Mowgli's Song

From The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

First published in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling set in the jungles of India. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. "Mowgli's Song" is Mowgli's triumphant and anguished account, sung at Council Rock after he has killed Shere Khan, the tiger who threatened his life. The song captures a turning point: Mowgli has defeated his enemy, but in doing so he finds himself cast out by both the human village and the wolf pack. It is worth a reader's time because it explores the pain of belonging to two worlds and fully to neither, and because Kipling gives us a hero who wins—and then asks, at what cost?

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confident, about 10 to 12

Length

long · about 1041 words in 4 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling · Project Gutenberg

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

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