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袦邪褍谐谢褨
"袦邪褍谐谢褨" 鈥� 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄锌芯锌褍谢褟褉薪褨褕懈褏 褌胁芯褉褨胁 胁褨写芯屑芯谐芯 邪薪谐谢褨泄褋褜泻芯谐芯 锌懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈泻邪 袪械写褜褟褉写邪 袣褨锌谢褨薪谐邪; 褑械 薪懈蟹泻邪 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 锌褉芯 写懈胁芯胁懈卸薪械, 褋锌芯胁薪械薪械 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪懈褏 锌褉懈谐芯写 卸懈褌褌褟 谢褞写褋褜泻芯谐芯 写懈褌懈薪褔邪褌懈 褋械褉械写 屑邪褕泻邪薪褑褨胁 褨薪写褨泄褋褜泻懈褏 写卸褍薪谐谢褨胁.
孝邪褦屑薪懈褔懈泄, 械泻蟹芯褌懈褔薪懈泄 褋胁褨褌 袦邪褍谐谢褨 褌邪 泄芯谐芯 写褉褍蟹褨胁 鈥� 胁械写屑械写褟 袘邪谢褍, 锌邪薪褌械褉懈 袘邪谐褨褉懈, 锌褨褌芯薪邪 袣邪邪 泄 褨薪褕懈褏 鈥� 锌褉懈胁邪斜谢褞褦 褌邪 蟹邪褏芯锌谢褞褦 褞薪褨 写褍褕褨. 袨褋褜 褔芯屑褍 褑褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍 芯褋褜 褍卸械 锌芯薪邪写 褋褌芯谢褨褌褌褟 褨蟹 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪懈屑 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟屑 褔懈褌邪褞褌褜 褨 锌械褉械褔懈褌褍褞褌褜 写褨褌懈 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 泻褉邪褩薪 褋胁褨褌褍.
孝邪褦屑薪懈褔懈泄, 械泻蟹芯褌懈褔薪懈泄 褋胁褨褌 袦邪褍谐谢褨 褌邪 泄芯谐芯 写褉褍蟹褨胁 鈥� 胁械写屑械写褟 袘邪谢褍, 锌邪薪褌械褉懈 袘邪谐褨褉懈, 锌褨褌芯薪邪 袣邪邪 泄 褨薪褕懈褏 鈥� 锌褉懈胁邪斜谢褞褦 褌邪 蟹邪褏芯锌谢褞褦 褞薪褨 写褍褕褨. 袨褋褜 褔芯屑褍 褑褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍 芯褋褜 褍卸械 锌芯薪邪写 褋褌芯谢褨褌褌褟 褨蟹 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪懈屑 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟屑 褔懈褌邪褞褌褜 褨 锌械褉械褔懈褌褍褞褌褜 写褨褌懈 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 泻褉邪褩薪 褋胁褨褌褍.
255 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1894
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Rudyard Kipling
6,493听books3,535听followersJoseph Rudyard Kipling was a journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and 滨蹿鈥� (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (1888). His poems include Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The Gods of the Copybook Headings (1919), The White Man's Burden (1899), and 滨蹿鈥� (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry James said: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known." In 1907, at the age of 41, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and on several occasions for a knighthood, both of which he declined.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
Kipling kept writing until the early 1930s, but at a slower pace and with much less success than before. On the night of 12 January 1936, Kipling suffered a haemorrhage in his small intestine. He underwent surgery, but died less than a week later on 18 January 1936 at the age of 70 of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
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March 26, 2023
鈥淭hou art of the Jungle and not of the Jungle. And I am only a black panther. But I love thee, Little Brother.鈥�
Written over a century ago, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story continues to resonate as it takes us from one adventure to the next. I'd seen adaptations of the stories presented here (beginning with Mowgli being raised by wolves with the help of Baloo the Bear), but there's nothing like revisiting the original tales. Quite satisfying!
Written over a century ago, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story continues to resonate as it takes us from one adventure to the next. I'd seen adaptations of the stories presented here (beginning with Mowgli being raised by wolves with the help of Baloo the Bear), but there's nothing like revisiting the original tales. Quite satisfying!
April 1, 2021
My first read of the month is complete! I listened to the audiobook and it definitely heightened everything, it had sound effects and the narrators really brought everything to life!
