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 Joseph Rudyord Kipling ai¡¡irutt experiences of those years at't'ected the writinghe
# rry fl rm# r,r* flsr p'hv l'ne
d¡d later in his lif e . The headmaster at his boarding school in
England encouraged him to write and at sixteen, when he returned
fl-#s.b fl;fltr
to lndia,he became a newspdper writer.ln lSg2,Kiplingmarried
and moyed withhiswif e toYermont,USA.Theyhad two daughters
flfu,:/ *: r'r fü *:rrrfl a r+,e and he wrote The Jungle Book ir 1894 and The Second Jungle
Book ir 1895. His tales of Mowgli are the most f amous of these
loseph Rudyard Kipling,
\ j
á ln pairs, answer the following
British poet, short story writer
a
stories about the lndian jungle. ln I896 he and his wif e returned
questions:
to England, where their son wasborn. Captains Courageous was
and noyelist
a Look at the front cover is f amous f or his
published the Jollowingyear and his lndian spy not,el, Kim, was
of the book. Can you talesf or children. Kiplingwas
published in 1901. He was awarded theNobel Prize Jor Literature
tell where the story takes
bom in Bombay,lndia in 1865
in 1907, but ret'used the position of British Poet Laureate*. Kipling
place? Gn you tellwhen?
and had a happy childhood
living among the wondert'ul in 1936, at the age
trayelled and wrote until his death in London
Why/Why not?
oJ 7 2. His autobiography, Something of Myself , which he wrote
b ln what parts of the sights and sounds of lndia.
in I 935, was published aJter his death.
But at the age of six, he was
world can you find * APoú Laureate is a poet recognised in a counLry./s rt.s mosú rtspeüed poú. A
srnt to a f ostu home in Fnfland Po(.t Lauredte is of ten *pected to compose
jungles? Can you name . poems !or speciol nationtrl occctsions.

some of the animals

which live jn thenr? Do you think that they get along with
{';)
\."_,1
n"ra about Rudyard Kipling and answer the questions that
each other? Discuss.
follow.
c Do you think that wild animals and people can live togerher
as lriends? Justify
your answer, a What kinds of literature dld Kipling write?
d Would you like to live in a jungle? lf so, what would you b When did Kipling begin to write?
do there? Do you think you could learn things lrom the
c What influenced Kipling's writing later in his life?
animals? Discuss.
d What did Kipling do when he rerurned to lndia?
e Where did Kipling write The Jungle Boohs?.
{.1} Wlrr, do you think these pictures mean in the story?
I ln what year did Kipling win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

,l
¡) g What position did Kipling refuse to accept?

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 Chapter L
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TheMsn-Cub " l low little! Yet, how bravel' said Mother \ü/olf softly. She watched
tlr,'lraby push its way in beside the other cubs and begin to eat
t was seven o'clock one warm evening in the iungle. Father rr.'itlt them.
f Si-rddenly, Shere Khan's huge square head filled the mouth of
I §lolf woke up in his cave and stretched sleepily in the moonlight,
Mother \ü/olf lay nearby with her four sweet little cubs. llr('cave.
"\Xihat brings you here, Shere Khan?"
Suddenly they heard Shere Khan, the old tiger who lived near
the river twenty miles away. He was roaring angrily. Shere Khan Father \ü/olf's words were polite, but his eyes were angry.

had a bad leg, so he usually hunted only cows near the village, 'A human baby went this way. Give it to me!" the hungry tiger
rr rared.
because they ran slowly. But this night was different. He was noisy
and hungry for something else. MotherWolf knew what. "The wolves are free and take orders only from the Head of

"He's hunting a Man tonighti' tlre Packl'

Father Wolf was not happy. The Law of the Jungle says an Shere Khan roared more loudly and Mother Wolf jumped
animal can kill or eat Man only when teaching its children.There firrward, her eyes shining like two bright green moons.

were many such laws in the jungle. All the animals followed them will not be killed. He will live to run
"The baby is ours. He

because they knew that there was always a good reason for these with the pack and hunt with the pack;and in the end - he will
laws. hunt you! Now go!"

Shere Khan's roar grew loudeq ending in a short terrible cry. FatherWolf was surprised. He forgot how she was when they
Mother §flolf knew what that meant. ljrst met. Like all she-wolves, she was terrifying and dangerous
"He's missed. But wait something's coming up the hill when she was angry. Shere Khan understood too and backed out
- - get
readyt" of the cave, still hungry and growling.
The leaves moved and the wolves heard a small noise near "The pack must decide."

the cave. Father\X/olf was ready to iump at any enemy, but then V4ren they were alone, Mother\ü/olf laid herself over her cubs

he saw a little brown baby walk out of the trees. The baby looked and Father \[olf spoke to her seriously.
up into Father'§flolf's face and laughed. "Shere Khan is right. tVe must present the baby to the pack.

'A Man's cub. Look!" Do you think they will let us keep him, Mother?"
Mother \ü/olf looked in wonder at the baby. "Father, he came by night, alone and hungry; yet he was not

"Is that a human baby? IVe never seen one before ... Bring it afraidl§íe must keep himl'
herel'
Father\X/olf carefully picked up the baby in his mouth and put Mother \X/olf named the baby Mowgli. She and Father \ff/olf
it down next to his own cubs. knew they had to follow the Law of the Jungle. By Jungle Law,
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Chapter 1

when a wolf marries and has cubs, he must present them to the
Pack Council. There, the other wolves must look at them well to
remember what they look like.when they know their faces, they
cannot kill them by mistake - any wolf who kills a cub must die
himself. Then the cubs are free to run where they please until
they are old enough to kill for their own food. This meeting was
held every month, under the full moon at Council Rock.
On this night, there were about forty wolves of every size and
colour at the meeting place. Akela was the leader of the pack.
He was a greal grey wolf who hunted alone and so was known
as The Lone §7olf. \When it was time, Father Wolf pushed Mowgli

into the centre of the circle. The baby sat there, laughing and
playing with some small stones.
Then, out of the dark, they all heard the voice of Shere Khan.
"This baby is not a wolf! He's mine! Give him to mel"
There was much growling and snarling, but they listened to
Akela. His eyes moved around the circle of wolves.
"Look well, O wolves! Look well! Remember the face of this
cub and keep him safe! Remembeq too, that we do not take orders
from anyone outside the pack!"
Just then, a fotr-year-old spoke up.
"Indeed, what do we need a human baby fof,"
"The Law of the Jungle says that if there is an argument about
a cub joining the pack, two others of the pack who are not his
father or mother must speak for him.'§(ho speaks for this baby?"
There was only one other animal the wolves let speak at the
Council meetings andthatwas Baloo, the sleepy brown Bear who
taught new cubs the ways of the jungle. He slowly stepped forward
into the circle.
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"I speak for the Man's baby. Let him run with the pack! I myself Lsssoms íffi t"h*_/urtglc
will teach him."
There was total silence, finally broken byAkela. Mowgli grew up with the wolf-cubs. Father
s the years passed,
"§fle need another voicel' §7olf taught him the sounds of the jungle. Mowgli came to
A black shadow quietly entered the circle. It was Bagheera, understand every noise in the grass, every call of every owl and
the black pantheq his sil§ coat shining in the moonlight. Everybody bat and every splash of every fish in the pond.\X/hen he was not
in the jungle knew Bagheera and respected his power and his learning, he sat out in the sun and slept and ate and went to sleep
wisdom. He was both clever and brave and everybody stayed out again.§íhen he felt dirty and hot, he swam in the jungle ponds.
of his way. Although he came to the meetings at Council Rock, Baloo taught him that honey and nuts were just as pleasant
he did not speak. But this evening, in a voice as soft as honey, he as meat.
said, "You don't always need to hunt. Nuts and honey are good,
"The Law says that someone can buy the life of a cub, but it too, if you know where to look."
does not say who can or cannot buy it. May I speak?" Bagheera showed him how to climb the trees to get them.
"Good, good!" the hungry young wolves all howled together. "Come up, Little Brother. Let me show you how to do itl'
"Speak then," cried the voices of the Council in the dark. He became very good at climbing and soon swung from tree
"It's a shame to kill a cub.I ask to buy the life of this baby for to tree as freely as any greal ape.
the price of one fat bull - newly killedl' Mowgli took his place with the wolves at Council Rock.They
There was much growling and noise as all the wolves spoke were his pack and he believed he was one of them. Mowgli,
at the same time. They agreed that the baby was no danger to howeve¡ was young and he saw everlthing as a game. He could
them.Then cameAkela's deep cry, be naughty;he coLrld be kind. He discovered that he could look
"Look well- look well, O wolves!" straight into the eyes of the wolves and make them turn their
One by one, they went to look at the new cub. Mowgli was eyes away from him. At other times, he picked thorns out of their
still playing and laughing. He did not know yet that he was now f'eet. By night, he went down the hillside to the village and watched
one of the Pack. the villagers from a distance. Dtiring the night, Bagheera taught
him to hunt for food in the jungle;hunting was for food only -
never for fun.
'And never kill cows, yollng or old, for a bull was the price I
paid for you.That is the Law of the Junglel'
Mother Wolf warned him too, about Shere Khan.
"You cannot trust the tiger. One day you must kill him!"
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Other years and other lessons in the jungle were easier. Mowgli remember these words to protect himselfl'
loved better than aq,thing to go into the warm, dark heart of the Bagheera called Mowgli down from the tree.
jungle with BagheeÍa or Baloo. "I want to hear these Master \flords. Come, Little Brotherl'
The big old brown bear was hrppy to have a quick pupil. The "My head is ringing like a bee tree," said an unhappy little
boy could climb almost as well as he could swim and swim almost voice over their heads;but Mowgli came down.
as well as he could run. Baloo taught him the \ü7ood and \flater "I come for Bagheerat and not for you, fat, old Baloo!"
Laws. Baloo was not worried;he was used to his little friend and
"By the Law of the Jungle, when there's little wateq no animal asked Mowgli to show Bagheera what he knew Mowgli loved
can kill another at the drinking places.\X/ater is more important to do this.
than food in difficult timesl' "The Jungle has many tongues. I know them all!"
He also taught him how to speak to all the animals. Mowgli, Mowgli growled like a bear, then sang like a bird. But best of
being a Man's child and not a wolf-cub, learned quickly and allwas his snake noise - a perfect hiss. Mowgli was very pleased
remembered his lessons well. with this. He clapped his hands, jumped on Bagheera's back and
One day, Mowgli,like all small boys, did not want to have a made funny faces at Baloo, who said,
lesson. He was tired of repeating the same thing over and over "Mowgli will be afraid of no one."
again a hundred times. But Baloo did not give up. "Except his own tribe. The young wolves still don't think he's
'A Man's child is not like a wolf-cub - he musr learn all the r>ne of the packl'
Law of the Jungle!" Bagheera was quiet and serious as Mowgli danced up and
Bagheera thought that Baloo was sometimes too strict with clown on his back. Mowgli wanted them to listen to him.
the boy. "I shall have my own tribe, and they'll follow me through the
"But think how small he is! How can his little head remember treetops all day long. They have promised."
so much, Baloo?" Bagheera looked quickly at Baloo.They were worried. Now
"Is there an),,thing in the jungle too little to be killed? No. That's they knew where Mowgli's words came from - the monkeysl
why I teach him these things and that's why I hit him - very softly
- when he forgetsJ'
"Softly! Ugh! His face black and blue today from your
softness!"
"It's better than dying at the hand of an enemy! I'm teaching
him the Master §7ords of the Jungle. He must learn how to say,
'\íe are of the same blood, you and I'in all languages. He must
Chapter J

