The Tiger King/Transcript

"Circle of Life":

 * (DreamWorks presents)
 * (Sun Rises)
 * Chorus: "Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba. Sithi uhm ingonyama eyi yewu. Ingonyama. Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba. Sithi uhhmm ingonyama. Hayibaba. (Ingonyama) Siyonqoba. (Ingonyama) Ingonyama nengw' enamabala."
 * (Asian Animals Rises Up and Walk to Indian Rock)
 * Woman: "From the day we arrive on the planet and blinking, step into the sun. There's more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than can ever be done. There's far too much to take in here, more to find than can ever be found. But the sun rolling high, through the sapphire sky keeps great and small on the endless round. It's the Circle of Life"
 * (Sabu Flies By)
 * Woman: "And it moves us all through despair and hope, through faith and love"
 * (Mahendra Nods)
 * (Rocco Comes Over)
 * Woman: "Till we find our place on the path unwinding, in the Circle, the Circle of Life"
 * (Sakari licks Baby Samson)
 * (Rocco Smiles and Plays with the Rattle for Samson to Get it)
 * (Rocco Cracks Open a Gourd, Dips his Finger inside and Makes a Mark on Samson's Forehead)
 * (Then He Grabs Dust and Pours it on Samson's Forehead, Samson Sneezes)
 * (Mahendra and Sakari Smile)
 * (Rocco Takes Samson to the Kingdom for the Asian Animals to See)
 * (Rocco Lifts Samson High)
 * Woman "It's the Circle of Life, and it moves us all through despair and hope, through faith and love. Till we find our place on the path unwinding, in the Circle, the Circle of Life"
 * (The Tiger King)

Shankar:

 * (A Jebora Walks By, and Sniffs and Notices a Claw Coming Down)
 * (The Claw, Which Picked up the Jebora, is Shankar, Mahendra's Little Brother)
 * Shankar: Life's not fair, is it my little friend? While some are born to feast... other spend their lives in the dark, begging for scraps. You see, I-- Well, I shall never be king. Huh. And you shall never see the light of another day. (Chuckles) Adieu. (He Was About to Eat the Jebora When--)
 * Sabu: Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?
 * Shankar: What do you want?
 * Sabu: I'm here to announce that King Mahendra is on his way. So you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning.
 * (The Jebora Leaves)
 * Shankar: Oh, now look, Sabu. You've made me lose my lunch.
 * Sabu: Ha! You'll lose more than that when the King gets through with you. He's as mad as a talarurus with a hernia.
 * Shankar: Oooh, I quiver with fear.
 * Sabu: Now, Shankar, don't look at me that way. HELP!!
 * (Shankar Traps Sabu)
 * Mahendra: Shankar!
 * (Shankar Mumbles)
 * Mahendra: Drop him.
 * Sabu: Impeccable timing, Your Majesty.
 * (Shankar Spits Sabu Out)
 * (Sabu Groaning)
 * Shankar: Why, if it isn't my big brother descending from high, mingling with the commoners.
 * Mahendra: Sakari and I didn't see you at the presentation of Samson.
 * Shankar: That was today? Ohh, I feel simply awful!
 * (Scraping Sound Hurts Sabu's Ears)
 * Shankar: Must've slipped my mind.
 * Sabu: Yes. Well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should have been first in line.
 * Shankar: Well, I was first in line until the little hairball was born.
 * Mahendra: That hairball is my son. And your future king.
 * Shankar: Oh, I shall practice my curtsy.
 * (Shankar Turns his Back on Mahendra)
 * Mahendra: Don't turn your back on me, Shankar!
 * Shankar: Oh, no, Mahendra. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me.
 * (Mahendra Roars): IS THAT A CHALLENGE?!?
 * Shankar: Temper, temper. I wouldn't dream of challenging you.
 * Sabu: Pity. Why not?
 * Shankar: Well, as far as brains go, I got the tiger's share. But, when it comes to brute strength... I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.
 * (Shankar Leaves)
 * (Sabu Sighs): There's one in every family, sire. Two in mine, actually. And they always manage to ruin special occasions.
 * Mahendra: What am I going to do with him?
 * Sabu: He'd make a very handsome throw rug.
 * Mahendra: Sabu.
 * Sabu: And just think. Whenever he gets dirty, you could take him out and beat him.
 * (Mahendra Chuckles)
 * (Scene Fades to Trees, then the Sky Gets Dark, and Rain Pours, and Thunder and Lightning Can be Heard)
 * (Cut to Rocco's Tree)
 * (Rocco Grumbling in Gibberish)
 * Rocco: Mmm. (Giggles) Samson. (He Makes a Mark on the Painting of Samson as he Giggles)

