The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling’s seven animal stories, each followed by a poem: three about Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, and others of a white seal, a mongoose, an elephant driver’s son and the beasts of an army camp.

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Famous quotes

• ‘There is none like to me!’ says the Cub in the pride of his earliest kill;
  But the jungle is large and the Cub he is small. Let him think and be still.

  Kaa’s hunting.In context

  • Pride

• We be of one blood, ye and I

  Kaa’s HuntingIn context

  • Animals
  • Friendship

• This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.

  “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”In context

  • Animals

• It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is, “Run and find out”; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.

  “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”In context

  • Animals

Contents

1. Mowgli’s Brothers
2. Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
3. Kaa’s Hunting
4. Road-Song of the Bandar-Log
5. “Tiger! Tiger!”
6. Mowgli’s SongThat he sang at the Council Rock when he danced on Shere Khan’s hide
7. The White Seal
8. Lukannon
9. “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
10. Darzee’s ChauntSung in honor of Rikki-tikki-tavi
11. Toomai of the Elephants
12. Shiv and the GrasshopperThe song that Toomai’s mother sang to the baby
13. Her Majesty’s Servants
14. Parade-Song of the Camp Animals