Really enjoyed it 馃槉
Really enjoyed it 馃槉
January 6, 2019
Review of July 2013
It's funny, I've gone though my whole life thinking that I grew up without reading The Jungle Book (with the exception of the story Rikki Tikki Tavi, which I remember my mother reading to me one night). But now having just finished reading aloud to my son the three Mowgli stories that comprise this edition (gorgeously illustrated by ), I know that at least I made an attempt. One early scene has, I realize now, stayed with me always. It's when Bagheera tells Mowgli that what separates him as a man cub from the other animals, and why they will always fear him, is that none can meet his gaze without looking away. This made a huge impression on me, and I remember testing it out on our cats (they did always look away). It's a gorgeously written and quietly gut-wrenching scene, so it's not so surprising that it stuck with me. But what bemuses me about it, is that all this time when I thought of this passage, I remembered it as a scene taking place between Aslan and Lucy Pevensie in one the Narnia books, though which one I would have been hard pressed to say!
Anyway, I'm glad to be able to say that I now, indisputably, know Mowgli's story, but I can't honestly say I enjoyed reading it. I was frankly bored by the monkey battle story (although I liked the ruined city), and I could tell that much of the council rock scenes went well over my son's head. As is my wont when we've embarked on a book and I'm sort of starting to regret it, I offered my son the choice of abandoning it, and as his wont, he chose to press on. He has more patience than I do, or else he still has the ability, which I dimly remember possessing, of finding every book presented to him as worthy of his attention. This only applies to what I read aloud, alas, as he does not read very much on his own.
It's funny, I've gone though my whole life thinking that I grew up without reading The Jungle Book (with the exception of the story Rikki Tikki Tavi, which I remember my mother reading to me one night). But now having just finished reading aloud to my son the three Mowgli stories that comprise this edition (gorgeously illustrated by ), I know that at least I made an attempt. One early scene has, I realize now, stayed with me always. It's when Bagheera tells Mowgli that what separates him as a man cub from the other animals, and why they will always fear him, is that none can meet his gaze without looking away. This made a huge impression on me, and I remember testing it out on our cats (they did always look away). It's a gorgeously written and quietly gut-wrenching scene, so it's not so surprising that it stuck with me. But what bemuses me about it, is that all this time when I thought of this passage, I remembered it as a scene taking place between Aslan and Lucy Pevensie in one the Narnia books, though which one I would have been hard pressed to say!
Anyway, I'm glad to be able to say that I now, indisputably, know Mowgli's story, but I can't honestly say I enjoyed reading it. I was frankly bored by the monkey battle story (although I liked the ruined city), and I could tell that much of the council rock scenes went well over my son's head. As is my wont when we've embarked on a book and I'm sort of starting to regret it, I offered my son the choice of abandoning it, and as his wont, he chose to press on. He has more patience than I do, or else he still has the ability, which I dimly remember possessing, of finding every book presented to him as worthy of his attention. This only applies to what I read aloud, alas, as he does not read very much on his own.
February 16, 2017
I found this book at the children's section of the library, and was impressed that it said "unabridged" and that the language clearly hadn't been modernized at all. I sort of missed the part of the title that stated, "Mowgli's Story". So yes, those three stories were unabridged, and also included the poems that introduce and end each story. But it was not the complete and unabridged Jungle Books.
I read it to my 6-year old, who enjoyed both the stories and the illustrations, though he tuned out the poems and did gymnastics in bed instead. The language is old fashioned and complicated for a child, and I had to stop and explain things from time to time. On the bright side, it made it easy to gloss over some of the more brutal and grisly elements! And the stories themselves are timeless adventures with great characters.
My 9-year old was less enthralled, and only listened to part of the book. She did perk up at one point and enthusiastically agreed with me that Neil Gaiman must have been inspired by the Jungle Books when he wrote . There is one scene in particular that is straight out of the Jungle Book! But even that wasn't enough to keep her interest. She prefers graveyards and ghouls to jungles and monkeys. (Then again, so do I.)
I read it to my 6-year old, who enjoyed both the stories and the illustrations, though he tuned out the poems and did gymnastics in bed instead. The language is old fashioned and complicated for a child, and I had to stop and explain things from time to time. On the bright side, it made it easy to gloss over some of the more brutal and grisly elements! And the stories themselves are timeless adventures with great characters.
My 9-year old was less enthralled, and only listened to part of the book. She did perk up at one point and enthusiastically agreed with me that Neil Gaiman must have been inspired by the Jungle Books when he wrote . There is one scene in particular that is straight out of the Jungle Book! But even that wasn't enough to keep her interest. She prefers graveyards and ghouls to jungles and monkeys. (Then again, so do I.)
May 24, 2021
It was a great joy to have my father, mother and elder sister take turns reading this book to me. Make sure that the next generation in your family also has the benefit of having this book read to them.
