Мауглі

           "Arewealljackals,tofawnonthiscattlebutcher? TheleadershipofthePackiswiththePackalone." 

           Therewereyellsof "Silence,thouman’scub!" "Lethimspeak. HehaskeptourLaw"; andatlasttheseniorsofthePackthundered: "LettheDeadWolfspeak." WhenaleaderofthePackhasmissedhiskill,heiscalledtheDeadWolfaslongashelives,whichisnotlong. 

           Akelaraisedhisoldheadwearily:— 

           "FreePeople,andyetoo,jackalsofShereKhan,fortwelveseasonsIhaveledyetoandfromthekill,andinallthattimenotonehasbeentrappedormaimed. NowIhavemissedmykill. Yeknowhowthatplotwasmade. Yeknowhowyebroughtmeuptoanuntriedbucktomakemyweaknessknown. Itwascleverlydone. YourrightistokillmehereontheCouncilRock,now. Therefore,Iask,whocomestomakeanendoftheLoneWolf? Foritismyright,bytheLawoftheJungle,thatyecomeonebyone." 

           Therewasalonghush,fornosinglewolfcaredtofightAkelatothedeath. ThenShereKhanroared: "Bah!Whathavewetodowiththistoothlessfool? Heisdoomedtodie! Itistheman-cubwhohaslivedtoolong. FreePeople,hewasmymeatfromthefirst. Givehimtome. Iamwearyofthisman-wolffolly. Hehastroubledthejunglefortenseasons. Givemetheman-cub,orIwillhuntherealways,andnotgiveyouonebone. Heisaman,aman’schild,andfromthemarrowofmybonesIhatehim!" 

           ThenmorethanhalfthePackyelled: "Aman!Aman! Whathasamantodowithus? Lethimgotohisownplace."