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The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)

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  • 21 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories published in 1894. The tales follow Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, alongside animal characters like Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. Through these fables, Kipling explores themes of abandonment and belonging, law and freedom, teaching lessons about respect for authority while celebrating the wildness of nature. The stories blend human archetypes with animal forms, creating timeless tales that have captivated readers and inspired countless adaptations.

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  • Short stories
  • Animals
  • Jungles
  • India
  • Jungle animals
  • Mowgli (Fictitious character)
  • Adventure stories, English
  • Feral children

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THE
JUNGLE BOOK

BY
RUDYARD KIPLING

Copyright 1893, 1894, by
RUDYARD KIPLING
Copyright, 1894, by
HARPER and BROTHERS
Copyright 1893, 1894, by
THE CENTURY CO.

MOWGLI’S BROTHERS 1

HUNTING-SONG OF THE SEEONEE PACK 42

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Contents

  1. Page
  2. Page
  3. The Jungle Book
  4. Mowgli's Brothers
  5. Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
  6. Kaa's Hunting
  7. Kaa's Hunting
  8. Road-Song of the Bandar-Log
  9. Mowgli's Song
  10. The White Seal
  11. The White Seal
  12. Lukannon
  13. Darzee's Chaunt
  14. Toomai of the Elephants
  15. Toomai of the Elephants
  16. Shiv and the Grasshopper
  17. Her Majesty's Servants
  18. Cavalry Horses
  19. Screw-Gun Mules
  20. Commissariat Camels
  21. All the Beasts Together

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This free edition of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35997, released 2011-04-30. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Adventure, Novels, British Literature.

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