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JUNGLE BOOK RUDYARD KIPLING
“Who is this man who is not afraid?” the cobra asked. “How is it he speaks our language with a man’s lips?” In long ago India, a toddler wanders off and is taken in by a family of wolves. Coached by a friendly bear, the “man-cub” has many adventures as he learns the ways of the jungle. But things begin to change when Mowgli becomes a young man. Now he feels a strange pull toward creatures of his own kind.
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CONTENTS
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Mowgli’s Brothers ........................... 5
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Kaa’s Hunting ................................. 13
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How Fear Came .............................. 24
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The Outcast .................................... 31
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“Tiger! Tiger!” ................................. 38
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Letting in the Jungle ...................... 46
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The King’s Ankus ........................... 54
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Red Dog .......................................... 61
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The Spring Running........................ 70
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It was a very warm evening when Father Wolf woke up from his day’s rest. Mother Wolf lay beside him. Her nose was draped across four tumbling, squealing cubs. The moon rose over the mouth of the cave where they all lived. “Arugh!” said Father Wolf. “It is time to hunt again.” He was about to run downhill when a little shadow crossed the entrance of the cave. A small voice whined, “Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves. And may your children never forget those who are hungry!” It was the despised jackal, Tabaqui—the one who runs about making mischief and telling tales. Father Wolf said stiffly, “Enter then, and look for yourself.” Tabaqui found a bone with some meat on it. Licking it merrily, he said, “Shere Khan has moved his hunting grounds. He will hunt here next.” 4
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Shere Khan was the tiger who lived near the Wainganga River, 20 miles away. Father Wolf cried, “He has no right! The Law of the Jungle forbids him to move his hunting grounds without fair warning. He will frighten off the game for ten miles around!” Mother Wolf said quietly, “His mother did not call him Lungri (the Lame One) for nothing. That is why he has only killed men’s cattle. The villagers of the Wainganga are angry with him. Now he has come here to make our villagers angry. They will hunt the jungle for him, and we must