June 15, 2012
although i was so eager to read it before starting, i still held a prejudice against the book, expecting an orientalist approach from the author, a british man lived when the empire's power was at its peak. it later turned out to me that kipling was born and raised in india, so he wasn't a complete outsider -and apparently he knew what he wrote about- and proved me wrong in my biases to some extent. kipling's language throughout the book is so poetic and beautiful as well.
as for this edition of the book, it's certainly wonderful. the design, the illustrations, everything. there are quite a few really good colourpencil drawings by nicola bayley in it, so i strongly advice you to get this edition if you want to read the book.
as for this edition of the book, it's certainly wonderful. the design, the illustrations, everything. there are quite a few really good colourpencil drawings by nicola bayley in it, so i strongly advice you to get this edition if you want to read the book.
June 7, 2017
Un libro demasiado bueno, para ser muy corto Dx
January 28, 2024
ReRead, m谩s de 5 a帽os.
June 28, 2018
I was reading the illustrated Jungle Book available on gutenberg but gave up when i got to the end of the Mowgli stories.
Its fine, pretty much what you might expect. Its knockoff is actually much better despite Burroughs generally inferior writing abilities.
Its fine, pretty much what you might expect. Its knockoff is actually much better despite Burroughs generally inferior writing abilities.
December 28, 2024
Es war unfassbar interessant, die Geschichten um Mogli, Balu, Baghira und Kaa zu lesen. Neben den bekannten Gesichtern aus dem Disneyfilm gibt es noch zahlreiche wichtige und faszinierende Nebencharaktere, die den einzelnen Geschichten noch mehr Tiefe verleihen.
May 6, 2020
The Jungle Book is indefinitely the most celebrated children's story book, a classic, since it first got published a century ago. Without doubt, it has made every kid's imagination run wild in the early childhood years; similarly, I was that kid who was completely smitten by Mowgli and in drooling fascination about life in the jungle.
Well, picking up this book two decades later did not make me love it less, nor more. Regardless of the no-alteration of how much the book meant to me as a young girl, I must admit that my outlook about The Jungle Book has changed slightly. It is not just a story about animals in the jungle caring for a young human boy - I think (or so I overthink).
This might be the results of re-reading it under the prevailing confined circumstances of Covid-19 where humanity has been put in a cage oblivious of life in the wild.
The way I now perceive The Jungle Book, Mowgli is not a mere human-child to be raised by the wolves. It is rather a metaphor where Mowgli represents evolution among the animals in the jungle, which explains why he is honoured among the pack not only for his genetic differences, but rather, he is seen as seed of potential for further growth.
But growth of what really ? Consciousness, odds-on. Also, putting two and two together, The Jungle Book has been published in the late 1800s; the timeline of which is not at all further skewed from Darwin's publication of The Origin of Species. So yes, my new outlook sprouts from there.
While as a child, I was in awe of Baloo's and Bagheera's protection of Mowgli all throughout, I am now in admiration of his rapport with Kaa - the snake. It is known for a fact that snakes represent consciousness and mind-awakening in almost all the scriptures; which may as well be the reason why it is feared so much. As a parallel, I interpret Kaa to be Mowgli's exploration of his own consciousness while finding his way in the jungle.
With a little more hindsight, it does not strike me less that the jungle is a mere metaphor of the society in which we live; the animals - good and bad - are our daily encounters in life, right. We all have our battles, and while some we choose, others remain helpless confrontations, but luckily we all have our unique Baloos & Bagheeras to protect us along our paths.
But what about Kaa ? Is Kaa our inner-voice ? We are all in search of meaning with the aim to be closer with ourselves. Then eventually, we all save ourselves. We are our own protectors and saviours. This is the law of the jungle.
Well, picking up this book two decades later did not make me love it less, nor more. Regardless of the no-alteration of how much the book meant to me as a young girl, I must admit that my outlook about The Jungle Book has changed slightly. It is not just a story about animals in the jungle caring for a young human boy - I think (or so I overthink).
This might be the results of re-reading it under the prevailing confined circumstances of Covid-19 where humanity has been put in a cage oblivious of life in the wild.
The way I now perceive The Jungle Book, Mowgli is not a mere human-child to be raised by the wolves. It is rather a metaphor where Mowgli represents evolution among the animals in the jungle, which explains why he is honoured among the pack not only for his genetic differences, but rather, he is seen as seed of potential for further growth.
But growth of what really ? Consciousness, odds-on. Also, putting two and two together, The Jungle Book has been published in the late 1800s; the timeline of which is not at all further skewed from Darwin's publication of The Origin of Species. So yes, my new outlook sprouts from there.
While as a child, I was in awe of Baloo's and Bagheera's protection of Mowgli all throughout, I am now in admiration of his rapport with Kaa - the snake. It is known for a fact that snakes represent consciousness and mind-awakening in almost all the scriptures; which may as well be the reason why it is feared so much. As a parallel, I interpret Kaa to be Mowgli's exploration of his own consciousness while finding his way in the jungle.
