Mowgli's Song Against People
From The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, 1895
This reader is retold from Mowgli's Song Against People, a poem in Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book, first published in 1895. Kipling's Jungle Books tell the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in India. This poem is Mowgli's angry promise to let the jungle reclaim a village that turned against him. The text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Children who read this story learn that actions have consequences, that nature is powerful, and that anger, even when justified, has a cost.
- Band
- Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8
- Length
- medium · about 559 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- The Second Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
- First published
- 1895
- 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 (8 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 10 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 3
- Words to Know
- 5
- Quick Check
- 8 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 40 minutes with one story, all of it.
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