Маугли
Mowgli’s Brothers
"Truly,ahelpintimeofneed;fornonecanhopetoleadthePackforever,"saidBagheera.
Akelasaidnothing. Hewasthinkingofthetimethatcomestoeveryleaderofeverypackwhenhisstrengthgoesfromhimandhegetsfeeblerandfeebler,tillatlastheiskilledbythewolvesandanewleadercomesup—tobekilledinhisturn.
"Takehimaway,"hesaidtoFatherWolf,"andtrainhimasbefitsoneoftheFreePeople."
AndthatishowMowgliwasenteredintotheSeeoneeWolfPackforthepriceofabullandonBaloo’sgoodword.
Nowyoumustbecontenttoskiptenorelevenwholeyears,andonlyguessatallthewonderfullifethatMowgliledamongthewolves,becauseifitwerewrittenoutitwouldfilleversomanybooks. Hegrewupwiththecubs,thoughthey,ofcourse,weregrownwolvesalmostbeforehewasachild. AndFatherWolftaughthimhisbusiness,andthemeaningofthingsinthejungle,tilleveryrustleinthegrass,everybreathofthewarmnightair,everynoteoftheowlsabovehishead,everyscratchofabat’sclawsasitroostedforawhileinatree,andeverysplashofeverylittlefishjumpinginapoolmeantjustasmuchtohimastheworkofhisofficemeanstoabusinessman. Whenhewasnotlearninghesatoutinthesunandslept,andateandwenttosleepagain. Whenhefeltdirtyorhotheswamintheforestpools;andwhenhewantedhoney(Balootoldhimthathoneyandnutswerejustaspleasanttoeatasrawmeat)heclimbedupforit,andthatBagheerashowedhimhowtodo.