With a little more hindsight, it does not strike me less that the jungle is a mere metaphor of the society in which we live; the animals - good and bad - are our daily encounters in life, right. We all have our battles, and while some we choose, others remain helpless confrontations, but luckily we all have our unique Baloos & Bagheeras to protect us along our paths.
But what about Kaa ? Is Kaa our inner-voice ? We are all in search of meaning with the aim to be closer with ourselves. Then eventually, we all save ourselves. We are our own protectors and saviours. This is the law of the jungle.
March 11, 2016
I liked this a great deal more than Barrie's , largely because I loved the jungle's atmosphere. It was so pensive and believable, and I appreciated how respectable the animals were. In , I was disappointed when Neverland failed to come across as the whimsical and childishly innocent place I expected it to be, so I'd definitely recommend Kipling's Disney counterpart over Barrie's. This version only had the short stories featuring Mowgli, so I didn't get the whole scope of the narrative, but the gist was good enough.
July 24, 2011
This book contains poems and three unabridged stories about Mowgli, a little boy who is raised by the wolves as a man-cub. He learns the Law of the Jungle, gets kidnapped by the Monkey People, and fights the tiger, Shere Khan.
"The Jungle Book" is a great classic, and this version is especially wonderful because of the gorgeous full-color illustrations by Nicola Bayley. Both children and adults will find this book to be delightful.
"The Jungle Book" is a great classic, and this version is especially wonderful because of the gorgeous full-color illustrations by Nicola Bayley. Both children and adults will find this book to be delightful.
May 5, 2025
4 stars.
Jungle Book was my younger brother's favourite film to watch, so I've watched the Disney version more times than I can count, but it was still nice to experience the original book by Kipling. I loved how much more depth there was to each of the characters - I feel my view of characters like Kaa and Shere Khan were quite one-dimensional from the cartoon (honestly, Kaa = "look at me in the eyesssss" and not much more than that) but there is a lot more to him. The interactions between the different animals are explored so much more in the book, for instance Mowgli's involvement in the wolf pack and the cubs. And I really liked that I could picture him happily going through the jungle with Baloo and Bagheera.
I read an adapted version of Pinocchio recently and now have listened to this one, which is brilliantly narrated with different voices for all the different animals, and will continue to track down childhood favourites to listen to. Disney is amazing, but there is so much more detail in the books that I want to explore.
Jungle Book was my younger brother's favourite film to watch, so I've watched the Disney version more times than I can count, but it was still nice to experience the original book by Kipling. I loved how much more depth there was to each of the characters - I feel my view of characters like Kaa and Shere Khan were quite one-dimensional from the cartoon (honestly, Kaa = "look at me in the eyesssss" and not much more than that) but there is a lot more to him. The interactions between the different animals are explored so much more in the book, for instance Mowgli's involvement in the wolf pack and the cubs. And I really liked that I could picture him happily going through the jungle with Baloo and Bagheera.
I read an adapted version of Pinocchio recently and now have listened to this one, which is brilliantly narrated with different voices for all the different animals, and will continue to track down childhood favourites to listen to. Disney is amazing, but there is so much more detail in the books that I want to explore.
January 8, 2020
Mowgli's stories have fascinated me since I was a little girl. I decided to reread these stories to find out if it was just something that had been a kid's story or whether I would still enjoy them.
Oh yes, yes, I did still enjoy them.
Oh yes, yes, I did still enjoy them.
May 31, 2017
Oddechov谩 jednohubka pln谩 zv铆艡at, nebezpe膷铆 a dobrodru啪stv铆 nejen pro d臎ti :)
August 19, 2023
Przeczyta艂am 80% wi臋cej nie dam rady
February 5, 2023
Beautifully illustrated.
April 20, 2016
I read an abridged (Scholastic Books) version of the Jungle Books somewhere in grade school. Later (I have no idea when) I read the full version of these episodic tales. Then, I saw the Disney cartoon (still haven't forgiven them for turning Kaa into a villain), which I actually like. The book is less One Big Epic and more a collection of short stories, the order of when they were written does not match the order of what happens when in Mowgli's life, though, read in order of when they were written, the tales do build on each other in a way they don't if you read in chronological order of Mowgli's life story.
Lay aside your opinions of the author and his time, his political views (dated), and leap whole heartedly into a fable, a myth of epic proportions. This is a Time Before Time, when orphaned kids could join a wolfpack and have a heroic black panther, a grumpy old wise bear, and a thirty foot python as teachers. This is when you could learn the language of the animals and the laws of the jungle and simply run under the stars and hunt and eat and sleep and bathe in clear streams.
And figure out what to do about that man eating tiger hunting you.
