Rudyard Kipling
Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his Jungle Books and Just So stories. His language is rich, inventive, and sonorous.
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The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 3
The final part of the Story Tiger, Tiger – in which Mowgli leaves the village. Does he fit in anywhere?
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The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 2
Mowgli has returned to the village. Buldeo, the village hunter, hopes to kill Shere Khan the lame tiger and claim a big reward. Mowgli has other ideas.
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The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 1
We continue the Jungle book. In this chapter, Mowgli returns to the human village. There’s a lot of talk about the jungle which he knows is not true. He also picks up a rumour that his old foe, Shere Khan the tiger is still aiming to hunt him down.
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The Jungle Book – Part 8
An almighty fight, in which Karr the python, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the panther attack the monkeys to rescue Mowgli. Will they succeed?
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The Jungle Book – Part 7
Rann the Kite brings a message from Mowgli that he has been kidnapped. Baloo, Bagheera, and Kaa the Python rush to the rescue.
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The Jungle Book – Part 6
Mowgli has been captured by the Bandar-log and is being tossed through the tree-tops. A kite and a python come to the aid of Baloo and Bagheera.
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The Jungle Book – Part 5
Baloo the bear is teaching Mowgli the law of the Jungle. He learns how to be safe among the various creatures – but there is one band of animals that are notorious outlaws – and Mowgli should stay clear of them.
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The Jungle Book – Part 4
Shere Khan, the Tiger has come to the meeting of the wolf pack. He wants to depose the leader of the pack, Akela, and kill the man-cub Mowgli. But Mowgli, who has fetched a pot of the red flower from the human village, has other ideas.
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The Jungle Book – Part 3
Akela the leader of the wolves has been a protector of Mowgli, but he is growing old. Mowgli may have to fend for himself against Shere Khan the tiger.
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The Jungle Book – Part 2
Father wolf presents Mowgli to the wolf pack asking them to accept him. But Shere Khan the tiger demands that they must hand the man-cub over to him. Who will speak up for Mowgli?
