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# "Mowgli's Brothers": A boy is raised by [[wolf|wolves]] in the Indian jungle with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther, and then has to fight the [[tiger]] Shere Khan. This story has also been published as a short book in its own right: ''Night-Song in the Jungle''.
# "Mowgli's Brothers": A boy is raised by [[wolf|wolves]] in the Indian jungle with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther, and then has to fight the [[tiger]] Shere Khan. This story has also been published as a short book in its own right: ''Night-Song in the Jungle''.
# "Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack": A hunting song used by the wolves of the Seeonee.
# "Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack": A hunting song used by the wolves of the Seeonee.
# "Kaa's Hunting": This story takes place between when Mowgli is adopted into the Seeonee wolf pack and when he fights Shere Khan. When Mowgli is abducted by Bandar-Log monkeys, Baloo and Bagheera set out to rescue him with the aid of Chil the kite and Kaa the python. Maxims of Baloo are added at the start of the story.
# "Kaa's Hunting": This story takes place between Mowgli's adoption into the Seeonee wolf pack and his fight with Shere Khan. When Mowgli is abducted by the Bandar-Log monkeys, Baloo and Bagheera set out to rescue him with the aid of Chil, the kite, and Kaa, the python. Maxims of Baloo are added at the start of the story.
# "Road Song of the Bandar-Log": A song the Bandar-Log as they make their way to the Cold Lairs with Mowgli as their prisoner.
# "Road Song of the Bandar-Log": A song the Bandar-Log sing as they make their way to the Cold Lairs with Mowgli as their prisoner.
# "Tiger! Tiger!": Mowgli returns to the human village and is adopted by a woman named Messua and her husband, who believe him to be their long-lost son Nathoo. But he has trouble adjusting to human life, and Shere Khan still wants to kill him. The story's title is taken from the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake.
# "Tiger! Tiger!": Mowgli returns to the human village and is adopted by a woman named Messua and her husband, who believe him to be their long-lost son Nathoo. But he has trouble adjusting to human life, and Shere Khan still wants to kill him. The story's title is taken from the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake.
# "Mowgli's Song": The song Mowgli sings once he returns to the wolf pack with Shere Khan's pelt.
# "Mowgli's Song": The song Mowgli sings once he returns to the wolf pack with Shere Khan's pelt.
# "The White Seal": Kotick is a rare white northern fur seal, searching for a new home for his people, where they will not be hunted by humans.
# "The White Seal": Kotick is a rare white northern fur seal, searching for a new home for his people, where they will not be hunted by humans.
# "Lukannon": A lonesome song lone bachelor seals sing while on their travels.
# "Lukannon": A lonesome song that lone bachelor seals sing while on their travels.
# "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Rikki-Tikki the mongoose defends a human family living in India against a pair of cobras, with the help of a pair of tailorbirds and a muskrat. This story has also been published as a short book.
# "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Rikki-Tikki the mongoose defends a human family living in India against a pair of cobras, with the help of a pair of tailorbirds and a muskrat. This story has also been published as a short book.
# "Darzee's Chaunt": Darzee the tailorbird sings this after Rikki-Tikki kills Nag the cobra, singing praises of the mongoose.
# "Darzee's Chaunt": Darzee the tailorbird sings this after Rikki-Tikki kills Nag the cobra, singing praises of the mongoose.
==Characters==
==Characters==
'''Mowgli:''' Mowgli is the main protagonist of ''The Jungle Book'' stories: "Mowgli's Brothers", "Kaa's Hunting", "Tiger, Tiger!", and several more. He is an orphaned boy adopted by an Indian gray wolf couple in the Seeonee wolf pack.
'''Mowgli:''' Mowgli is the main protagonist of ''The Jungle Book'' stories: "Mowgli's Brothers", "Kaa's Hunting", "Tiger, Tiger!", and several more. He is an orphaned boy adopted by a couple of Indian gray wolves in the Seeonee wolf pack.
'''Akela:''' Akela is the wise leader of the Seeonee wolf pack. It's under him that Mowgli is accepted into the pack because of Baloo's good word and a bull that Bagheera had caught.
'''Akela:''' Akela is the wise leader of the Seeonee wolf pack. It's under him that Mowgli is accepted into the pack because of Baloo's good word and a bull that Bagheera had caught.
'''Baloo:''' Baloo is a sleepy brown bear who is the teacher of the young wolves of the Seeonee pack. He can be grumpy and not above physically disciplining his students, but he takes great pride in their progress.
