Мауглі

           "SomenareafraidofthePeopleoftheJungleherealso."Hesatdownbythegate,andwhenamancameouthestoodup,openedhismouth,andpointeddownittoshowthathewantedfood.Themanstared,andranbackuptheonestreetofthevillageshoutingforthepriest,whowasabig,fatmandressedinwhite,witharedandyellowmarkonhisforehead.Thepriestcametothegate,andwithhimatleastahundredpeople,whostaredandtalkedandshoutedandpointedatMowgli. 

           "Theyhavenomanners,theseMenFolk,"saidMowglitohimself."Onlythegrayapewouldbehaveastheydo."Sohethrewbackhislonghairandfrownedatthecrowd. 

           "Whatistheretobeafraidof?"saidthepriest."Lookatthemarksonhisarmsandlegs.Theyarethebitesofwolves.Heisbutawolf-childrunawayfromthejungle." 

           Ofcourse,inplayingtogether,thecubshadoftennippedMowgliharderthantheyintended,andtherewerewhitescarsalloverhisarmsandlegs.Buthewouldhavebeenthelastpersonintheworldtocallthesebites,forheknewwhatrealbitingmeant. 

           "Arre!Arre!"saidtwoorthreewomentogether."Tobebittenbywolves,poorchild!Heisahandsomeboy.Hehaseyeslikeredfire.Bymyhonor,Messua,heisnotunlikethyboythatwastakenbythetiger." 

           "Letmelook,"saidawomanwithheavycopperringsonherwristsandankles,andshepeeredatMowgliunderthepalmofherhand."Indeedheisnot.Heisthinner,buthehastheverylookofmyboy."