Samson's First Day:

 * (Samson Looks Outside and Goes to Get Mahendra)
 * Samson: Dad! Dad! Come on, Dad, we gotta go. Wake up.
 * (Tigress Grunts)
 * Samson: Sorry. Dad. Dad.
 * Sakari: Your son is awake.
 * Mahendra: Before sunrise, he's your son.
 * Samson: Dad! Come on, Dad.
 * (Samson Grabs Mahendra's Mane and Falls Backwards): Whoa!
 * (Samson Hits Mahendra): You promised!
 * Mahendra: Okay, okay. I'm up. I'm up.
 * Samson: Yeah!
 * (Mahendra Yawns)
 * (Samson Goes Outside and Looks Forward for the Moment)
 * (Sakari Pats Samson on the Head)
 * (Samson and Manfred Go to the Very Top of Indian Rock)
 * (Sakari Smiles)
 * (Cut to Indian Rock)
 * Mahendra: Look, Samson: Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
 * Samson: Wow.
 * Mahendra: A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Samson, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king.
 * Samson: And this'll all be mine?
 * Mahendra: Everything.
 * Samson: Everything the light touchs. What about that shadowy place?
 * Mahendra: That's beyond our borders. You must never go there, Samson.
 * Samson: But I thought a king can do whatever he wants.
 * Mahendra: Oh, there's more to being king than getting your way all the time.
 * Samson: There's more?
 * (Manfred Laughs): Samson.
 * (The Chinkara Leap)
 * Mahendra: Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king you need to understand that balance and respect all creatures - from the crawling ant to the leaping chinkara.
 * Samson: But, Dad, don't we eat the chinkara?
 * Mahendra: Yes, Samson, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the chinkara eat the grass. And so, we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.

Samson's Pouncing Lesson (A):

 * Sabu: Good morning, Sire!
 * Mahendra: Good morning, Sabu.
 * Sabu: Checking in with the morning report.
 * Mahendra: Fire away.
 * Sabu: Well, the buzz from the bees is that leopards is in the bit of a spot.
 * Mahendra: Oh, really?
 * (Samson Pounces)
 * Mahendra: What are you doing, son?
 * Samson: Pouncing.
 * Mahendra: Let an ol' pro show you how it's done.
 * Sabu: I told the elephants to forget it, but they can't...
 * Mahendra: Sabu, would you turn around?
 * Sabu: Yes, Sire. cheetahs are--
 * Mahendra: Stay low to the ground.
 * Sabu: Cheetahs never prosper.
 * Samson: Yeah, okay. Stay low to the ground. Right, yeah.
 * Sabu: What's going on?
 * Mahendra: A pouncing lesson.
 * Sabu: Oh, very good. Pouncing. Pouncing? Oh, no, Sire. You can't be serious.
 * (Mahendra Motions Sabu to Turn Back Around)
 * Sabu: This is so humiliating.
 * Mahendra: Try not to make a sound.
 * Sabu: What are you tell him, Mahendra? Mahendra? Samson?
 * (Samson Pounces Sabu)
 * (Mahendra Laughs)
 * (Sabu is on the Ground)
 * Mahendra: That's very good.
 * Himalayan Marmot: Sabu.
 * Sabu: Yes?
 * Himalayan Marmot: Sir, news from the underground.
 * Mahendra: Now, this time--
 * Sabu: Sire! Hyenas in the Indian Lands!
 * Mahendra: Sabu, take Samson home.
 * Samson: Oh, Dad, can't I come?
 * Mahendra: No, son.
 * Samson: I never get to go anywhere.
 * Sabu: Oh, young master, one day you will be king. Then you can chase those slobbery mangy stupid poachers from dawn until dusk.

