The Jungle Book

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The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling

EN·~4 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total
1

THE JUNGLE BOOK - By Rudyard Kipling

0:30
2

Mowgli’s Brothers

40:11
3

Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack

0:43
4

Kaa’s Hunting

50:26
5

Road-Song of the Bandar-Log

1:12
6

“Tiger! Tiger!”

35:18
7

Mowgli’s Song

3:06
8

The White Seal

39:35
9

Lukannon

1:37
10

“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”

32:39

Description

In the dense Seeonee hills of India, a young boy abandoned as an infant finds an unlikely home among a wolf pack. The wolves teach him the rhythm of the jungle—its songs, its laws, and the subtle balance between predator and prey. As he grows, his keen eyes and quick mind earn him both respect and curiosity from the forest’s many inhabitants. Nightfall brings a chorus of creatures and the ancient Law of the Jungle, reminding him that survival depends on loyalty and wit.

Soon the boy, known to the pack as a child of the wild, meets the sly python Kaa, the mischievous monkey band, and a gentle bear who becomes his protector. Yet the shadows bring a fearsome tiger, Shere Khan, whose presence threatens the fragile peace of the jungle. The story follows the boy’s struggle to find his place, balancing his human heart with the call of the wild. As the monsoon looms, he must decide whether to defend his wolf family or heed the warnings of the humans beyond the trees.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (272K characters)

Release date

2006-01-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

1865–1936

Best known for The Jungle Book, Kim, and Just So Stories, this Nobel Prize-winning writer turned his experiences of India and empire into stories that still spark debate as well as delight. His work ranges from adventurous children's tales to poems and stories that helped shape modern short fiction.

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