The Jungle Books (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- First Published: 1894
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Fables
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: India
- Principal Characters: Mowgli, Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, Shere Khan, Akela, Bagheera, Baloo, Kaa, The Bandar-Log, Hathi, Messua, Messua’s Husband, Buldeo, Gray Brother
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction, Bildungsroman, Adventure, Fantasy
- Subjects: Justice, Maturation or coming of age, Snakes, Tigers, Nature, Nineteenth century, Courage, Betrayal, Friendship, Violence, Loyalty, India or East Indian people, Jungles or rain forests, Adventure, Bears, Boys, Arctic, Animals, Wolves, Fables
- Locales: India
The Story:
Shere Khan, the tiger, pursued a small Indian boy who had strayed from his native village, but Shere Khan was lame and missed his leap upon the child. When Father Wolf took the boy home with him to show to Mother Wolf, Shere Khan followed and demanded the child as his quarry. Mother Wolf refused. The tiger retired in anger. Mowgli, the frog, for such he was named, was reared by Mother Wolf along with her own cubs.
Father Wolf took Mowgli to the Council Rock to be recognized by the wolves. Bagheera, the panther, and Baloo, the bear, spoke for Mowgli’s...
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