== Images ==

The following images are the six pages of this comic translated to English unofficially from its original language.

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