The tales are full of faerie tale archetypes. We all recognize the Lawful Dark Hero when he is Batman or Zorro or Bagheera. We know the wise and grumpy old wizard when he is Gandalf or Baloo. We come to understand that the terrifying power of a thirty foot python can be understood, and aligned with. We run with the pack, leap through the trees, and see the beauties and dangers of this primeval world.
I remember trying to walk silently like Mowgli. Of naming a six foot plush snake Kaa. Of trying to name half a dozen black cats Bagheera (sadly we could only have cats outdoors and they all perished). I eventually volunteered with some wildlife rehabbers and found myself standing next to a full grown lioness (with only thin wire between us), played with a four month old tiger cub (more powerful than you can imagine), held hawks and owls on my hand, came to appreciate scavengers like vultures. I got my own "wolfpack" of rescued Siberian huskies, and "ran with the pack" on sled or bike or rig. I helped hold up the weight (with many other volunteers) of a very large python. I attended programs other wildlife outfits did with wolves and leopards and bears.
Probably, it was all Mowgli's fault.
Read this book as the classic it is. then go have some of your own adventures.
Lay aside your opinions of the author and his time, his political views (dated), and leap whole heartedly into a fable, a myth of epic proportions. This is a Time Before Time, when orphaned kids could join a wolfpack and have a heroic black panther, a grumpy old wise bear, and a thirty foot python as teachers. This is when you could learn the language of the animals and the laws of the jungle and simply run under the stars and hunt and eat and sleep and bathe in clear streams.
And figure out what to do about that man eating tiger hunting you.
The tales are full of faerie tale archetypes. We all recognize the Lawful Dark Hero when he is Batman or Zorro or Bagheera. We know the wise and grumpy old wizard when he is Gandalf or Baloo. We come to understand that the terrifying power of a thirty foot python can be understood, and aligned with. We run with the pack, leap through the trees, and see the beauties and dangers of this primeval world.
I remember trying to walk silently like Mowgli. Of naming a six foot plush snake Kaa. Of trying to name half a dozen black cats Bagheera (sadly we could only have cats outdoors and they all perished). I eventually volunteered with some wildlife rehabbers and found myself standing next to a full grown lioness (with only thin wire between us), played with a four month old tiger cub (more powerful than you can imagine), held hawks and owls on my hand, came to appreciate scavengers like vultures. I got my own "wolfpack" of rescued Siberian huskies, and "ran with the pack" on sled or bike or rig. I helped hold up the weight (with many other volunteers) of a very large python. I attended programs other wildlife outfits did with wolves and leopards and bears.
Probably, it was all Mowgli's fault.
Read this book as the classic it is. then go have some of your own adventures.
April 12, 2025
(蔚位位畏谓喂魏维 蟽蟿慰 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 蟽魏苇位慰蟼)
Forget everything you think you know about The Jungle Book.
If your only point of reference is the Disney rendition of Mowgli 鈥� charming, melodic, and entirely sanitised 鈥� kindly proceed to erase your memory. Perform a full mental format. Place that hard drive in the microwave on "max" for half an hour. Let us begin anew.
Shock the First: Kipling鈥檚 The Jungle Book is far more than the story of Mowgli 鈥� whose arc, incidentally, occupies merely two of the collection鈥檚 tales.
Shock the Second: Shere Khan, fearsome tiger, meets his end not in a climactic personal battle, but by being trampled to death by buffalo. A demise oddly reminiscent of another fallen feline patriarch in Disney鈥檚 cinematic canon 鈥� yes, Mufasa.
But let us proceed with proper decorum and chronology. Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 The Jungle Book, first published in 1894, comprises a series of short stories, and stands today as a quintessential artefact of British imperial literature. And when I say "imperial," I do not do so lightly. However fond we may be of Kipling鈥檚 literary flair, he remains, unavoidably, a product of his time and empire 鈥� a man for whom planting a flag was tantamount to a declaration of divine right. ("No flag? Ah, splendid 鈥� we鈥檒l just affix ours here. Congratulations, you鈥檙e now British.")
Though popularly imagined as a children鈥檚 tale, The Jungle Book is, in truth, a sophisticated mosaic of narratives, replete with moral instruction and veiled (or not-so-veiled) political subtext 鈥� many of which may sit uneasily with the sensibilities of the 21st-century adult reader.
As previously noted, Mowgli鈥檚 adventures 鈥� the boy reared by wolves 鈥� are not the sole content of the work. Indeed, they are arguably the least overtly colonial in flavour (on the surface, at least 鈥� a closer reading invites further speculation). The book includes several equally important stories, each accompanied by verse, underscoring Kipling鈥檚 dual aim: to address both the youthful and the morally contemplative adult reader. That is, readers with a concern for law, order, and the so-called greater good 鈥� as Kipling, of course, defined these terms.