T¿rfu#pr $ru/ d'$'x*: &,,f rlrp#er;'rs

owgli did meet the monkeys. He met them in the jungle

and saw that they stocid on two legs like he clid. The
monkeys thought they were very clever. They gave Mowgli ntrts
ancl berries to eat and said that he was their brothet and promisecl
to make him their leader one day.
Both Bagheer¿r and Baloo knew the monkeys were troulrle.
Monkeys dicl not follow the Law of the Jungle and Mowgli hacl
to learn this. l¿,

"They have no leacler! Tl-rey lie! They have always lied!"

Baloo was as angry as Bagheera.
"Listen, Mowgli, I've taught you all the laws of all the animais
of the jungle - except tl-re monkeys. f)on't you wonder u,-hy? They
have no law. Their rvay is not onr way."
Just then a shower of nuts ¿rncl leaves r¿rined dr¡wn on their
heacls.This is what the monkeys clid to make the othcr jungle
anim;Lls notice them.They u,anted to be part of the jLrngle ancl
were pleasecl when Mowgli came to pl.Ly with them, instead of
spending time with Baloo ancl Ragheera.

They wantecl Mow$i for their leader to make the other animals
in the jr-rngle fealor.rs. So, that day they qr-rietly fr;llowed the three
friencls through the jungle. In the afternoon, Bagheera and Baloo
lay down to sleep, with Mowgli between tltem. Sucldenly, monkev
hands grabbed the sleeping boy, pulling him high up into the
trees. The monkeys s¡ere very proucl of themselves fbr stealing
Mowgli, ancl very pleased when they saw the look on Bagheera's
face.
 "He's very old ancl clever. Above all, he's always hungry'We
Baloo woke all the jungle with his angry cries and Bagheera
movecl ('xn get hirn to help if we promise him many goatsl'
lumpecl high up into the nearest tree. But tl-re monkeys
Together, shoulder-to-shor-rlder, the lwo worried friends ran off
on top of the trees and they travelled far and fast. At first it was
exciting fot Mowgli to see fbr miles and miles across the jungle to find the snake.

as they flew through the treetops. But soon he grew angry and
he started to think about how to escape ancl get back to Baloo Kaa was a p)'thon, not a poison-snake. So l-ris strength was in

and Bagheera. He looked up and saw Chil, tl're eagle, flying high liis huge body, not his teeth. In fact, he thor-rght poison-snakes
in the sky. s'ere cowarcls.
"\le're of the same blood, yott and I. The monkeys have stolen Baloo and Bagheera found l-rirn relaxing on a rock in the warm

mel Watch the way they take me. Tell Baloo and Bagheera of the sr-rn,looking at his bear-rtiful new skin, which always took ten days
l() change. The great python ra,,as cloing fzrntastic tu,ists ancl turns
Council Rock."
Chil noclcled his head to show he understood and then flew long bocly. Baloo knew he was thinking of his next meal
rr,.ith his

I-rigl'rer to follow them. Chil, too, knew the ways of the monkeys' warned Bagheera to be careful.
'rncl
"They never go faq my friend. They never do what they plan "I{e hasn't eaten and that is gooc1. But he can't see well after
, l'ranging out at an]'thingl'
his skin. He cotrld 1-rit
to do. This time they will have trouble with Baloo and Bagheerai'
'fhe wise bear shoutecl a greeting to let Kaa kn<lw who was

Bagheera and Baloo were macl with fear and worry. coming ne¿rr and then approached slowly.
"Why didn't you warn the boY, Baloo?" "Good hunting, Kaa."
Baloo ran hard, thinking he could catch the rnonkeys. Tl-re great p)'thon stretched himself to see r'vho spoke, then

"§fe ... we may catch them Yet!" rlreetecl Baloo ancl Bagheera.
"Oho, Baloo, what are you doing here? Good hurnting, I3agheem'
"But you can't run fast enoughl Sit down and think Make a

plan!" Any good fbocl nearby? I'm as hungry as can bel'

"'ü7e're hr,rntingi'
Baloo was always ready for action; Bagheera always usecl his
head. But finally, it was Baloo who had the answer. Ilaloo knew that you nlust not hurry Kaa. He was too big and
"I've got itlWhat a fat stupid bear I've been! The monkeys are too clangerous.
"Let me come with you. usually wait for clays on the path
I
afraid of Kaa, the rock snake. I-{e can climb as well as they can'
He steals the baby monkeys at night. Let's go to Kaa and ask him ,r¡cl the branches of the trees aIe not a\vays strong. I nearly lell
lrrst time. The monkeys woke r-rp ancl callecl rne nalnesl'
to help r-rsi'

Bagheera dici not know Kaa well. He was not sure that this Ilagi-reera took this chance to tell Kaa all the terrible things

was a good idea, but Baloo was hopeful. tlrc monkeys saicl abc¡r-rt him.
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"Footless yellow earthworm!" The Lost Gty

"Ssss!They called me that?"
"something of that kind ... They say you eat only baby goats he monkeys arived with Mowgli at the Lost C§ that aftemoon.
because you're afrúd of anlthing biggeri' The old city was built many years ago on a little hill deep
Now a plthon, especially Kaa,very seldom shows his anger. inside the jungle. No one lived there now;except the monkeys.
But Baloo and Bagheera could see that he was very angry now The city walls were all broken and the houses were falling down.
"§fle're actually hunting them, Kaal' Only the water tanks, which collected fresh rainwater, still stood
"'What makes two hunters like you follow the monkeys?" to the side of a lerrace in the centre of the city. The monkeys
Bagheera spoke clearly. didn't care about the buildings. They only cared about themselves.
"The trouble is this, Kaa. Those monkeys have stolen our "There's no one in the jungle as wise and clever as we are."
Man-cubl' Mowgli, who knew only the Law of the Jungle, did not like or
There were stories in the jungle about a man-cub; stories Kaa understand their chanting. He was tired and hungry, but the
did not believe. But, Bagheera saw his chance. monkeys sang and danced around Mowgli on the terrace and
"§fle know the monkeys are afraid only of you, Kaa." kept him awake. They asked him to teach them how to make a
Kaa remembered the name-calling and decided to help. Just shelter and he showed themwhat to do. But soon they lost interest
then, Chil, the eagle, flew down. He gave them Mowgli's message. and went back to the treetops.
This made Baloo proud of his little pupil. Chil told them which Then Mowgli remembered Baloo's words.
way to go. Bagheera knew it was far. 'This is avery bad place. All that Baloo said about the monkeys
'It'll take half a night at full speed. §íe cannot wait for you, was true. They have no law and no leader - nothing but silly
Baloo. Follow us. Kaa and I must go fastJ' words and stealing little hands.I must try to go back to my own
part of the jungle.
There were hundreds and hundreds of monkeys around Mowgli
now, and the noise was terrible. Mowgli tried to find an opening
in the wall where he could escape, but the monkeys always
stopped him. They pulled him back to the centre of the terrace.
"Don't go away! \7ete wonderful - you can't leave us!"
'They're all madl'thought Mowgli sleepily, as he looked at a

cloud about to cross the moon.

