Маугли
Kaa’s Hunting
So,boundingandcrashingandwhoopingandyelling,thewholetribeofBandar-logsweptalongthetree-roadswithMowglitheirprisoner.
Foratimehewasafraidofbeingdropped. Thenhegrewangrybutknewbetterthantostruggle,andthenhebegantothink. ThefirstthingwastosendbackwordtoBalooandBagheera,for,atthepacethemonkeysweregoing,heknewhisfriendswouldbeleftfarbehind. Itwasuselesstolookdown,forhecouldonlyseethetopsidesofthebranches,sohestaredupwardandsaw,farawayintheblue,RanntheKitebalancingandwheelingashekeptwatchoverthejunglewaitingforthingstodie. Rannsawthatthemonkeyswerecarryingsomething,anddroppedafewhundredyardstofindoutwhethertheirloadwasgoodtoeat. HewhistledwithsurprisewhenhesawMowglibeingdraggeduptoatreetopandheardhimgivetheKitecallfor—"Webeofoneblood,thouandI." Thewavesofthebranchesclosedovertheboy,butChilbalancedawaytothenexttreeintimetoseethelittlebrownfacecomeupagain. "Markmytrail!"Mowglishouted. "TellBaloooftheSeeoneePackandBagheeraoftheCouncilRock."
"Inwhosename,Brother?"RannhadneverseenMowglibefore,thoughofcoursehehadheardofhim.
"Mowgli,theFrog.Man-cubtheycallme!Markmytra-il!"
Thelastwordswereshriekedashewasbeingswungthroughtheair,butRannnoddedandroseuptillhelookednobiggerthanaspeckofdust,andtherehehung,watchingwithhistelescopeeyestheswayingofthetreetopsasMowgli’sescortwhirledalong.