Ryers Readers - The Lion Guard: Bunga The Wise

Episode Date: March 16, 2022

Sometimes, the easiest way is not always the best way. Bunga learns this lesson while trying to help the animals of the pride lands!

Let's do this. Today we're going to read Disney Jr. The Lion Guard, Bunga the Wise. It's raining hard in the Pride lands. The baboons are caught up in a tree. They will not come down. Help, Lion Guard! Bunga, climb up and scare the baboons down, says Kayaan. Zuka Zama!

Bunga shouts. He climbs up and makes a loud noise. It works! The Lion Guard saves the baboons! Kayon goes to speak to Mufasa. The rain causes problems, Kayon says. I could blow them away with my roar. The easy way is not always the best way, Mufasa says.

The reins are a part of the circle of life. Later, the Lion Guard gets a wet surprise. There has never been a river here. before says Fuli. Ono flies above to take a look. The lake is flooding, he says. Bunga has an idea. He tells Besti to punch the rocks and the rocks block the water. Then Bunga sees a leak. He puts a stick in it and it works. That was quick and easy, Bunga says. Kion remembers Mufasa's advice. The easy way is not always the best way. Bunga hears Rafiki say, honey badgers are the smartest animals. Bunga runs to tell everyone, but Rafiki was not done talking. Honey

badgers are the smartest animals when they think first. The lion guard sees a lot of animals heading to Akuna Matata Falls. in line to see Bunga the wise calls Timoan. What's going on? asks Kyan. Bunga shrugs. I can help everyone by telling them what to do. Bunga should not give advice, says Fuli. He did figure out how to stop the flooding, says Besti. But everywhere they go, the guard finds animals that need help.

An ostrich told Bunga, she's scared to see hyenas. So Bunga told her to bury her head. Bad advice, Bunga. Bunga told the bushbucks to pink flowers were the tastiest. Wait, says Besti. The pink flowers will make you sick. Bunga, your bad advice is making things worse, says Kyan.

Suddenly, the damn breaks. Run! Yels Timon. Kyan leads the animals into the canyon, but the flood keeps coming. The animals ask Bunga what to do. I don't know. Ask Kyan.

Bunga says. Kyan has an idea. Get behind me. He lets out a mighty... Kion's roar stops the flood. The animals in the pride lands are safe. Rafiki tells Bunga, Honey Badgers are the smartest when they think first.

I guess I'm not so wise after all, says Bunga. I can live with that. The end. I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next.