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Kaa and Bagheera saw the same cloud, as they hid below the from under the wall nearest the jungle, they heard Baloo's
city wall. They knew how dangerous the monkeys were in large war-cry. The old bear came as quickly as he could.
numbers. They never fought unless there were more than a hundred "Bagheera, I'm here! I'm climbing up! Wait! I'm comingl"
of them. Baloo jumped down into the middle of the monkeys and began
But Kaa had a plan. hitting them with his huge paws. Mowgli heard a splash and knew
"I'm going over the west wall; I'11 meet you on the terrace Bagheera was in the water where the monkeys could not follow.
when that cloud covers the moonl' But they were all around him and, afraid, the panther gave the
But it took Kaa longer than he thought to get over the wall. snake-call.
So, Bagheera, after running quickly and silently, found himself "We are of one blood, you and IJ'
alone in the middle of the monkeys. There was a terrible fight as He was worried lhatKaawas gone. Baloo was surprised when
all the monkeys jumped on the panther. he heard the great panther calling for help.
"He's alone! Kill him!"
At the same time, five or six other monkeys took Mowgli to a Mang the bat,who watched the great battle from the air,carried
ruined greenhouse in the middle of the rerrace. They pushed him the news to all the jungle:the birds, the deer, all the others, even
in through a hole in the roof and he fell a long way down. Luckily, Hathi, the wise old leader of the elephants, heard about it.
he knew from Baloo's lessons how to land on his feet. Out of the Other monkeys heard and came to help their friends; for miles
darkness, Mowgli heard the hissing of snakes and he quickly gave around the birds chattered excitedly.
the snake-call. Then Kaa appeared,straight and fast andready to kill. He was
"§7e are of one blood, you and IJ' thirty feet long and weighed half a ton. He attacked at the heart
will step on us!"
"Even sssol Little Brotheq stand still or you of the monkeys, near Baloo.
The floor of the old greenhouse was alive with many cobras, "Kaa! It's Kaa! Run! Run!"
the deadliest of snakes. Mowgli stood quietly, listening to the The monkeys ran andjumped,terrified,to the tops of the walls
terrible noise of the fight above his head. Bagheera had to fight and into the trees.
for his life for the first time. Mowgli could not hear Baloo, bur Baloo was very pleased to see Kaa. Even though his fur was thick,
guessed he was near. Then he shouted up to the panthel it was not enough to protect him from the monkeys'sharp teeth.
"To the tank, Bagheera! Roll to the water tank! Dive in! Get to Kaa opened his great mouth and spoke one long hissing word.
the water!" 'l'he monkeys nearby were suddenly quiet and the monkeys which
Bagheera heard and knowing Mowgli was safe gave him new were far away froze in the branches of the trees. Everything was
strength. He slowly fought his way to the water tank. Then suddenly, r¡Lriet.The monkeys knew and feared the great p1'thon. Mowgli
lreard Bagheera shake his wet body as he came out of the tank.
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"Get the boy out of that hole;I can do no more. Let,s take him Man's Red Flower
and go before the monkeys afiack again!'
But Kaa knew better. en years had passed and Shere Khan still remembered the
"They will not move until I say so.I heard you call for help, night that Father \ü/olf took the boy away from him. Akela
Bagheeral' and Mowgli's parents were old and weak now They couldn't
'Did I? I don't remember ... Baloo, are you hurt?,, protect him forever. Soon the tiger would be able to take Mowgli
"I feel like they have pulled me into a hundred little pieces. for himself without a fight. He had a plan. He needed ro make
Kaa, you saved our livesl' the young wolves think he was their friend. Then, he could make
"No matter, where is the boy?" them believe that the boy did not belong in the pack. Shere Khan
They heard Mowgli call out from the greenhouse. Kaa found hunted with them, shared his kill wíth them and spoke gently,
aweak spot in the wall and broke it with his head. Mowgli was like a brother, to them.
free. The three friends were very happy to be together again.Kaa "How can you, such fine hunters, follow a dying wolf and aboy?"
looked at Mowgli with interest. The young wolves listened and their innocent hearts trusted
"So this is the boy. Very like a monkey. Be careful I don,t their new friend. The tiger was right; Mowgli was not one of them.
mistake you for one the next time my skin changes. ..,, Bagheera,who had eyes and ears everywhere,knew something
"We are of one blood, you and L You saved my life. if youre of this plan and again tried to warn Mowgli.
ever hungry, come to me for goats or if you ever need help, come "Little Brother, how often have I told you that Shere Khan is
to me. Good hunting!" your enemy?"
Baloo was pleased with his pupil. Kaa put his head on Mowgli,s 'As many times as there are nuts on that tree. tVhat of it? Shere
shoulder. Khan is all long ta17 and loud talkl'
'A brave heart and a polite tongue ... You will go far in the "Open your eyes, Mowgli. Akela is very old and soon he won't
jungle." be able to protect you. For now you're safe, because Shere Khan
cannot kill you in the jungle.It's against the Law;I told you this
a long time ago. But he's made many of the younger wolves
believe that you don't belong with the pack. In a shofi time,you'll
be a Man and you'll leave the pack and the jungle. Then he'll be
free to kill youl
"But I was bpfíÁthe junglel I have followed the Law of the
Jungle.I have pulled thorns from the feet of all our wolves. They
are my brothers! Surely they will not make me go!"
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 "Listen to me, Mowgli; not even I, Bagheera, who love you, A1l that day he satin a cave,looking after the fire, feeding it
can look you in the eyes. No animal can, That is why they hate with dry sticks and leaves. He found a good dry branch to use
you. Even though I was born among Men in the King's palace at later as a torch. That night he went to Council Rock, smiling.
Oodeypore,I must turn my eyes away from yours when you look
because you are a Man.\7e re not equal, Little Brotheq Akela did not lie on his rock that night, but next to it, to show
at me -
and you are not a wolfl" he was not the leader any more. Bagheera lay close to Mowgli,
"I had no idea!..." who had the fire pot between his feet. For the first time at a
Bagheera knew that soon there would be aJungle Council at council meeting, Shere Khan dared to speak. Bagheera spoke
the Rock. quietly into Mowgli's ear.
"Little Brotheq the pack could turn against you at the next "Shere Khan has no place here. Say sol'

meeting. But i have anidea. Go quickly down to the Man's village Mowgli jumped to his feet.
and take some of the Red Flower from their pots. Then, when the "Does Shere Khan lead the pack now? \X/hat right does a tiger

time comes, you will have a stronger friend than I or Baloo or have to speak?"

those of the Pack that love you. Get the Red Flowerl' "The pack has no leadeq so they have asked me to speak -"
Every animal in the jungle feared the Red Flower - what Man "\Who has? The pack alone chooses a new leader!"

called fire. Mowgli agreed and before he left, he put his arm There were angry cries from the younger wolves.

around the panther's beautiful, sil§ black neck and looked deep "Silence, boy! Let the tiger speak. He keeps our law."

into his eyes. But the older wolves of the pack spoke up.
'Are you sure Shere Khan is behind all this?" "No, let Akela speak!"

"I am sure, Little Brothed' Akela was old now and he lifted his old head with difficulty
"Then by the bull that bought me,I will pay him back for this!" and spoke to the Council.
"For twelve years I have been your leader. Last night I missed
\ü/hen Mowgli arrived at the village, he looked through one my kill. The law says you can kill me now;here on Council Rock.

of the windows of a hut and saw a fire. He stayed by the window So I ask, will anyone here take my life tonight? The law says you

until early morning when he saw a child pick up a pot and put can fight me only one by oneJ'

red-hot pieces from the fire in it. There was a long silence. No wolf wanted to fight Akela to
"Is that all? If a child can do it, I can do itl' the death.
Moving like Bagheera himself, he walked quietly round the Then Shere Khan c)iet ot¡t,
corner of the hut and grabbed the fire pot. Before the boy could "Oh,leave this old wolf. He will die afi\rNvay.It is the boy who
cry out, Mowgli turned and run into the jungle. has lived too long. He was mine from the start. Give me the boy!"