One of the more striking themes is the famed 鈥淟aw of the Jungle鈥�: a symbolic code governing the animal realm 鈥� which, spoiler alert, is not nearly as wild as it appears. It is, rather, rigorously structured, rule-bound, and intolerant of deviation. Discipline and obedience are paramount, and those who defy the law 鈥� such as the anarchic monkey-folk who abduct Mowgli 鈥� are swiftly rendered outcasts and legitimate prey. Enter Baloo, Bagheera, and the titanic python Kaa, who dispense jungle justice with admirable efficiency. In other words: stray from the flock, and you鈥檙e fair game.
Kipling鈥檚 prose is vivid and rhythmically engaging 鈥� brimming with imagery and a strong narrative cadence. Nevertheless, any contemporary reading must contend with the ideological undertones. The text often betrays an unapologetic admiration for hierarchy, authority, and the subjugation of the "Other" 鈥� ideals closely aligned with the ethos of British imperial rule.
And yet, for all its ideological provocations, The Jungle Book endures as a work of literary merit, layered in meaning and rich in aesthetic quality. It straddles myth, morality, and politics 鈥� and, for that reason, continues (or ought to continue) to be read and discussed not only by children, but by adults with a taste for nuance and an eye for the uncomfortable truths that literature sometimes reveals.
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螒谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 未蔚喂 蟿慰 芦螠蠈纬位畏禄 蟽蔚 伪蟺蠈未慰蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 螡蟿委蟽谓蔚喂, 尉蔚蠂维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰, 蟽尾萎蟽蟿蔚 蟿畏 渭谓萎渭畏, 魏维谓蟿蔚 蠁慰蟻渭维蟿, 尾维位蟿蔚 蟿慰 未委蟽魏慰 蟽蟿伪 渭喂魏蟻慰魏蠉渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰 芦max禄 纬喂伪 渭喂蟽萎 蠋蟻伪.
危慰魏 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰: 韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 味慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀 螠蠈纬位畏, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 渭维位喂蟽蟿伪 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠋谓蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 未蠉慰 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿伪. 危慰魏 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰, 慰 危喂蟻 螝伪谓 蟽魏慰蟿蠋谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 尾慰蠀尾维位喂伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 魏伪喂 慰 螠慰蠀蠁维蟽伪 蟽蔚 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿畏蟼 螡蟿委蟽谓蔚蠆鈥�
螒位位维, 伪蟼 蟺维蟻慰蠀渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎: 韦慰 芦螔喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼禄 蟿慰蠀 巍维谓蟿纬喂伪蟻谓蟿 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 蟽蠀位位慰纬萎 未喂畏纬畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻蠅蟿慰蔚魏未蠈胃畏魏蔚 蟿慰 1894 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻伪渭苇谓蔚喂 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟽萎渭蔚蟻伪 苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏萎蟼 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼. 螝喂 蠈蟿伪谓 位苇蠅 芦伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎蟼禄, 未蔚谓 蟿慰 位苇蠅 蔚位伪蠁蟻维 蟿畏 魏伪蟻未委伪: 蟺伪蟻维 蟿畏 蟽蠀渭蟺维胃蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿蟻苇蠁慰蠀渭蔚 蟽蟿慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪, 蔚委谓伪喂 纬苇谓谓畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏萎蟼 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪蟼 (芦蟿喂; 螖蔚谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟽畏渭伪委伪, 胃伪 魏伪蟻蠁蠋蟽慰蠀渭蔚 蟿畏 未喂魏萎 渭伪蟼, 蟿蠋蟻伪 渭伪蟼 伪谓萎魏蔚蟿蔚禄). 螤伪蟻维 蟿畏 未畏渭慰蠁喂位萎 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 蠅蟼 蟺伪喂未喂魏蠈 蟺伪蟻伪渭蠉胃喂, 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂 苇谓伪 蟽蠉谓胃蔚蟿慰 渭蠅蟽伪蠆魏蠈 伪蟺蠈 伪蠁畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼, 畏胃喂魏维 未喂未维纬渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 蠀蟺慰未畏位蠋蟽蔚喂蟼, 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蔚魏 蟿蠅谓 慰蟺慰委蠅谓 尉喂谓委味慰蠀谓 蟿慰 渭苇蟽慰 蔚谓萎位喂魏伪 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 蟿慰蠀 21慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪.
