Jan 3, 2010
The Jungle Books | The Jungle Books
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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