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The Song of the Little Hunter

From The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

This reader is retold from a poem in The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1895. The poem tells of a young hunter alone in the jungle at night, learning what fear feels like. Kipling wrote the Jungle Books as stories and poems set in India, where Mowgli and the animal characters lived. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The poem is worth reading because it names a feeling every child knows — the fear that seems to come from outside but is really inside — and shows that facing fear is part of growing brave.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 539 words in 5 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)

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