螌蟺蠅蟼 蔚委蟺伪渭蔚, 慰喂 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螠蠈纬位畏, 蟿慰蠀 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓慰蠀 蟺伪喂未喂慰蠉 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓蔚喂 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蔚 位蠉魏慰蠀蟼, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 渭蠈谓蔚蟼 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 (伪谓 魏伪喂 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 位喂纬蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 芦伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏维 渭慰位蠀蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼禄, 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 蟽蔚 芦蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蔚蟺委蟺蔚未慰, 纬喂伪蟿委 渭喂伪 芦未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻畏禄 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 未蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 维位位伪). 韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺蔚蟻喂位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 维位位蔚蟼 蔚尉委蟽慰蠀 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪蠁畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 魏维胃蔚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟽蠀谓慰未蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟺慰委畏渭伪, 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 魏伪胃喂蟽蟿维 蟽伪蠁苇蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺蟻蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 螝委蟺位谓纬魏 谓伪 伪蟺蔚蠀胃蠀谓胃蔚委 蠈蠂喂 渭蠈谓慰 蟽蔚 蟺伪喂未喂维, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 蔚谓萎位喂魏蔚蟼 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿蔚蟼 渭蔚 伪谓畏蟽蠀蠂委蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 畏胃喂魏萎, 蟿慰谓 谓蠈渭慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏萎 蟿维尉畏. 螌蟺蠅蟼 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟿畏谓 蔚尉蔚位维渭尾伪谓蔚 慰 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏.
螆谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 苇蟻纬慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 "螡蠈渭慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼" 鈥� 苇谓伪蟼 蟽蠀渭尾慰位喂魏蠈蟼 魏蠋未喂魏伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟻蠀胃渭委味蔚喂 蟿畏 味蠅萎 蟿蠅谓 味蠋蠅谓, 伪位位维 (魏伪喂 蟿蠋蟻伪 伪谓 尉蔚蠂维蟽伪蟿蔚 蟿喂 苇位蔚纬伪 谓蠅蟻委蟿蔚蟻伪, 蔚蟿慰喂渭伪蟽蟿蔚委蟿蔚 谓伪 蔚谓畏位喂魏喂蠅胃蔚委蟿蔚 伪蟺蠈蟿慰渭伪) 伪谓蟿伪谓伪魏位维 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 蟿畏谓 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿维尉畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 喂蔚蟻伪蟻蠂委伪. 螚 "维纬蟻喂伪 蠁蠉蟽畏" 未蔚谓 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 蠂伪慰蟿喂魏萎, 伪位位维 未慰渭畏渭苇谓畏 魏伪喂 渭蔚 魏伪谓蠈谓蔚蟼, 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺伪喂蟿慰蠉谓 蟺蔚喂胃伪蟻蠂委伪 魏伪喂 蠀蟺伪魏慰萎 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟿畏蟻畏胃慰蠉谓 魏伪喂 蠈蟽慰喂 未蔚谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟻慰蠉谓 (蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰 位伪蠈蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟺喂胃萎魏蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺伪纬维纬蔚喂 蟿慰 螠蠈纬位畏), 魏伪胃委蟽蟿伪谓蟿伪喂 蟺伪蟻委蔚蟼 魏伪喂 fair game 纬喂伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾喂谓蟿蟽喂位维谓蟿蔚 蠈位畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 味慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 (蔚魏 蟺蟻慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓蠅 慰 螠蟺伪纬魏委蟻伪, 慰 螠蟺伪位慰蠉 魏伪喂, 魏蠀蟻委蠅蟼, 蟿慰 蟿蔚蟻伪蟽蟿喂慰 蠁委未喂 螝维伪鈥� 蟿慰蠀蟼 尉蔚蟺伪蟽蟿蟻蔚蠉慰蠀谓). 危伪 谓伪 位苇渭蔚, 芦蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈尾伪蟿慰 苇尉蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 渭伪谓蟿蟻委, 蟿慰 蟿蟻蠋蔚喂 蠈蟺慰喂慰蟼 蟺蟻慰位维尾蔚喂禄.
螣 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 渭蔚 纬位蠋蟽蟽伪 味蠅畏蟻萎 魏伪喂 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼, 渭蔚 苇谓蟿慰谓畏 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟻蠀胃渭慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟻慰萎蟼. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰, 畏 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓畏 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 伪纬谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏伪喂 喂未蔚慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺慰蠂蟻蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 苇蟻纬慰蠀. 违蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蠈蟺慰蠀 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 蠀蟺慰蟽蟿畏蟻委味蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬魏畏 纬喂伪 喂蟽蠂蠀蟻萎 蔚尉慰蠀蟽委伪, 喂蔚蟻伪蟻蠂委伪 魏伪喂 蟺蔚喂胃维蟻蠂畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 "维位位慰蠀" 鈥� 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠂蔚蟿委味慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏蠈 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏蠈 蟺谓蔚蠉渭伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼.
