sheerjoy

Updated: May 10, 2025

I came hot-foot to thee. Thou art older than Hathi. But oh, Kaa," here Mowgli wriggled with sheerjoy, "it will be good hunting. Few of us will see another moon." "Dost THOU strike in this? Remember thou art a Man; and remember what Pack cast thee out. Let the Wolf look to the Dog. THOU art a Man." "Last year's nuts are this year's black earth," said Mowgli.

Rudyard Kipling - The Second Jungle Book