A toddler requested a birthday cake depicting Mufasa's death in The Lion King and her reasoning is absolutely incredible.
Leona Feigh, from Saint Paul in Minnesota, recently told her folks she wanted the unusually themed cake to celebrate her third birthday.
Her wish was granted, and it even came complete with claw marks where the poor lion had tried to hold on before tumbling to the ground and being trampled by a herd of wildebeest.
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Now, while it might not sound your typical first choice for a birthday cake, Leona's uncle Casey Feigh has revealed the genius thinking behind it.
Posting on Twitter, Casey explained Leona requested that specific scene because she knew 'everyone would be too sad to eat the cake' and therefore the toddler would get the lot for herself.
This kid is going places, you mark my words.
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Speaking to CBS Minnesota, Leona's mum Alison Feigh said she felt 'really embarrassed' asking for the baker to create the one-off cake, fearing they 'would think that I am a horrible parent'.
She explained: "I was, like, 'So here's the thing... this is what my child said, I thought it was funny - we're just going to go with it...'"
Baker Rosalie Davis, from Thirsty Whale Bakery, admitted to the news outlet: "Normally, three-year-olds' cakes don't have dead characters on them."
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However, she was more than happy to step up and bring her idea to life and now hopes to meet Leona.
Rosalie continued: "The person asking for the cake is probably more interesting than the cake."
Meanwhile, uncle Casey added: "I've been joking that every year she's got to go more viral."
Well, it's a tough act to follow as Casey's original tweet about the cake has racked up more than 750,000 likes and almost 130 retweets.
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When asked by CBS how the cake tasted, little Leona confirmed it was 'so yummy, so yummy', so it seems her plan was all worthwhile.
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