Мауглі
Kaa’s Hunting
TheBandar-loghowledwithtriumphandscuffledawaytotheupperbrancheswhereBagheeradarednotfollow,shouting: "Hehasnoticedus! Bagheerahasnoticedus. AlltheJungle-Peopleadmireusforourskillandourcunning." Thentheybegantheirflight;andtheflightoftheMonkey-Peoplethroughtree-landisoneofthethingsnobodycandescribe. Theyhavetheirregularroadsandcrossroads,uphillsanddownhills,alllaidoutfromfiftytoseventyorahundredfeetaboveground,andbythesetheycantravelevenatnightifnecessary. TwoofthestrongestmonkeyscaughtMowgliunderthearmsandswungoffwithhimthroughthetreetops,twentyfeetatabound. Hadtheybeenalonetheycouldhavegonetwiceasfast,buttheboy’sweightheldthemback. SickandgiddyasMowgliwashecouldnothelpenjoyingthewildrush,thoughtheglimpsesofearthfardownbelowfrightenedhim,andtheterriblecheckandjerkattheendoftheswingovernothingbutemptyairbroughthisheartbetweenhisteeth. Hisescortwouldrushhimupatreetillhefeltthethinnesttopmostbranchescrackleandbendunderthem,andthenwithacoughandawhoopwouldflingthemselvesintotheairoutwardanddownward,andbringup,hangingbytheirhandsortheirfeettothelowerlimbsofthenexttree. Sometimeshecouldseeformilesandmilesacrossthestillgreenjungle,asamanonthetopofamastcanseeformilesacrossthesea,andthenthebranchesandleaveswouldlashhimacrosstheface,andheandhistwoguardswouldbealmostdowntoearthagain.
