Khumba

This is my home,

the great Karoo desert.

Nope, that's not me.

I'm not even born yet.

See that way over there?

That's a fence

in the middle of nowhere.

Surviving in these parts

isn't easy.

You need to be tough

and flexible.

Adapt or die.

That's why we built

this enclosure.

It keeps us in and them out.

Them being everyone

who isn't us.

This is the only waterhole

for miles and miles,

and it's all ours.

Yep, zebras only.

Until I came along

and changed everything.

I got it.

I got it!

I got it!

I don't got it.

All that and you still miss?

Nice footwork out there!

It's time.

It's happening-

it's happening!

Where's Seko?

Watch out.

Here he comes!

Score!

Keeps my stripes.

That Themba is a stallion.

My brother is just

a big dumb jock.

I know.

Are there no stallions

in my future?

Oh, wait.

Here comes Mr. Right.

Right now.

Hey, Nigel.

Suki thinks you're hot.

Well, I've been running.

Mmmmm...

Um...

It's happening.

Come on.

Seko.

It's Lungisa.

She's ready She's ready to...

Seko, come quick.

It's time.

Aw.

That's my boy.

That's my boy.

He's a cute little fellow.

That's not right.

- What?

- No stripes?

He has no stripes?

- What is he?

- Something's wrong with him?

How is that possible?

- So different.

- I don't like different.

Don't listen to them.

Lungisa.

Are you all right?

Dad, what's going on?

Huh?

He's funny looking.

I like him.

What do you

even call half a zebra?

Zeb? I get it.

Zeb?

His name is Zeb?

Seriously?

You are not half a zebra.

Your name is Khumba.

Our son, Khumba.

That's nice.

He has no stripes.

Yeah, he doesn't have them.

What could it mean?

It's a bad sign.

No stripes, no rain.

You're looking

a little out of breath.

Barely breaking a sweat.

Hey, Tombi!

I thought you were faster

than all the boys!

No, just smarter.

Yeah, beaten

by a girl. Woo!

Okay, water break.

Oh, yeah.

Stop, Tombi. Don't.

Oh, yeah.

Stop. Enough already.

What's the matter, hotshot?

Sore loser?

Why do you care what they think?

I don't.

Well, I'm never going

to hang with them. No?

I'd much rather be out there!

Come on, Khumba!

You going to let me

get away that easy?

I was just giving you a head start.

Whether or not

it's Khumba's fault,

if it doesn't rain soon,

we'll have to leave,

take our chances out there.

All right, boys.

Do some squats, okay?

I'm not going to do them.

You guys can keep doing them.

Things are different now.

I'm just going to be watching.

Yep, don't want

any stretch marks.

Some things

are way too different.

Mkhulu, while

we wait for the rains,

maybe we should

ration the water.

Yeah, right.

Funny. Right.

Good idea, Seko.

Huh?

Until the rains come, we'll

only drink once a day.

Okay, everyone. Ready?

Timba, temba, burning nimba,

You're so hot.

Show what you got!

Yo! Yo!

Nice nose block, champ.

Hey, Khumba!

Hey, guys. Who am I?

Check this out.

What happened to my stripes?

Muscle-headed

lame brains.

I can't believe we're related.

When are you going to

grow some stripes?

Very funny. I'll have

to remember that one.

Whoa!

That will take

the shine off, all right.

You just had to, didn't you?

Stay out of it, sis.

Go cheerlead

with the other girls.

One day, he'll

grow into his own skin.

We won't always

be here to protect him.

Themba, Themba, you're so hot.

Or not.

I may be half a zebra,

but at least I'm not an ass.

Hey.

Hey, buzz off.

Is it some kind of map?

What's that?

Khumba?

You okay, Khumba?

Hey, I'm sorry

about what happened.

I don't know.

Maybe they let me off easy?

I did cause a drought.

That's just dumb.

How could one zebra make

all the water go away.

Half a zebra.

Don't think like that.

I thought you weren't

like the rest of them.

You trying

to make me feel better?

No, Khumba, I was trying to...

Well, don't.

Just leave me alone.

Don't you have

anything better to do?

You think you're the only one

who has a hard time fitting in?

Oh.

They will never let us in.

Ah!

Well, we can only ask.

Hello?

Can you help us?

Just don't ask me

to make it rain.

Our healer needs water.

Please, she is weak.

I don't even know if I'm

allowed to talk to outsiders.

Outsiders?

We used to live

alongside you zebras.

No way.

We used to live together?

Mm-hmm. Out here.

Maybe you could have

some of my rations.

When I said you, I kind

of meant just you.

Okay, and you and you.

You are very kind. Whoa.

It's, it's a...

A big world outside this fence.

Oh.

Excuse me.

Intruders.

Intruders. Intruders.

Where's Mkhulu?

Where's Mkhulu?

Where's Mkhulu?

How did you get in here?

This is only for...

She needs help.

I thought it would be okay.

Huh?

You let them in.

Of course.

You may discipline

your own son, Tabo.

Da-da-da-da-da.

Why are you in here?

She needs to drink.

This is the zebra water hole.

The land belongs to all of us.

Come. They have been

in here so long,

they have forgotten that.

I... I don't even

remember breakfast.

It's Phango.

He's at the fence.

He's at the fence.

Phango's at the fence.

Move the fence.

He wants to get in!

We need more branches.

Over here!

Come on. We've got

to close the gap!

I think I can hear

him breathing.

No, that's you.

You can't keep them hidden

from me forever, Mkhulu.

Oh, no.

Shh.

I can smell your fear.

I can almost taste it.

What did he say?

I didn't hear him.

If it doesn't rain soon,

you will have to let them out.

If someone

doesn't let him in first.

I'm scared.

We're safe in here.

Stay calm.

Are we safe?

Just saying, we're safe.

I just want to be sure.

Yeah, yeah?

Khumba, you put

the herd at risk.

For the next week, you'll

drink only half your rations.

Half rations...

for half zebras.

Dad, she needed help.

She was sick.

Khumba.

Like Mama.

Enough.

Khumba, oh.

For you, Mama.

You're growing.

You need your strength.

You have it.

You're just like your father.

I'm nothing like Dad.

I'm not like any of you.

Do you know why

I named you Khumba?

You see, Khumba means skin.

Skin?

They say that the first

zebras to walk the Earth

all had exactly the same skin

with no stripes at all.

No stripes?

Mm-hmm.

One day, a brave young zebra

took a journey

across the vast Karoo.

And deep inside a huge mountain,

he found a water hole,

a magic water hole.

He swam in it,

and when he came out,

his skin was striped.

All the other zebras

admired his beautiful skin,

and he was proud

to be so different.

But now, they all wanted

to be like him,

so one by one, they swam

in the magic water hole,

and when they came out,

they were all striped, too.

So I can get my stripes

and then it will rain.

No, Khumba.

Where is this water hole?

Don't you see?

I think I know.

They all looked the same.

That looks like me, sort of,

and those can be three peaks

leading to a waterhole.

It is a map,

to the magic waterhole.

Mom.

Dad?

Lungisa.

Mama. I'm sorry.

Hmm? Water.

Whoa.

Well, hello there.

Excuse me.

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