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More than half the pack howled with one voice full of hate. Thr Hmd of Sheve Khan
'A ManlWhat has aMan got to do with us? Send him back to
his own place!" fter the meeting at Council Rock, something began to hurt
Akela tried to calm the angry wolves. Mowgli inside him. He could not breathe and tears ran down
"He's our brother!" his face.
But the pack was different now, angry, and many took Shere "What is this, Bagheera? Am I dying?"
Khan's side. ,i "No, Little Brother. These are only Men's tears. Let them falll'
Mowgli stood up slowly. He tried to look calm, bur he was So Mowgli sat and cried for the first time in his life. His heart
filled with pain and anger. was broken.
"Very well.If you don't want me for your brother,I will not "Now I will go to Men, but first I must say goodbye to my
call you brothers anymore. You?e acting like dogs, so l,ll treat you motherl'
like dogs!" He went to the cave where she lived with Father'§V'olf and
He threw the fire pot on the ground and flames jumped up cried on her coat while the four cubs howled sadly.
as the dry grass caught fire. The wolves all moved back in fear. "You will not forget me?"
Mowgli quickly put his branch into the fire and waved ir arouncl "Never! §7e'll wait for you every night at the bottom of the hilll'
above his head. FatherWolf rubbed his nose against Mowgli's face.
"Good. I see that you are dogs.You want me to go and so I "Come soon, Mowgli, come again soon. Your mother andl are
will. There will be no war between any of us in the pack. But very oldi'
there's something I must finish firstl' "Yes, come soon, my little son, and remember - IVe loved you
At this, Mowgli bravely walked up to Shere Khan. He hit him more than my own cubsl'
on the head with the flaming torch. The tiger cried out in fear, "I will come. Don't forget me. Tell them in the jungle never to
but Mowgli shouted in his face. forget mel
"Hah! Burnt jungle cat - go now! But remember when I next He left the jungle and walked many miles until he found a
come to Council Rock, you will be dead and I will bring your village far away.There was a v/oman in this village named Messua.
coat. And for the rest of you dogs, not one of you will touchAkela, Many years earlieq a tiger took her boy off into the jungle. So, the
for that is my will! He will live free as he pleases. Go now!,, village gave Mowgli a place with her and her husband. Messua
The torch burned brightly in the night as Mowgli once more wanted to believe it was her lost son.
waved it in their faces. Howling, they all ran off into the forest. "§7hat the jungle has taken, the jungle has given backl'
Mowgli found Men's *r\,
,t.rnge. At bedtime he slept in the
long, clean grass in the field. He did not understand why People
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slept inside. He knew, however, that he must learn to talk. As he of Shere Khan. One day, Grey Brother came withAkela and they
learned all the tongues of the animals, now he must learn Man,s had news.
tongue. So, he repeated every word he heard Messua speak. "IVe heard Shere Khan tell his plan to a jackal. He'll wait for
One night, Grey Brother, one of Mowgli,s four wolf-brothers, you at the village gate this evening. Now he's resting by the stream
found him in the cool grass. at the bottom of the ravinel'
I bring news."
"Wake up, Little Brother. "Has he eaten?"
Mowgli was very huppy to see him. "He killed eady this morning. He drank water, tool'
"Is everyone in the jungle well, Grey Brother?,, "Good! He's stupid! Now he's too full to fight.'§le must attack
"All but the wolves that were burned with the Red Flower. \ü/e him first, while he's resting from his killl'
miss you. .üe remember the days in the cave, as cubs together. Mowgli lumped on the back of one of the great bulls and gave
§fle remember the years we five grew up in the jungle together. the orders.
But listen. Shere Khan has gone away for a time. However, he 'Akela, Grey Brother, cut the herd into two groups - Grey
will be back again to kill you.§flhen I come again,I,ll wait for Brother, take the cows to one end of the ravine;Akela and I will
you in the bamboos.We'll talk of what is newl, take the bulls to the other. Move quietly until you get there.'§flatch
my hand. When I wave, we will attackl
For three months Mowgli stayed in the village learning how They soon had the herd in two and moving fast.
Men lived. The hardest thing he had to learn was how to wear Some children saw all this and ran to tell the men of the village.
Men's clothes and what money was. Sometimes the little children Mowgli's plan was simple. He wanted to trap Shere Khan
made him angry when they laughed because he could not say between the cows and the bulls. He knew that after a meal and
some words. Luckily, the Law of the Jungle taught him to keep a full drink the tiger would not be able to fight or climb. Soon
calm.In the evenings, he sat listening to the old men tell stories. everyone was in place and Mowgli waved. Akela howled and the
One night they spoke of the tiger that took Messua,s son. They herd rushed forward.
said it was a ghosrtiger. "Shere Khan! It is i, Mowgli! I'm keeping my promise - your
"It was a tiger with a bad leg." skin will be on Council Rock tonight!"
Mowgli knew they spoke of Shere Khan. Shere Khan woke up in shock and began to move slowly,looking
for a way out. There was none. The walls of the ravine were too
The village leader gave Mowgli the job of looking after a herd high to climb, so he turned to face the bulls. There was a noise like
of cows and bulls. Day after day, Mowgli took them to eat on the thunder and the old tiger disappeared under their feet.
green hillside near the village gate and drink from the stream at Soon it *n, ovéi)N Shere Khan lay dead.Mowgli was the
the bottom of it. He met Grey Brother many times and they spoke killer of the beast eyeryone feared.
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grass' Bagheera
They heard another deep voice from the tall
RescuingMessua
came running to Mowgli's feet'
,,§íell done, Little Brother.'§u'e were lonely in the iungle without
owgli took his knife and started to remoYe Shere Khan's
youl'
skin. Just then the chief hunter from the village came, pack still
They all climbed up to Council Rock together'The
shouting for the boy to leave. He wanted to take the skin for left of them'
had no leader, but the wolves came, all that were
himself and tell the village that he was the killer of the great tiger' on Akela's old
They watched Mowgli place Shere Khan's skin
But Mowgli was not aftaid;he was angty' Akela
Mowgli then danced on the dead tiger's skin' while
stone.
"Akela, this man is annoYing me!"
and Grey Brother howled'
In a moment, the hunter found himself on the ground with famrly' Baloo
The next day, Mowgli was in the cave with his
Akela on top of him. The old grey wolf showed his teeth and him back' Mowgli
and Bagheera.The animals were pleased to have
growled until the man cried out in terror'
lay with his head on Mother\ü/olf'
"Please! I beg youl Don't let this beast kill me!"
"I never want to see, hear or smell a Man again!'
"Go ... and don't bother me again! Akela, let him goJ' air' Grey Brother
Suddenly the animals stood still; noses in the
The hunter ran terrified back to the village, telling everyone of the cave'
stood up and went carefully towards the mouth
that Mowgli was a magic boy who could talk to wolves. so when
"Men! From the village!"
Mowgli returned to the village with the herd, the people threw
"They've come for me!"
stones and shouted at him. nightfall!"
"Don't worry Little Brother, we'll kill them before
"'§lolf's childl Go back to your iungle!"
,,Not "No!§fait! Let's find out what they?e afterJ'
again! I¿st time they sent me av¿ay from the iungle because
They followed Mowgli into the trees' As they came near the
I was a Man. This time they're sending me away from the village heard the voice of
men, staying quietly behind the trees, Mowgli
because I'm a wolf. Let's go,Akelal'
the chief hunter,
"... He's a wolf's childl He stole the tiger's skin from me!\üe
Much later that night, Mowgli and the two wolves stopped at and her husband
must find him and kill him! His parents -Messua
Mother'§flolf's cave on thet way to Council Rock' to the village'
- are locked inside their hut'Vhen we go back
"They made me leave the Man's Pack, Mother, but I come with
we'll kill them, too."
the coat of Shere Khan.I've kept my word'" about in the
Mowgli was afraid for the only people he cared
Mother \Xl'olf's eyes shone brightly. set off back to the
-Itoldhimonthatday,whenhecametothiscave,hunting village. He knew he had to \lp them so he
see Mowgli's other
village. MotherWolf followed'\$e wanted to
you,myson...Isaidtohim,'Theboywillkillyouoneday''§fl'ell \
mother.
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It was dark, but Mowgli quickly found Messua's hut. \trhen he "Hathi, leader of the elephants, I come to yolr for help. Make
looked inside and saw them tied up, he felt angry in a way he these bad people leave the village. Let the jungle come back to
did not understand. Moving like Kaa, he quietly slipped through this place."
the window and freed them. Mowgli did not want any of the people killed;he only wanred
"§7ho did this to you? Someone must payl" the elephants to make them leave. He did not understand all that
"The villagers. They're afraid of you. §le must die because he was feeling, but Hathi and his herd knew how evil Men could
we're your parents." be and agreed that the people should go.
The village was quiet because everyone was afraid and they
were locked up in their houses. He decided to help Messua and The elephants didn't hurry;they had a plan. They circled the
her husband get through the jungle to a saf'e place. They listened village and within a week they ate all the vegetables in the fields.
to his plan and agreed that it was their only chance. Then, they freed the bulls and cows. Now the villagers had no
"Don't be afraid if you hear strange noises in the jungle. Nothing food. Still, they stayed. But when the elephants crushed rhe fences
will harm you,I promiseJ' under their huge feet and pulled the roofs from the huts, the
"I believe you, my sonl' villagers rart away in terror.
Messua cried softly as they hurried off into the night. Mothér In a few months, the rains came and washed away everl,thing
Wolf appeared in the shadows nearby;she called to Mowgli. that was left. By the end of the rainy season the village was gone.
"I'11 go with them. They'llbe safel' Man was gone.
Mowgli and the four brothers stayed behind to make sure that
no man from the village followed.

