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The Second Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)

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  • 4 hours to read
  • 24 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"The Second Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories published in 1895. This sequel features five tales of Mowgli's adventures in the Indian jungle, alongside three unrelated stories set mostly in India. Mowgli faces challenges including revenge against a superstitious village, a deadly pack of wild dogs threatening his wolf family, and the confusing pull of approaching adulthood. Each story explores the laws of nature and the bond between humans and animals.

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  • India
  • Jungle animals
  • Mowgli (Fictitious character)

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"_Now these are the Laws of the Jungle,
and many and mighty are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law
and the haunch and the hump is—Obey!_"

HOW FEAR CAME 1

THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE 29

THE MIRACLE OF PURUN BHAGAT 33

A SONG OF KABIR 61

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Contents

  1. Page
  2. How Fear Came
  3. The Law of the Jungle
  4. The Miracle of Purun Bhagat
  5. The Miracle of Purun Bhagat
  6. A Song of Kabir
  7. Letting in the Jungle
  8. Letting in the Jungle
  9. Mowgli's Song Against People
  10. The Undertakers
  11. A Ripple Song
  12. The King's Ankus
  13. The Song of the Little Hunter
  14. Quiquern
  15. Quiquern
  16. Red Dog
  17. Red Dog
  18. Chil's Song
  19. The Spring Running
  20. The Spring Running
  21. Baloo —
  22. Kaa —
  23. Bagheera —
  24. The Three —

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About this edition

This free edition of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #37364, released 2011-09-09. 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: Short Stories, Children & Young Adult Reading, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Adventure, British Literature.

Other editions: eBook #1937 (most read).

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