
Midpoint: Rafiki finds Simba and tries to soothe Simba’s guilt over his father’s death.She informs him of the destruction of his homeland by Scar, but Simba refuses to return home. He and Nala explore their romance, but Nala refuses to stay in the oasis with him and demands he takes his rightful place as king of Pride Rock. 1 st Pinch Point: Simba has grown into a young lion now and saves Timon and Pumbaa from a young lioness who turns out to be Nala.

Simba is found far from Pride Rock by Timon and Pumbaa, who raise Simba in their “Hakuna Matata” lifestyle in a distant oasis.Scar informs the pride of Simba and Mufasa’s deaths, leaving him as the sole heir to the throne. Scar sends the hyenas to kill Simba, but they let him go at the last minute. 1 st Plot Point: Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father’s death and drives him from the pride.Scar alerts Mufasa to Simba being in danger and when Mufasa gets stuck on a ledge above the stampede Scar throws him into the herd. Key Event: Scar tricks Simba into entering a deep gorge where Scar leads a wildebeest stampede, trying to kill Simba.

In the graveyard, Scar’s hyenas try to kill the cubs but Mufasa saves them. Inciting Event: Simba and his friend Nala elude their babysitter and sneak off to the Elephant graveyard thanks to encouragement from Scar.Mufasa introduces Simba to his right to kingship when he is a bit older, but warns him that there are still places he cannot go.

