The Jungle Book - Mowgli's Song

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. Here we have the song sung by Mowgli as he danced on the hide of Shere Khan. If you have not listened to Tiger! Tiger! please do listen to that before enjoying this bonus episode. Enjoy.  Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. ⁠⁠The Jungle Book - Mowgli's Song - PDF

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. You will still hear familiar voices such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the Jaguar, and Shere Khan the tiger and also be introduced to many new, wonderful characters. In this story we see Mowgli trying to adjust to life in the man village and he fulfills his promise to the pack. This story is filled with sarcasm. Enjoy.  Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. ⁠The Jungle Book - Tiger! Tiger!

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. Here is a fun bonus chant sung by the Bander-log or monkeys. Enjoy.  Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. ⁠The Jungle Book - Road-song of the Bander-log - PDF

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. You will still hear familiar voices such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the Jaguar, and Shere Khan the tiger and also be introduced to many new, wonderful characters. In this, part two, of Kaa's Hunting, we find Kaa ready to eat as he joins Baloo and Bagheera to rescue Mowgli. A wonderful row with the monkeys ensues and we become witness to the power a python has over the animals of the jungle. Enjoy.  Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. The Jungle Book - Kaa's Hunting - Part Two - PDF

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. You will still hear familiar voices such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the Jaguar, and Shere Khan the tiger and also be introduced to many new, wonderful characters. In this, part one, of Kaa's Hunting, we meet Baloo, learn of his unorthodox ways of teaching Mowgli the laws of the jungle and Mowgli is taken by the monkeys. Baloo and Bagheera set off to try and get Mowgli back but they need to enlist the help of an elusive jungle inhabitant and the only one the monkeys fear. Enjoy. Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. The Jungle Book - Kaa's Hunting - Part One - PDF

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. You will still hear familiar voices such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the Jaguar, and Shere Khan the tiger and also be introduced to many new, wonderful characters. In this, part two and conclusion, of Mowgli's Brothers, we see the pack turn against Mowgli and the kindness and pain that Mowgli experiences even as those he called brother turn their back on him. Enjoy. Please follow along as I read via the PDF link below. Jungle Book - Mowgli's Brothers - Part 2 - PDF

Since The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and poems some of them are much too short for a full episode. They still deserve all the introduction and fanfare of the full length episode though. So, here is one of those short poems and a bonus for you. 

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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. This is a collection of short stories and not just the single, popular tale of Mowgli being sent out of the jungle to the man village. You will still hear familiar voices such as Baloo the bear, Bagheera the Jaguar, and Shere Khan the tiger and also be introduced to many new, wonderful characters. In this, part one of Mowgli's Brothers, we learn of how Mowgli came to be part of the pack for the price of a bull and on the good word of Baloo the bear. Please download and follow along as I read via the PDF link below. The Jungle Book - Mowgli's Brothers - Part One