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But here is a debt to pay before I go. He strode forward to where Shere Khan sat blinking stupidly at the flames, and caught him by the tuft on his chin. Bagheera followed in case of accidents. 'Up, dog! Mowgli cried. 'Up, when a man speaks, or I will set that coat ablaze! Shere Khan's ears lay flat back on his head, and he shut his eyes, for the blazing branch was very near.
Of course, this is not in the Mowgli book at all: but they did look jolly like real tigers, and I am very far from wishing to blame the girl, though she little knew what would be the awful consequence of her rash act. But for her we might have got out of it all much better than we did. What happened was truly horrid.
Mowgli walked on, for he was feeling hungry, and when he came to the village gate he saw the big thornbush that was drawn up before the gate at twilight, pushed to one side. 'Umph! he said, for he had come across more than one such barricade in his night rambles after things to eat.
Right or no right, if Hathi had not spoken I would have taught that lame butcher his lesson. To come to the Peace Rock fresh from a kill of Man and to boast of it is a jackal's trick. Besides, he tainted the good water." Mowgli waited for a minute to pick up his courage, because no one cared to address Hathi directly, and then he cried: "What is Shere Khan's right, O Hathi?"
Then WHY would they kill?" "Mowgli, go thou and sleep. Thou hast lived among men, and " "I remember. Men kill because they are not hunting; for idleness and pleasure. Wake again, Bagheera. For what use was this thorn-pointed thing made?" Bagheera half opened his eyes he was very sleepy with a malicious twinkle.
Ho! ho!" "Nay, listen," said Bagheera. "The fever is out of my blood now. Let them find ME there! Few would leave their houses after meeting me. It is not the first time I have been in a cage; and I do not think they will tie ME with cords." "Be wise, then," said Mowgli, laughing; for he was beginning to feel as reckless as the panther, who had glided into the hut. "Pah!" Bagheera grunted.
The herd paused for an instant at the edge of the slope, but Akela gave tongue in the full hunting yell, and they pitched over one after the other just as steamers shoot rapids, the sand and stones spurting up round them. Once started, there was no chance of stopping, and before they were fairly in the bed of the ravine Rama winded Shere Khan and bellowed. 'Ha! Ha! said Mowgli, on his back.
'Seeing that the leadership is yet open, and being asked to speak Shere Khan began. 'By whom? said Mowgli. 'Are we all jackals, to fawn on this cattle-butcher? The leadership of the Pack is with the Pack alone. There were yells of 'Silence, thou man's cub! 'Let him speak.
'I did not know these things, said Mowgli, sullenly; and he frowned under his heavy black eyebrows. 'What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue. By thy very carelessness they know that thou art a man. But be wise. It is in my heart that when Akela misses his next kill, and at each hunt it costs him more to pin the buck, the Pack will turn against him and against thee.
They had brought the boy to the Lost City, and were very much pleased with themselves for the time. Mowgli had never seen an Indian city before, and though this was almost a heap of ruins it seemed very wonderful and splendid. Some king had built it long ago on a little hill.
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