The next morning Mother \ü/olf sent Chil, the eagle, with a
message. Messua and her husband were safe in a new village,
thirty miles away.
Mowgli, however,was still angry with the villagers because of
what they did to Messua and her husband. He hated them all and
wanted to punish them. Only Hathi the elephant could help him.
Only he was wise and strong enough.
Mowgli found the elephants coming out of the river. He spoke
respectfully and explained to the great creature how much he
and Messua suffered because of the villagers.
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The Red-Dogs strong and they hunt in large numbers - at least a hundred. Mowgli
knew about them and hated them too, because they destroyed
hen Mowgli was fifteen years old, Father Wolf and Mother everything around them. Akela wanted Mowgli to go to a safe place.
§lolf died. Mowgli was very sad as he pushed a big rock "You have many more nights and days to live, Little Brother.
against the mouth of their cave. He stood there and cried the Death Go north and hide. This fight is to the deathl'
Song for them. Baloo was now very old and Bagheera hunted a "I don't follow the pack anymore, but my father was a wolf,
Iittle more slowly. Akela turned from grey to white with old age and my mother was a wolf and a good friend of mine is an old wolf
Mowgli did his hunting for him. The Wolf P¿ck had a new leader, who has been both a mother andafather to me. V4ren the dholes
Phao, and began once more to follow the Jungle Law and meet at come) Mowgli and the pack will hunt as one. You have my word."
Council Rock. Mowgli still did not hunt with the pack, but the wolves Won-tolla also tried to warn Mowgli;but the boy was angry
listened to him when he spoke at their meetings at Council Rock. and had no fear. He shouted out to the wolves of the pack.
Early one evening, Mowgli was out hunting with his four wolf- "Ve are the jungle. We will not run away from the red-dogs!"
brothers. Suddenly they heard a terrible cry. Everyone in the The pack answered with one terrible howl.
jungle knew this cry and knew an animal was in great danger.
All the wolves of the pack ran to Council Rock. Mothers hid their Mowgli ran off into the jungle to see how many dholes there
cubs in their caves. Then they heard the call of a wolf, one who were. He ran so fast that he fell flat on his face when he tripped
had no pack. over the great body of his old friend, Kaa.
"Dholes! Dholes!" "Kaa, there you are! You grow bigger each time I see you.
A thin and tired wolf appeared out of the dark and threw himself There's no one as strong, clever and beautiful as youJ'
at Mowgli's feet. He was badly hurt.It was Phao who spoke first. Mowgli sat down and Kaa curled up beside him, putting his
"§lhat danger is there? \íhat happened to you?" great diamond head on the boy's shoulder. Mowgli told his friend
"The dholes - red-dogs, the killers!They killed my three cubs about the wolves and the dholes. Kaa listened quietly.
and their mother! I followed their pack." "Remember you are a Man and that once the Pack did
"How many are there?" want you. Let the wolves hunt the red-dogs by themselves."
"I don't know. I fought with some of them and then I became "It is true that I am a Man, but tonight I am a wolf again I'IIt
the hunted one, myself." one of the pack until the dholes have gonel'
"What's your name?" Kaa saw that Mowgli meant what he said. The huge python
"\X/on-tollal' was older than some of the biggest trees in the jungle; he had
The pack knew about the dholes. They knew that even rhe seen many things and knew what to do.
tigers feared them.They are only half the size of a wolf, but very "Ve'll go to the river and I'11 show you how to kill dholes. Comel'
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The snake dived into the river. Mowgli followed and throwing The Bee Roc}«s
his arms around Kaa's neck he held his bodv close to the snake,s.
They moved fast through the water ext morning,Mowgli set off to find the dhole pack. This was
A mile or two down the river, they came to a place where the just another adventure to him and he felt brave and strong.
water cut through straight high walls of rock. It was a strange "§flhen I came into the jungle,I was Mowgli the cub. Now,I
place and Mowgli had abad feeling about it. But Kaa knew that am Mowgli the wolf. Tonight I must be Mowgli the ape, swinging
they were not in danger af that. moment.The wild, black, angry through the trees, and then I must be Mowgli the deer, running
bees of India that covered the rocks above were asleep now. for my life. At the end,I shall be Mowgli the Man - greater than
"They sleep at night. They are the only creatures the dholes all others in the jungleJ'
fear. rVe'll use them to kill the enemy of your wolf-friendsl, Mowgli ran through the thick jungle, but he stopped about
Mowgli knew the bees were more dangerous than any other two miles from the Bee Rocks. There, he climbed up a tree and
creature in the jungle. Everyone was afraid of their temible numbers waited.
and deadly stings. They all stayed far away from this place. Mowgli, The sun was high in the s§ when Mowgli heard the sound
too, was afraid. of many feet and caught the terrible smell of the dhole pack.
"This is a place of death. Let's go." There were nearly two hundred of them under the tree. Mowgli
As the water carried them, Kaa told Mowgli I'ris plan. knew he had to keep them there until the sun went down because
"You must make the dholes chase you to the edge of the cliff that was when the bees went to sleep.
and jump into the river after you. The noise will wake the bees From up in the tree he watched the red dholes carefully. They
and the dholes will die from their stings or they will drownl, looked small, but Mowgli knew how strong their teeth were.
"That's easy. I can say many things that will make them angry. Mowgli made noises and began to make the dholes angry. He
They'll come after mel' Iet his foot down and waved his toes in their faces.
"Good. I'11 be down here, waiting for you. \Xb must do it after "Dogs, red-dogs! Go back to your place! Go to the rats, your
dark because the bees will be asleep then. The screams of the brothers!"
dholes will wake them and make them mad.If any dholes live, The leader jumped up at Mowgli and the boy pulled his foor
the wolves can get them further down the riverl' away just in time. Then he lay on his branch and shouted down
Mowgli was excited by the plan. names at them. Mowgli knew well how to use the language of
"Good hunting, Kaal'
the animals.
The dholes went from silence to low growls and from low
growls to loud howls.\X/hen their leader jumped up high again,
Mowgli used allhis strength to catch him. He held the dhole by
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its tail and cut it right off him with his knife! The dhole fell to rhe
"Kill the red-dogs, all of them! They have killed Akela!"
ground howling. That was itl Now the pack could not leave.
Mowgli ran to the old wolf and fell on his knees next to him,
Mowgli climbed higher in the tree and slept. The dholes lay down
while the wolves attacked the running dholes. Akela was still
to wait.
alive and spoke softly to his young friend.
"I said this would be my last fight, Little Brother. It is good
Mowgli began to jump from tree to tree;then he suddenly
hunting. How are you?"
stopped and threw the tail down onto the ground.
"I am alive]
"Take your tail and follow it to the death!"
"I will die soon, young friend. I want to die beside you."
He jumped down arrd ran like the wind for the Bee Rocks
Mowgli put his arms around Akela's neck and the wolf rested
with the pack close behind. The screams of the dholes woke the
his huge old head on the boy's knees.
bees. The air grew darkwith their angry buzzing,llke black clouds
"Youle a Man, Little Brother. I owe you my life. Today you
of Death.\X/hen Mowgli came to the edge of the cliff, he jumped
saved the pack as I once saved you. Go to your people now. The
into the river and swam to Kaa. The dholes followed. Many were
hunting has ended. Go to your own peoplel'
killed by the bees;others died when they hit the water, far below.
"I will never go. I will hunt alone in the lunglel'
Kaa held his young friend close and safe.
"You will go. There is no more to say. Help me to my feetl'
"§(/e must not stay here, Little Brotheq it's too dangerous. Comel"
Very gently, Mowgli helped his tired, broken old friend to his
They swam fast and they often went under the water to get
feet.Akela began to sing. He sang the Death Song that a leader
away from the bees all around them. Some dholes were fighting
sings when he's dying. His voice grew stronger and stronger,
to stay alive in the wateq but many drowned quickly. Mowgli
carrying far across the river until he fell down dead.
heard the leader cry out to the other dholes.
Mowgli sat with his head on his knees, seeing nothing. The
"Kill every wolf in their pack!"
death of his old friend made him l-rurt inside. He sat there until
When Mowgli and Kaa came to a smail beach, the wolves
the cold break ol day.
were there waiting for the few dholes who followed.Kaa saw the
wolves, but he was no friend of theirs. He gently pushed Mowgli
to the sandy edge and went his own way.
"Good hunting, Little Brothef'
The battle was long and terrible.Mowgli fought nexr ro his four
wolf-brothers; they with rheir teeth, he with his knife. Won-tolla
killed the dhole leader. Soon the other dholes began ro run,when
Mowgli suddenly sawAkela lying on the ground,covered in blood.
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Leavi'ng the jumgle Mowgli did not want to be alone, so he spoke to the buffalo.
Misha the buffalo had the worst temper of all the animals in the
wo years afterAkela's death and the fight with the red-dogs, jungle.
Mowgli was no longer a boy; he was a Man now, big and "I don't care about the problems of Man;go and speak to your
strong. Everyone in the jungle remembered the death of Shere own kind in that village over there."
Khan and the battle with the dholes. Mowgli was Master of the "Men do not care about jungle stories, but I'll go and have a
Jungle, and no one dared look him in the eye. look at this village I have not seen beforel'
The winter ended and the spring began. The animals called So,he went through the darkness into this new village. He did
it theTime of New Life. Mowgli usually enjoyed this time of change. not know it was the village where Mpssua now lived.It was only
He knew that in this season the jungle animals were very busy. by chance that the first hut he camé to was hers.V{ren Messua
This spring, however, he felt deeply unhappy and he did not opened the door she saw a mafi she did not know.
understand why. "'§lho is it so late at night?"
"I'm not hungry, I'm not thirsty, but I feel strange. My heart "Have you forgotten me?"
feels hear,ry. I must run fast arñ far to free myself of this unhappiness. At the sound of his voice she knew it was Mowgli and threw
My wolf-brothers will come with me.We'Il run together and I'll her arms around him.
be happy agarn!' "My son, oh my son!"
He called for his wolf-brothers, but they did not come.They Slowly the strange unhappiness left him as he ate and drank
were all busy making new families, as all jungle animals do every with Messua.In his heart he felt close to this woman and knew
spring. They did not have time for Mowgli, so he was both angry he was safe with her. He heard her news and found out that her
and sad and he ran alone. He ran and jumped from tree to tree husband was now dead. Then he slept all night and all the next
until he was tired. day. \ühen he woke, he heard a sound he knew well;Grey Brother
"I run and run, but my heart still feels heavyi' was outside.When Mowgli got up to go, Messua was afraid;what
He sat down on the ground alone. He remembered Akela's if he did not return?
words,'Go to your own peopleJ "Come back! Please come back. By night or by day this door
But he did not want to leave the jungle. is never closed to youJ'
'Akela ... Bagheera ... Baloo. Even Kaa! Why do they all tell "I will come back. I promise."
me this?The jungle is my home - I don't want to leave my friends. Mowgli went out and found Grey Brother waiting for him. The
I belong here!" wolf was worried.
His last words woke a wild buffalo in the water. "Oh, Little Brother, I have followed your trail for thirty miles
to find you.Vhat are you doing?§fhy have you returned to Men?"
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"I called you yesterday, but you didn't come."

