Simba had noticed that Nala lately had started to develop a habit of eating a lot. He observed Nala in the past few meals and determined that she enjoyed limitless eating and having a large belly to show that. Watching her feasting on the zebras, growing that enormous belly of hers, and going on and on without any signs of stopping made Simba realize something: he liked it too. He found Nala's ways of finding happiness in gluttony made him happy, and he didn't want to take that away.

Nala was now about to start eating her seventh zebra when she noticed that her belly, which was now hard as a rock and wider than her arms can stretch, was keeping her out of reach of any zebra. She started panting from working so hard to eat so much; her overly over-filled belly made her sleepy. Simba saw that she was about to doze off and began to think about what to do next.