Маугли
Mowgli’s Brothers
"Hehasbeenlameinonefootfromhisbirth. Thatiswhyhehasonlykilledcattle. NowthevillagersoftheWaingungaareangrywithhim,andhehascomeheretomakeourvillagersangry. Theywillscourthejungleforhimwhenheisfaraway,andweandourchildrenmustrunwhenthegrassissetalight. Indeed,weareverygratefultoShereKhan!"
"ShallItellhimofyourgratitude?"saidTabaqui.
"Out!"snappedFatherWolf. "Outandhuntwiththymaster.Thouhastdoneharmenoughforonenight."
"Igo,"saidTabaquiquietly. "YecanhearShereKhanbelowinthethickets. Imighthavesavedmyselfthemessage."
FatherWolflistened,andbelowinthevalleythatrandowntoalittleriverheheardthedry,angry,snarly,singsongwhineofatigerwhohascaughtnothinganddoesnotcareifallthejungleknowsit.
"Thefool!"saidFatherWolf. "Tobeginanight’sworkwiththatnoise! DoeshethinkthatourbuckarelikehisfatWaingungabullocks?"
"H’sh.Itisneitherbullocknorbuckhehuntsto-night,"saidMotherWolf."ItisMan."
Thewhinehadchangedtoasortofhummingpurrthatseemedtocomefromeveryquarterofthecompass. Itwasthenoisethatbewilderswoodcuttersandgypsiessleepingintheopen,andmakesthemrunsometimesintotheverymouthofthetiger.