Before Grey Brother could speak, a girl in a long white dress
came down a path which led to the village.The wolf stepped
quietly back. At first, Mowgli also hid and watched her fiom behincl
the trees. Vhen the girl saw his shadow, she cried olrt, as if seeing
a ghostl But when she saw him more clearly, she was no longer
afraid. Their eyes met for a moment and Mowgli f-elt a warm and
happy feeling - a new feeling - as he watched her walk out of
sight. Mowgli took a step fbrward in the girl's direction. He ancl
Grey Brother were silent for a moment, then the wolf growled to
himself.
"Man does go to Man in the end. Our mother said it too;and
sc¡ said wise Kaal'
Mowgli looked at his wolf-brother.
'Akela told me the same before he clied. What do you say,
Grey Brother?"
"Little Brotheq Master of the Jungle,I go where you go; I sleep
where you sleep; your kill is my kill;your death-fight is my
death-fight. But now it is time for you to leave us and start your
own family. Youre a Man now. §lhen you saw the girl on the path
I could see in yolrr eyes the light that comes with the Time of
New Life."
Mowgli stopped and stood still. For the first time he realisecl
why he was r-rnhappy. Now he knew that his friends were right.
'One by one they have their own famiiies. They grow old and
they die. I don't want to live alone anymore;I need a family of
my ownl
He knew it was time to tell the jungle.
"Let's call a meeting at Council Rock, Grey Brotheil'
Grey Brother ran ahead of him through the jungle.
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"Come, all of you. Come to Council Rock. The Master of the The black panther touched Mowgli's foot gently with his soft
Jungle returns to Man!" nose and then ran off into the night.
In all ttre other seasons, rnost of the animals come to Council Mowgli smiled and looked one last time at his friends. Then
Rock when there is important news. But now, in theTime of New he turned and ran his greatest run. He ran from the jungle, his
Life, only a few came. So, Mowgli found only the four wolves, friends and his old life. But he was no longer sad.
Baloo, who could hardly see at all any more, and Kaa lying on As he ran, with the jungle in his heart, he thought of his friends.
Akela'sstone- 'I will take your lessons with me. §íe are of one blood, you
"My friends, Grey Brother has called you here because the and Il
Time of New Life has come for me, too. It's time for me to leave
the iungle and begin a family of my own, just as you do every
spring"" THE END
Baloo was the first to speak.
'rW/hy talk? All of us have told you to be ready for this time.
There's no reason to be ashamed of leaving usl'
Kaa spoke then.
'As a snake casts off the skin it no longer needs, and a new
and brighter one appears, it's time for you to do the same.In time,
it will bring you new happiness."
Grey Brother saf at Mowgli's feet.
"But when you're in need, Master of the Jungle, the Jungle is
yours at a call.We will always be here for you when you need
us.\ü/e, who love you bestl'
"But Bagheera bought my place here with a bull ... I canflot -"
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the trees and Bagheera
jumped down in front of Mowgli.
"That's why I am late, Little Brother. \X4ten I heard Grey Brother's
call I knew what to do. It was a long hunt, but another bull lies
deadby the river - the bull that frees you, Mowgli. Go now. Don't
be sad.And remembe¡ Bagheera loved you."

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 Activities
I Match the correct phrases to the pictures.
The Man-Cub wake up look up pick uP back out of

Read or listen to Chapter I and match the beginnings and endings

to make true sentences.

¡'n I
2
A small baby enrered
Mother Wolf and Father
Wolf talked about keeping
B 2 ... the Pack
@ffiffiffi
3 The leader of the Pack was tt Read the following sentences from Chapter I ' Then re-write
Council.
4 Only the wolves and Baloo, them using your own words.
the bear, could speak at
b ... a bull. :

5 Bagheera bought Mowgli's

c ... the baby. r
"What brings you here ,
Why did you come to our cal,t?
life with
d ... the cave. i Shere Khan?"
e ...Akela.
I

'MotherWolf loohed in wonder

J
l

at the baby.'
"How little! Y et,how brave .

A Discuss the following questions. "Let him run wíth the Pach!"
't
Why do you think Mowgli pushed his way in besjde the other 'His eyes moved around the
cubs and ate with them? circle oJ wolves.'
2 What are laws? Why do you think we have them? Discuss.
) What is your favourite wild animal? Why do you like it?
tll Match the words from the box to the characters.
Find the following extracts from Chapter I and discuss their
meanings. | ;;r-- b*,;-- ffis,y --;i;"ey--;r";;.e.üJ
p. B: '.. . Father Wolf was not happy. The Law oJ the Jungle says e.g Mowgli
an animal can kill or eat Man only when teachingits children., I Father Wolf
p. B: '.. . Father Wolf caret'ully piched up thebaby in his mouth 2 Shere Khan
and put it down next to his own cubs.' -) Akela
p. 9:'... Shere Khan understood too andbached out of the cave, 4 Baloo
still hungry and growling.' 5 Bagheera
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I Fill in the gaps with the correct names of the animals. Then,
mime their sounds and actions.

