Мауглі

           "Theywereverykindandbademecomeagain. WhyhaveIneverbeentakenamongtheMonkeyPeople? TheystandontheirfeetasIdo. Theydonothitmewiththeirhardpaws. Theyplayallday. Letmegetup!BadBaloo,letmeup! Iwillplaywiththemagain." 

           "Listen,man-cub,"saidtheBear,andhisvoicerumbledlikethunderonahotnight. "IhavetaughttheealltheLawoftheJungleforallthepeoplesofthejungle—excepttheMonkey-Folkwholiveinthetrees. Theyhavenolaw.Theyareoutcasts. Theyhavenospeechoftheirown,butusethestolenwordswhichtheyoverhearwhentheylisten,andpeep,andwaitupaboveinthebranches. Theirwayisnotourway. Theyarewithoutleaders. Theyhavenoremembrance. Theyboastandchatterandpretendthattheyareagreatpeopleabouttodogreataffairsinthejungle,butthefallingofanutturnstheirmindstolaughterandallisforgotten. Weofthejunglehavenodealingswiththem. Wedonotdrinkwherethemonkeysdrink;wedonotgowherethemonkeysgo;wedonothuntwheretheyhunt;wedonotdiewheretheydie. HastthoueverheardmespeakoftheBandar-logtilltoday?" 

           "No,"saidMowgliinawhisper,fortheforestwasverystillnowBaloohadfinished. 

           "TheJungle-Peopleputthemoutoftheirmouthsandoutoftheirminds. Theyareverymany,evil,dirty,shameless,andtheydesire,iftheyhaveanyfixeddesire,tobenoticedbytheJunglePeople. Butwedonotnoticethemevenwhentheythrownutsandfilthonourheads."