"Morning Report" (B):

 * Sabu: Good morning, Sire!
 * Mahendra: Good morning, Sabu.
 * Sabu: Checking in with the morning report.
 * Mahendra: Fire away.
 * Sabu: "Chimps are going ape, pandas remain above it all. Elephants remember, though just what I can't recall. Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks. Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said, "No thanks!" We haven't paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch. Not everyone invited will be coming back from lunch." (Nervous Laugh) "This is the morning report, gives you the long and the short. Every grunt, roar and snort, not a tale I distort on the morning report."
 * (Samson Pounces)
 * Mahendra: What are you doing, son?
 * Samson: Pouncing.
 * Mahendra: Let an ol' pro show you how it's done.
 * Sabu: "Oh, the buffalo have got..."
 * Mahendra: Stay low to the ground.
 * Samson: Yeah, okay. Stay low to the ground. Right, yeah.
 * Mahendra: Shh. Not a sound.
 * (Sabu Continues Singing)
 * Mahendra: Take it slow. One more step, then--
 * (Samson Pounces Sabu)
 * (Mahendra Laughs)
 * Samson: "This is the morning report, gives you the long and the short. Every grunt, roar and snort, not a tale I distort on the morning report."
 * (Sabu is on the Ground)
 * Mahendra: That's very good.
 * Himalayan Marmot: Sabu.
 * Sabu: Yes?
 * Himalayan Marmot: Sir, news from the underground.
 * Mahendra: Now, this time--
 * Sabu: Sire! Hyenas in the Indian Lands!
 * Mahendra: Sabu, take Samson home.
 * Samson: Oh, Dad, can't I come?
 * Mahendra: No, son.
 * Samson: I never get to go anywhere.
 * Sabu: Oh, young master, one day you will be king. Then you can chase those slobbery mangy stupid poachers from dawn until dusk.

Shankar and Samson's Conversation

 * (Shankar Kicks a Bone Off the Rock)
 * Samson: Hey, Uncle Shankar. Guess what.
 * Sarpedon: I despise guessing games.
 * Samson: I'm gonna be king of Indian Rock.
 * Sarpedon (Sarcastically): Oh, goody.
 * Samson: My dad just showed me the whole kingdom, and I'm gonna rule it all! (Laughs)
 * Sarpedon: Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know. (He Lays Down)
 * Samson: Hey, Uncle Sarpedon, when I'm king, what will that make you?
 * Sarpedon: A monkey's uncle.
 * (Samson Laughs): You're so weird.
 * Sarpedon: You have no idea. So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?
 * Samson: Everything.
 * Sarpedon: He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border.
 * Samson: Well, no. He said I can't go there.
 * Sarpedon: And he's absolutely right. It's far too dangerous. Only the bravest dinosaurs go there.
 * Samson: Well, I'm brave. What's out th--?
 * Sarpedon: I'm sorry, Samson. I just can't tell you.
 * Samson: Why not?
 * Sarpedon: Samson, Samson, I'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite nephew.
 * Samson: Yeah, right. I'm your only nephew.
 * Sarpedon: All the more reason for me to be protective. An elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince. Oops!
 * Samson: An elephant what?
 * Sarpedon: Oh dear, I've said too much. Well, I suppose you'd have found sooner or later, you being so clever and all. Oh, just do me one favor. Promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place.
 * Samson: No problem.
 * Sarpedon: There's a good lad. You run along now and have fun. And remember, it's our little secret.
 * (Samson Leaves)
 * (Sarpedon Smiles Evilly)
 * (Scene Fades to Samson Running to Natalie)
 * Samson: Hey, Natalie.
 * Natalie: Hi, Samson.
 * Samson: Come on. I just heard about this great place.
 * Natalie: Samson, I'm kinda in the middle of a bath.
 * Sakari: And it's time for yours.
 * (Sakari Grabs Samson and Grooms Him)
 * Samson: Mom! Mom, you're messing up my mane.
 * (Sakari Grins)
 * Samson: Okay, okay, I'm clean. Can we go now?
 * Natalie: So where are we going? I hope it is not someplace dumb.
 * Samson: No. It's really cool.
 * Sakari: So where is this really cool place?
 * Samson: Oh. Around the water hole.
 * Natalie: The water hole?! What's so great about the water hole?!
 * Samson: I'll show you when we get there!
 * Natalie: Oh. Uh, Mom, can I go with Samson?
 * Stella: Hmm. What do you think, Sakari?
 * Sakari: Well--
 * Samson and Natalie: Please?
 * Sakari: It's all right with me.
 * Samson: Yeah!
 * Natalie: All right!
 * Sakari: As long as Zander goes with you.
 * Samson: No! Not Sabu!