LIMERICKS BY DAVE BRAUN

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There once was a king mighty swell
whose brother was jealous and fell.
Through murderous plot
his sib stole the lot
but sure didn't run things as well!

The air was so hot you could bake
a two-layer angel-food cake!
Yet Simba did race
into this sere place
his three spotted chasers to shake.

To Zazu's irk, Mufasa bids
he babysit the rotten kids
and in a rash
vindictive flash
he wishes they'd succumbed to SIDS.

Though Simba would deke, and would duck,
with Nala, he never had luck!
T'is she who would pin,
to Simba's chagrin,
and in his disgrace, he'd shout "darn!"

A lioness silken and tan -
as sweet as a quadruped can
be - though she's a 'toon
can still draw a swoon
from any libidinous man!

A young and naive lion cub
was munching a nice juicy grub
when Pumbaa walked past
and Simba got gassed
and puked up his meal in the scrub.

Mufasa once counseled his son
of shadowy lands he should shun.
The cub disobeyed.
With Nala he strayed
into that fell fortress of dun.

There once was a lion quite vile
who lived in a state of denial.
He pilfered the throne,
and called it his own,
through subterfuge, murder and wile.

Sarabi, the queen of the pride
stood proudly by Mufasa's side
but fortune smiled fair -
she wasn't right there
the day he was trampled, and died.

The girl named Rocio is wild!
She keeps the whole channel beguiled.
But oddly she'll swoon
o'er just a balloon.
Just mention one and she gets riled!