Маугли
Tiger! Tiger!
"Oh!Fool,fool!Whatacub’scubitis!Eatenanddrunktoo,andhethinksthatIshallwaittillhehasslept!Now,wheredoeshelieup?Iftherewerebuttenofuswemightpullhimdownashelies.Thesebuffaloeswillnotchargeunlesstheywindhim,andIcannotspeaktheirlanguage.Canwegetbehindhistracksothattheymaysmellit?"
"HeswamfardowntheWaingungatocutthatoff,"saidGrayBrother.
"Tabaquitoldhimthat,Iknow.Hewouldneverhavethoughtofitalone."Mowglistoodwithhisfingerinhismouth,thinking."ThebigravineoftheWaingunga.Thatopensoutontheplainnothalfamilefromhere.Icantaketheherdroundthroughthejungletotheheadoftheravineandthensweepdown—buthewouldslinkoutatthefoot.Wemustblockthatend.GrayBrother,canstthoucuttheherdintwoforme?"
"NotI,perhaps—butIhavebroughtawisehelper."GrayBrothertrottedoffanddroppedintoahole.ThenthereliftedupahugegrayheadthatMowgliknewwell,andthehotairwasfilledwiththemostdesolatecryofallthejungle—thehuntinghowlofawolfatmidday.
"Akela!Akela!"saidMowgli,clappinghishands."Imighthaveknownthatthouwouldstnotforgetme.Wehaveabigworkinhand.Cuttheherdintwo,Akela.Keepthecowsandcalvestogether,andthebullsandtheplowbuffaloesbythemselves."
Thetwowolvesran,ladies’-chainfashion,inandoutoftheherd,whichsnortedandthrewupitshead,andseparatedintotwoclumps.