Read or listen to Chapter 2 and tick (/) the boxes

I Father Wolf taught Mowgli the sounds

of the jungle.
I Hiss likc a ................. . 4 Grou I like a
2 Mowgli believed that lre was a wolf.
2 Howl like a(n) 5 Hunt like a...........
-) Baloo taught Mowgli to hunt.
I Clim b likc a
4 A cow was the price Bagheera paid lor Mowgli
5 ln difficult times, food is nrore important ll Complete the definitions below with the words from the box.
than water.
Mowgli learned all the languages of the animals I

I nerlect kind rired naughry

1 1l you do something you are not supposed to do, you are

A Discuss the following questions.

I Why do you think Baloo and Bagheera were worried that

2 1f you do sonrething nice for another person, you
4re ..................... .
Mowgli knew the monkeys? Discuss.
) you are very sad about sonrething, you are .....................
1f
Do you think it is a good idea to have one teacher for each .

4 lf you think about problems or bad things rhar may happen

subject you study? Why/Why not?
in the future, you are
What do you Iike learning about most? Explain what you
5 ll 1ou don't makc an1 rroise.
like best about your favourite subject. 1ou arc
6 1f you do not laugh or smile, you are
7 lf you are as good as you can possibly be, you are .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ..
. . . .
Find the following extracts from Chapter 2 and discuss their
B lf you feel that you need to rest, you are.................,... .
meanings.

p. 15: '... By night, he [Mowgli] weltt down the hillside to the

ilt Match the phrases to their meanings.
villagt and watched the tillagers f rom a distance .'
l come to understand a when things are not easy
p. 1 B: ". .. AMan's child is notlihe a tuolJ-cub -he mustlearu all
the Law oJ the Jungle!"
2 take ones place b sb who learns fast
p. 1 B: ". .. "ls there anything in the jungle too little to be hilled? J turn one's eyes away c repeated many times
No. That'.s why I [Baloo] teach hinr IMowgli] these things and 4 over and over again d to sit or stand where one belongs
that's why I hit him t,ery sof tly when he f orgets." 5 in difficult times e to look away [rom sb or sth
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 Chapter 3

Tsle€n by the Tvlonhqts

#; p.27:'.,.
Chapter

Baloo tyas alwaT,s ready Jor aetion; Bagheera always

used hishead.'
!

3 p.23:'... Bagheera tooh this chance ta tell Kaa all tfu tern"ble
things the ntanheys said aboat him.'

Read or listen to Chapter 3 and circle the earrect answers.

I The monkeys promised Mowgli they would make him their

Complete the story with the correct words fo.r the pictutes-
someday.
a brother ;;i', leader c teacher
The monkeys stole Mowgli when Baloo and Bagheera were ..... . One bright sunny day, a(n) I )
ffiffi flew over the
a hunting b eating &r. sleePing

The monkeys werc afraid of ,'..."...' ' forest. When he got hungry, he flew down to rhe rees ¿nd sat on
t. a Baloo b Chil ' Kaa
Kaa had a stmng a(n) 2) . . There he stayed and ate some
F i, body b tail c mouth "@
f,
5 A python rarely shows his ...'....' "
h b fear {¡
a friendship añger
6 Chil took Tvlowgli'b ..........to Bal,oo, Kaa and Bagheera.
a orders .' messáge c greeting
I Inrougn tne trees rno .rr'rr--lI ñn
l'
k
the ground below- He saw a man with a gun walking there - a(n)
I A Díscuss the follawing question§.
.. I This meánt danger for all the animals
Why do you think the monkeys refused to follow the law of
I
I
the jungle?
ffi qI__".i
,ru##
in the foresr. He had to get a(n) 7) . to all
Why do you think,it's important to stop and think before
you act?
his friends. He flew across the treetops and called to everyone,
Do you always li,sten to your friends'advice? Why/Why not?
Explain.
from the python to the 8) ,'Run for your

Find the fal:lowing extracts from Chapter 3 and discuss their

lives!" Soon the forest was empty and the man wi.th the gun went
meanlngs,

p. 20: 'They lthe monkeysl hav.e'na law- Theír woy is not our home with nothing.
fthe orher jungle animalsl way ...'
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I Make a missing person's poster for Mowgli in your notebook.
Draw a picture of him and write all the details you can, e.g.
o his name
Read or listen to chapter 4 andput a tick (/) for'Yes'. lf the answer o what he looks like
is no, put the correct one in the 'No' column. o his age
YES NO . where he was before he
I Did Kaa teach the monkeys to e.g. N4r:wgli did. went missing
make a shelter? o what to do when you find
2 Did Baloo say the Lost City was
him
a bad place?
3 Did Bagheera go oyer the west
wall?
4 Did Kaa go into the water tank? ll Match the numbers to the correct places in the Lost City.
5 Did Baloo feel proud of Mowgli?

Discuss the following questions.

I Why do you think the monkeys fought in such large numbers?

2 Do you think if people work together, instead of alone, that
they have a better chance of reaching a goal?
When someone does something kind for you, do you do
something kind in return? Why/Why not?

Find the following extracts from Chapter 4 and discuss their

meanings.

p. 28: '.. . Bagheera heard and ltnowing Mowgli was sat'e gave him
new strength.'
p. 29: '... Baloo was surprised when he heard the great panther
calling f or help.'
p.32:'... Abrave heart and a politetongue ...You [Mowgli] will City wall Greenhouse West wall
go f ar in the jungle .' Water tanks ..... Broken buildings ..... Terrace
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 Chapter §

Man's Red Flower

Circle the correct prepositions to complete the text.

Two children lived I )in I ata small white house high up 2)from/on
Read or listen to Chapter 5 and correct the mistakes in the a hill. The little girl liked to sit 3) by / on the window. Her brother
following sentences. Iiked to sit 4) in / next to her. Their great big dog was always lying
5) on /in the floor, stretching out 6)from /beside them. ln winter,
l The young wolves knew that Shere Khan was their friend.
they often looked 7) from / through the window and watched the
2 Mowgli's animal friends will always protect him from
snow fall on the village below. One cold day they decided to walk
Shere Khan.
8) into / down the village to buy some nice warm bread. They
3 Baloo told Mowgli to get the Red Flower.
looked and looked for a baker's shop. Finally, 9) over / round a
4 Shere Khan usually led the meeting at Council Rock.
snowy corner their great big dog began to jump up and down. He
5 Mowgli was happy with the young wolves.
smelled bread ! There, in a quiet old shop, the baker was just taking
the fresh warm bread I 0) out / in of the oven. They paid the baker
and took the bread and ale and ate all the way homel
Discuss the following questions.

Why do you think the animals could not Iook Mowgli

in the eyes? Read the paragraph and guess the meanings of the words in bold.
Do you think it is importanr to respect the elderly?
What do you think they have to offer? Discuss.
On the hill one night, I thought I heard
Do you think it is OK for someone to pretend to be
your friend in order to get something they want? the sound of thunder. A storm was
Why/Why not? coming. As the sound grew louder, a
strange light appeared in the s§. I had
Find the following extracts from Chapter 5 and discuss never seen anl,thing like it before. It flew
their meanings. across the s§ and stopped in the middle
of the air. Then it landed at the bottom
p. 33: '. . . Shere Khan hunted with them [the young wolves], of the hill. It was not a storm! A herd of
shared his kill with them and spolte gently,lihe a brother, to cows got scared and ran away. Suddenly the light climbed into the s§
them.'
and I saw it disappear. I wondered what it was and where it came
z p. 33: ". .. ShereKhan is all longtail and loud talh."
from! I could hardly breathe I ran home. When I remembered that
as
) p. 35: '.. . Thtre was a long silence . No wolf wante d to fight
the villagers used to tell stories about a flying saucer I was in shock!
Ahela to the death.'

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I Match the words on the left with their defrnitions on the right.

1 money a a large group of animals

Read or listen to Chapter 6 and answer the following questions.
2 gate b a tall plant that pandas eat
3 bamboo ....... c what you use ro pay for things
Who. 4 herd d work that you do to get money
l .. took Mowgli into her home at the village? 5 job e a kind of door that you use to enter
2 ... told Mowgli that Shere Khan would return to kill him? a garden or field
) ... laughed at Mowgli in the village?
4 ... gave Mowgli the job of looking affer a herd of cows and il Use the correct forms of the verbs from the box to complete
bulls? the sentences. There are two words you do not need.
5 did Shere Khan tell about his plan to kill Mowgli? __-""
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was too full after eating and drinking to fight?
i :'.,_:::] :"_:: break rush rrap disappear bring
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l He ..................... after the race.

2 Police .......... the thief in an alley.
A Discuss the following questions.
3 I am ........... my new clothes.
1 Why do you think it was so di[ficult for Mowgli to learn Man's 4 . me a bedtime story.
ways in the village? 5 Many animals are ..................... from

2 Do you think it is important to keep promises? Why/Why the forests.

not? Discuss. lf you ......... you can get'Ihere
3 Have you ever been to or lived in a place where things were on time.
very strange to you? lf so, where? What did you do to make
it more pleasant? ilt Use who, what, where, when and why in the sentences below.

