The cobras in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi are implied to be King Cobras, but they are described as looking like Indian Cobras. (Five-foot long adult size, a white marking on the hood, etc.) Notably, the first one is the only one to have a Mowgli story end at a relatively happy ending: "Kaa's Hunting" has some dangerous spots, but all the main characters get out of the situation relatively okay, Mowgli has a new ally, and after some mild punishment for his actions all is forgiven and at peace. Every other story by itself has it's own Bittersweet Ending. Shiv and the Grasshopper: A poem that represents the nursery song sung to Toomai's little brother by their mother.

A collection of stories published in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling, primarily about a Wild Child named Mowgli, and followed by a sequel, The Second Jungle Book, in 1895. Not to be confused with the novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. The Undertakers: 2 stars. Such a fun concept, with excellent poetic justice at the very end, but horrendously dull and soaked in proverbs. Kipling has beautifully described his journey through the hills of northern India and his interaction with animals of the wild and

Slight rubbing at extremities, spine ends and one corner gently bumped, the binding otherwise bright and sound, faint foxing to contents. A very good copy with the blue and gilt covers still vibrant. The Undertakers" (as well as some of the Mowgli stories) adapts India's caste system and has the animals apply it to themselves as well. Other stories, such as "Her Majesty's Servants" and "Toomai of the Elephants", imply the animals actually know a bit more about what's going on around them than humans think they do, with varying degrees of respect for the humans themselves. Darzee's Chant: A poem that represents the song Darzee the tailor bird began fashioning in honor of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi for his killing of Nag and Nagaina.

I will reap your fields before you at the hands of a host; Ye shall glean behind my reapers for the bread that is lost; And the deer shall be your oxen By a headland untilled, For the Karela, the bitter Karela, Shall leaf where ye build! The British officer that serves as the narrator of "Her Majesty's Servants" is only the second human in the books that can actually understand what animals are saying (the first and only other one is Mowgli), saying he learned animal-speak from native Indians and is basically translating what the varying species are saying to each other. Not even Purun Baghat has this. Twenty years later Mowgli grows into a young man. One day, a monkey steals the bracelet and lures Mowgli towards a legendary lost city honoring Hanuman, filled with treasure belonging to King Louie the orangutan, who has the treasure guarded by Kaa, a gigantic python. Forced to fight for his life and the bracelet, Mowgli succeeds in wounding the snake with a bejeweled dagger that he retrieves from the treasure horde. Winning King Louie's respect, Mowgli keeps the dagger as a trophy.

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he meditated for many years, of a catastrophic hillslide; an event that came to his notice only The Spring Running' is where Mowgli enters young adulthood. It has some beautiful descriptive passages that bring to life the Jungle and all that makes it dear to Mowgli. This is a story of pain and longing with Mowgli deciding where to live as he is good reasons to move on from the jungle but to also stay away from the habitations of men. Here are some lovely excerpts: Immune to Mind Control: Mowgli (being human) seems to be the only creature in the jungle who's immune to Kaa's hypnosis. Intellectual Animal: In "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is capable of reasoning that he shouldn't start eating his fallen foes, because he'll have more fights on his hands soon and being full will slow him down. Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. January 18, 1995. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016 . Retrieved June 25, 2013.