Identifier: junglebookkipl (find matches)
Title: The jungle book
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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es that glistened in the moonlight. Akela never raised his head from his paws,but went on with the monotonous cry, Lookwell! A muffled roar came up from behind therocks — the voice of Shere Khan crying, Thecub is mine; give him to me. What have theFree People to do with a mans cub ? Akela never even twitched his ears. All hesaid was, Look well, O Wolves ! What havethe Free People to do with the orders of anysave the Free People ? Look well! There was a chorus of deep growls, and ayoung wolf in his fourth year flung back ShereKhans question to Akela: What have the FreePeople to do with a mans cub ? Now the Law of the Jungle lays down that ifthere is any dispute as to the right of a cub to beaccepted by the Pack, he must be spoken for byat least two members of the Pack who are not hisfather and mother. Who speaks for this cub? said Akela.Among the Free People, who speaks? Therewas no answer, and Mother Wolf got ready forwhat she knew would be her last fight, if thingscame to fighting.
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MOWGLrS BROTHERS 19 Then the only other creature who is allowed atthe Pack Council—Baloo, the sleepy brown bearwho teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle;old Baloo—who can come and go where hepleases because he eats only nuts and roots andhoney — rose up on his hind quarters andgrunted. The mans cub—-the mans cub? he said. / speak for the mans cub. There is no harm ina mans cub. I have no gift of words, but I speakthe truth. Let him run with the Pack, and beentered with the others. I myself will teach him. We need yet another, said Akela. Baloohas spoken, and he is our teacher for the youngcubs. Who speaks besides Baloo ? A black shadow dropped down into the circle.It was Bagheera, the Black Panther, inky blackall over, but with the panther markings showingup in certain lights like the pattern of wateredsilk. Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobodycared to cross his path; for he was as cunningas Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and asreckless as the wounded elephant. But

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