'''Baloo:''' Baloo is a sleepy brown bear who is the teacher of the young wolves of the Seeonee pack. He can be grumpy and not above physically disciplining his students, but he takes great pride in their progress.
'''Bagheera:''' Bagheera is a black Indian leopard and a close friend to Mowgli. He is one of the most feared animals in the jungle, just behind Shere Khan. His backstory has him being born in a maharajah's palace, but after his mother died in captivity, he breaks out and has lived in the jungle ever since.
'''Bagheera:''' Bagheera is a black Indian leopard and a close friend to Mowgli. He is one of the most feared animals in the jungle, just behind Shere Khan. His backstory has him being born in a maharajah's palace, but after his mother died in captivity, he broke out and has lived in the jungle ever since.
'''Shere Khan:''' Shere Khan is the main antagonist for "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Tiger, Tiger!" His birth name is Lungri - "the lame one" - due to having a deformed leg at birth. With this disability, he starts hunting livestock and man, which is how Mowgli came to live with the wolves in the first place. He believes that, since he had chased the parents off, Mowgli is his to eat.
'''Shere Khan:''' Shere Khan is the main antagonist for "Mowgli's Brothers" and "Tiger, Tiger!" His birth name is Lungri - "the lame one" - due to having a deformed leg at birth. With this disability, he starts hunting livestock and man, which is how Mowgli came to live with the wolves in the first place. He believes that, since he had chased the parents off, Mowgli is his to eat.
'''Kaa:''' Kaa is an old Indian rock python introduced in "Kaa's Hunting" and is one of Mowgli's allies. He is one of the oldest animals in the jungle and very wise. He is the only animal in the jungle that the Bandar Log fear, since he climbs into the trees to pursue them and eats their young. Other animals fear him, too, for his hypnotic dance and stare, which he uses to lure the Bandar Log into his jaws.
'''Bandar Log:''' The Bandar Log is a colony of monkeys living in the Cold Lairs, an abandoned human city deep in the jungle. They are chaotic and boastful, trying to get the animals' attention and proclaiming themselves to be a great people. The only animal in the jungle they truly fear is Kaa the rock python, who climbs trees to pursue them and eats their young.
==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
Disney's 1967 adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'' is a famous departure from the tone of the novel. Major changes include Baloo and Bagheera's reversal in roles (Baloo becomes more fun-loving and goofier compared to his stern book counterpart, and Bagheera becomes a more stern but loyal character) and Kaa becoming a slapstick villain (he was more heroic and wiser in the novel). The 2016 live-action remake has a balance between the original animated film and the novel, with Mowgli using human tools to help survive in the jungle.
Disney's 1967 adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'' is a famous departure from the novel's tone. Major changes include Baloo and Bagheera's reversal of roles (Baloo becomes more fun-loving and goofier than his stern book counterpart, and Bagheera becomes a more stern but loyal character) and Kaa becoming a slapstick villain (he was more heroic and wiser in the novel). The 2016 live-action remake strikes a balance between the original animated film and the novel, with Mowgli using human tools to survive in the jungle.
Chuck Jones created three versions of ''Mowgli's Brothers'', ''The White Seal'', and ''Rikki Tikki Tavi''. The first two are narrated by Roddy McDowall, and ''Rikki Tikki Tavi'' is narrated by Orson Welles. Chuck Jones's adaptation of ''Mowgli's Brothers'' is notable for being the only adaptation to have Shere Khan be a white tiger; white tigers are often said to have difficulty surviving in the wild due to their white fur not blending into the grass.
Chuck Jones created three versions of ''Mowgli's Brothers'', ''The White Seal'', and ''Rikki Tikki Tavi''. The first two are narrated by Roddy McDowall, and ''Rikki Tikki Tavi'' is narrated by Orson Welles. Chuck Jones's adaptation of ''Mowgli's Brothers'' is notable for being the only one to portray Shere Khan as a white tiger; white tigers are often said to have difficulty surviving in the wild because their white fur does not blend into the grass.
==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
Because of the morals seen in the book, it's used as inspiration in the Cub Scouts. Akela, the head wolf in Mowgli's stories, has become a senior figure in the movement, the name being traditionally adopted by the leader of each Cub Scout pack.
Because of the morals seen in the book, it's used as inspiration in the Cub Scouts. Akela, the head wolf in Mowgli's stories, has become a senior figure in the movement, a title traditionally adopted by the leader of each Cub Scout pack.
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