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Tiger! Tiger!

From The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

This story, first published in 1894, is from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, a collection that has shaped how generations imagine the relationship between civilization and wilderness. Kipling (1865–1936) was born in India and drew on his deep knowledge of Indian village life and jungle lore. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story is worth a reader's time because it explores a profound question: what happens to someone who belongs fully to neither of the worlds that claim him? Mowgli's double rejection—by wolves for being too human, by humans for being too wild—makes visible the costs and gifts of living between cultures, and the story asks whether true belonging requires us to choose, or whether we can carry both worlds within us.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1085 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling

First published

1894

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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