B Find the following extracts from Chapter 6 and discuss I Locked in their houses - that's the villagers were.
their meanings. 2 The chief hunrer - that's wanted to take Shere Khan,s
skin.
1 p. 39: "... These are only Men's tears. Let them f all." To protect them - that's .......... Mother Wolf went into the
2 p. 39: "... What the jungle has tahen, the jungle has jungle with Messu a and her husband.
given back." By the end of the rainy season - that's the village was
3 p.42.'...In the etenings, he [Mowgli] gone.
satlisteningto the old men tell His knife that's Mowgli used to remove Shere Khan,s
-
stories.' skin.
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tB Find the following extracts from Chapter Z and discuss their
#{ sjsn.¿,# } r'xg &,.4 #ssse#{.:# l
meanings.

p. 50: '. .. When he [Mowgli] loohed inside and saw them [Messua
and her husband)tied up,he t'elt angry in a wayhe did notundetstand.'
Read or listen to Chapter 7 and choose the correct answers. p. 5l : '... He [Mowgli) did not understand all thathe was
t'eeling,
but Hathi and his herd hnew how evil Men could be and ,grrid
I Why did the chief hunter want Shere Khan's skin? that the people should go.'
a To wear it. p. 5l : '. .. By the end of the rainy season the ttillage was gone . Man
b So people would think he killed the tiger. was gone,'
2 Where did Mowgli and the wolves stop on their way to Council
Rock?
a At Mother Wolf's cave.
b At the ravine. What's the word? The jumbled words below are from Chapter 7.
3 What were the villagers going to do to Messua and her husband? Find them and write them down.
a Send them away from the village.
b Kill them. The feeling you have when you are [Ofler =
very frightened.
4 Why did Mother Wolf go back to the village with Mowgli?
The trme of day when the sun goes
a She wanted to see Mowgli's other mother. nilthfagl
down.
b She couldn't find her way home. 3 An animal. Certurae =
5 Where did Mother Wolf go with Messua and her husband? 4 One of the four periods of a year. SO2SeIl =
a To her cave in the jungle. 5 What you look through to see outside wniodw =
b To another village thirty miles away. your house.
6 What did Mowgli want to do to the villagers?
a Kill them.
b Punish them.
Look at the pictures below and guess how important they are in
the next chapter. Then writeY for very important,l for important
and N for not very important.
A Díscuss the following questions.

l Why do you think Mowgli did not let Akela kill the hunter?
2 Why do you think the village hunter lied about Mowgli? Why
do you think the village people believed him?
Who do you tum to when you have a problem? What is special
about that person?
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Read or listen to Chapter B and complete the summary with the

correct form of the verbs/phrases from the box.
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chase
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curl up
trip over
everything around them, killed
...
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Won-tolla's family. Mowgli then ran off into the jungle to see how .,
j
'tste"

many dholes there were. As he ran he 2) .........'. something @e

- he did not notice that his old friend Kaa was right in front of
him and he 3) ........... flat on his face. With the great python
Down
4) . . . ....... beside him, Mowgli talked about the problem
Kaa agreed to show his young friend how to kill
I The opposite of stressed.
with the dholes.
2 To put someone or something in a place where nobody can
the red-dogs. They would get the dholes to 5) .........
see or find them.
Mowgli over the Bee Rocks. Then, the dholes that the bees did
6) . . ........ in the riverl
3 To completely ruin something forever.
not kill would
6 People who have killed others or animals.
B To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
I 0 The feeling you have when you think you are in danger.
A Discuss the following questions. 12 The opposite of sourh.
I Why do you think Kaa agreed to help Mowgli fight the dholes? Across
2 Who is the strongest, cleverest person you know? What is 2 You are this when somebody runs after you to catch you.
special about that person? 4 Humans and animals are these.
Find the following extracts from Chapter B and discuss their 5 A very powerful force that causes bad things to happen.
meanings.
7 The power to use forces that can make impossible things
happen, such as making things disappear.
p. 52:'... Mowgli still did not hunt with the Pach,but the Wolves 9 A sharp pain you feel when an jnsect bites you.
listened to him when he spoke at their meetings at Council Roch.'
I i To die because you have been pushed under water and cannot
p. 53: ". ..Kaa,there you are!You growbigger each tirre I [Mowgli]
breathe.
see you. There's fio one ds strlng, clever and beautiful ds you."
I 3 Plants such as lettuce and carrots that you can cook and eat.
p.53: "...ltistruethat I [Mowgli] am aMan,buttonightl am 14 The drops of liquid that come out of your eyes when you cry.
a Wolf again."
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 Chapter )

The Ree Rocles

A lmagine that Akela does not die. Write a paragraph in your
notebook with a different ending. Start where Won-tolla kills
the dhole leader. Use as many words from the box as you can.
Read or listen to chapter 9 and answer the questions.
battle blood adventure friend dhole
I Where did Mowgli wait for the dholes? hunting wolf Man jungle
2 How did Mowgli make the dholes angry?
3 How did the dholes die? You may wish think about the following ideas:
4 How did Mowgli and his wolf brothers fight the dholes? How might Mowgli help Akela recover? ls there anything in
5 Where did Akela want to die? the jungle that he could use to help him?
6 What did Akela do before he died? o lf Akela recovers, how might he deal with the dholes?
o Would the news that the dhole leader is dead give Akela new
strength to carry on? lf so, why?
What would the other wolves do to the dholes that attacked
Discuss the following questions. Akela? lf Akela lived, do you think he would want revenge?
Why do you think Mowgli was able to make the dholes angry? Think how you might feel in Akela's place;what would you
Why do you think animals of one kind live and stay together? wish you could do if you had the power to do it. How would
Have you ever had an exciting outdoor adventure? lf so, you do it?
where? Describe it. What if the dholes did not attack Akela after all and they ran
in defeat. What might Akela do to prevent them from returning?
Find the following extracts from Chapter 9 and discuss their
Somejungle tribes have chants that they use to help their
meanings.
members. Can you make up a simple one to help Akela?
p. 57 :'... This was just another adventure to hirr [Mowgli] and he
f eltbraw ond strong.'
p. 61: "... I lAkelal will d¡e soon, youngJriend.I want to die
besideyou [Mowgli]." Read the following ideas and guess which one happens in the next
p. 61 : "... Go to your [Mowgli's] people now. The huntinghas chapter. Why do you think the other(s) don't?
ended. Go to your own people.
Mowgli leaves the s Mowglimarries
ungle to live and work in &
and starts a family of his
Messua's village.

leaves the jungle alone.

 Chapter 1O

Leaving t'he Jwngle

Jungles are found in tropical areas of the world. They have many
tall trees and plants growingvery close together, so they are very
thick and dark. They are steamy because the air is hot and wet.
Read or listen to Chapter l0 and put the following events in Mowgli's jungle was in lndia, but there are jungles in other
chronological order. parts of the world, like Africa and South America. There are many
wild animals in the jungle besides the ones Mowgli grew up with,
a ........ Mowgli sees a girl on a path to the village. like the snow leopard and the peacock. Unfortunately, many are
b ........ Mowgli finds Messua in her new village. becoming extinct. But now there are wildlife reserves to protect
c ........ Mowgli runs his greatest run and leaves the jungle. them and programmes to protect their environments. Check out
d ........ Mowgli and his friends say goodbye at Council Rock. th i s si te a n d I ea rn m ore ! www.w orl d w i I d I i fe. org/fu n/ki d s. cfm.
e ........ Grey Brother finds Mowgli at Messua's house. Discuss the following questions:
f ........ Mowgli does not understand why he feels so unhappy.
I Do you think jungles are important to our planet? Explain.
2 Have you ever been to a zoo? Do you think animals are
treated well in them? Do you think zoos protect wild animals
A Discuss the following questions. from becoming extinct?
What do you think we can do to protect our wild animals?
1 Why do think Mowgli didn't understand when the animals
told him he must go to his own people?
2 Do you think friends can be closer than relatives?
Why/Why not?
A moral is a lesson about what is right or wrong. What do you
3 What lessons have you learned from your family and
friends?
think the moral is in 'Mowgli'? Choose from the list below or make
up your own.
Find the following extracts from Chapter l0 and discuss I Laws are important and should be obeyed.
their meanings. 2 You should respect your teachers and pay attention to them.
p. 63: '. .. Slowly the strange unhappiness
3 Never abandon a friend in need.
lef t him [Mowgli]
as he ate and dranl< with Messua.'
'1 Tiue friends are always there when you need them.
p. 66: "... As a snahe casts oÍf the shin it no longer needs,
5 Being polite and respectful to elders is important.

an d a n ew an d bn ghter on e app ears, it's tim e t' or you [M owgli ]

6 Your o\,\n: ..........

to do the same."
p.67: "...1 [Mowgli] will tahe yourlthe animals'l lessors
with me. We are of one blood, you and 1."

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