Маугли

           "Themanwhowalksatyourhead—Orsitsonyourback—Orholdsthenoserope—Ortwistsyourtail,"saidBillyandthetroop-horseandthecamelandthebullocksoneaftertheother.

           "Butwhogivesthemtheorders?"

           "Nowyouwanttoknowtoomuch,youngun,"saidBilly,"andthatisonewayofgettingkicked.Allyouhavetodoistoobeythemanatyourheadandasknoquestions."

           "He’squiteright,"saidTwoTails."Ican’talwaysobey,becauseI’mbetwixtandbetween.ButBilly’sright.Obeythemannexttoyouwhogivestheorder,oryou’llstopallthebattery,besidesgettingathrashing."

           Thegun-bullocksgotuptogo."Morningiscoming,"theysaid."Wewillgobacktoourlines.Itistruethatweonlyseeoutofoureyes,andwearenotveryclever.Butstill,wearetheonlypeopleto-nightwhohavenotbeenafraid.Good-night,youbravepeople."

           Nobodyanswered,andthetroop-horsesaid,tochangetheconversation,"Where’sthatlittledog?Adogmeansamansomewhereabout."

           "HereIam,"yappedVixen,"undertheguntailwithmyman.Youbig,blunderingbeastofacamelyou,youupsetourtent.Myman’sveryangry."

           "Phew!"saidthebullocks."Hemustbewhite!"

           "Ofcourseheis,"saidVixen."DoyousupposeI’mlookedafterbyablackbullock-driver?"

           "Huah!Ouach!Ugh!"saidthebullocks."Letusgetawayquickly."

           Theyplungedforwardinthemud,andmanagedsomehowtoruntheiryokeonthepoleofanammunitionwagon,whereitjammed.