The Jungle Book
By Rudyard Kipling (1894)
The immortal stories of Mowgli the frog raised by the Seeonee Wolf Pack, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther, the Laws of the Jungle, and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
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Chapter 1: Mowgli's Brothers
The man-cub crawls into Father Wolf's cave; Mother Wolf (Raksha) defies Shere Khan the tiger at the council rock.
Mowgli's Brothers
The man-cub crawls into Father Wolf's cave; Mother Wolf (Raksha) defies Shere Khan the tiger at the council rock.
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14 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter 1: Mowgli's Brothers
The man-cub crawls into Father Wolf's cave; Mother Wolf (Raksha) defies Shere Khan the tiger at the council rock.
Chapter 2: Baloo and Bagheera: The Price of a Bull
The sleepy brown bear teaches the Law; Bagheera buys the cub's life with a freshly killed fat bullock.
Chapter 3: Kaa's Hunting: The Cold Lairs
The Bandar-log monkey folk kidnap Mowgli; the rescue in the ruined palace by Bagheera, Baloo, and Kaa the python.
Chapter 4: The Red Flower: The Fire Pot
Mowgli steals the live coals from the village to break Shere Khan's rebellion and bid farewell to the Pack.
Chapter 5: 'Tiger! Tiger!': The Death of Shere Khan
Trapping the lame tiger in the narrow ravine beneath the thundering hooves of the village buffaloes.
Chapter 6: The White Seal (Kotick)
The snow-white seal pup of Novastoshnah seeking an uninhabited island where men cannot hunt his people.
Chapter 7: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
The brave little mongoose in the garden of the cantonment fighting Nag and Nagaina, the hooded cobras.
Chapter 8: Toomai of the Elephants
Little Toomai carried into the midnight jungle on the tusks of Kala Nag to witness the secret dance of the wild elephants.
Chapter 9: Her Majesty's Servants
The midnight dialogue in the British camp between the mule, the camel, the cavalry horse, and the gun bullock on obedience.
Chapter 10: Darzee’s Chant
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling — Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Toomai of the Elephants
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling — Chapter 11
Chapter 12: Shiv and the Grasshopper
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling — Chapter 12
Chapter 13: Her Majesty’s Servants
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling — Chapter 13
Chapter 14: Parade Song of the Camp Animals
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling — Chapter 14
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