The Jungle Book

Note: this page discusses the original Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. For information on the 1967 Disney cartoon version see The Jungle Book (1967 movie).

Stories in The Jungle Book:

The complete book is on-line at Project_Gutenberg's official website and elsewhere.

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• "Mowgli's Brothers": A boy is raised by wolves in the Indian Jungle with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, and then has to fight the tiger Shere Khan. This story has also been published as a short book in its own right.
• "Kaa's Hunting": This story takes place before Mowgli fights Shere Khan. When Mowgli is abducted by monkeys Baloo and Bagheera set out to rescue him with the aid of Kaa the python. The "King Louie" sequence in the 1967 Disney cartoon is a heavily distorted version of this story.
• "Tiger! Tiger!": Mowgli returns to the human village and is adopted by 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.
• "The White Seal": Kotick, a rare white-furred seal, searches for a new home for his people, where they will not be hunted by humans.
• "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Rikki-Tikki the mongoose defends a human family living in India against a pair of evil cobras. This story has also been published as a short book.
• "Toomai of the Elephants": Toomai, a ten-year old boy who helps to tend working elephants, is told that he will never be a fully-fledged elephant-handler until he has seen the elephants dance. This story has also been published as a short book.
• "Her Majesty's Servants" (originally titled "Servants of the Queen"): On the night before a military parade a British soldier eavesdrops on a conversation between the camp animals.