螤伪蟻维 蟿喂蟼 蠈蟺慰喂蔚蟼 喂未蔚慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 蔚谓蟽蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼, 韦慰 螔喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 蟺伪蟻伪渭苇谓蔚喂 苇谓伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 蠀蠄畏位萎蟼 伪喂蟽胃畏蟿喂魏萎蟼, 渭蔚 未喂伪蠂蟻慰谓喂魏维 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位蠀蔚蟺委蟺蔚未畏 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏. 螘委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 苇蟻纬慰 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓未蠀维味蔚喂 渭蠉胃慰, 畏胃喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏萎 鈥� 魏伪喂 纬喂鈥� 伪蠀蟿蠈, 蔚尉伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委, 蔚位蟺委味蠅, 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟽蠀味畏蟿喂苇蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 魏伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蔚谓萎位喂魏蔚蟼.
Forget everything you think you know about The Jungle Book.
If your only point of reference is the Disney rendition of Mowgli 鈥� charming, melodic, and entirely sanitised 鈥� kindly proceed to erase your memory. Perform a full mental format. Place that hard drive in the microwave on "max" for half an hour. Let us begin anew.
Shock the First: Kipling鈥檚 The Jungle Book is far more than the story of Mowgli 鈥� whose arc, incidentally, occupies merely two of the collection鈥檚 tales.
Shock the Second: Shere Khan, fearsome tiger, meets his end not in a climactic personal battle, but by being trampled to death by buffalo. A demise oddly reminiscent of another fallen feline patriarch in Disney鈥檚 cinematic canon 鈥� yes, Mufasa.
But let us proceed with proper decorum and chronology. Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 The Jungle Book, first published in 1894, comprises a series of short stories, and stands today as a quintessential artefact of British imperial literature. And when I say "imperial," I do not do so lightly. However fond we may be of Kipling鈥檚 literary flair, he remains, unavoidably, a product of his time and empire 鈥� a man for whom planting a flag was tantamount to a declaration of divine right. ("No flag? Ah, splendid 鈥� we鈥檒l just affix ours here. Congratulations, you鈥檙e now British.")
Though popularly imagined as a children鈥檚 tale, The Jungle Book is, in truth, a sophisticated mosaic of narratives, replete with moral instruction and veiled (or not-so-veiled) political subtext 鈥� many of which may sit uneasily with the sensibilities of the 21st-century adult reader.
As previously noted, Mowgli鈥檚 adventures 鈥� the boy reared by wolves 鈥� are not the sole content of the work. Indeed, they are arguably the least overtly colonial in flavour (on the surface, at least 鈥� a closer reading invites further speculation). The book includes several equally important stories, each accompanied by verse, underscoring Kipling鈥檚 dual aim: to address both the youthful and the morally contemplative adult reader. That is, readers with a concern for law, order, and the so-called greater good 鈥� as Kipling, of course, defined these terms.
One of the more striking themes is the famed 鈥淟aw of the Jungle鈥�: a symbolic code governing the animal realm 鈥� which, spoiler alert, is not nearly as wild as it appears. It is, rather, rigorously structured, rule-bound, and intolerant of deviation. Discipline and obedience are paramount, and those who defy the law 鈥� such as the anarchic monkey-folk who abduct Mowgli 鈥� are swiftly rendered outcasts and legitimate prey. Enter Baloo, Bagheera, and the titanic python Kaa, who dispense jungle justice with admirable efficiency. In other words: stray from the flock, and you鈥檙e fair game.
Kipling鈥檚 prose is vivid and rhythmically engaging 鈥� brimming with imagery and a strong narrative cadence. Nevertheless, any contemporary reading must contend with the ideological undertones. The text often betrays an unapologetic admiration for hierarchy, authority, and the subjugation of the "Other" 鈥� ideals closely aligned with the ethos of British imperial rule.
And yet, for all its ideological provocations, The Jungle Book endures as a work of literary merit, layered in meaning and rich in aesthetic quality. It straddles myth, morality, and politics 鈥� and, for that reason, continues (or ought to continue) to be read and discussed not only by children, but by adults with a taste for nuance and an eye for the uncomfortable truths that literature sometimes reveals.
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螒谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 未蔚喂 蟿慰 芦螠蠈纬位畏禄 蟽蔚 伪蟺蠈未慰蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 螡蟿委蟽谓蔚喂, 尉蔚蠂维蟽蟿蔚 蟿慰, 蟽尾萎蟽蟿蔚 蟿畏 渭谓萎渭畏, 魏维谓蟿蔚 蠁慰蟻渭维蟿, 尾维位蟿蔚 蟿慰 未委蟽魏慰 蟽蟿伪 渭喂魏蟻慰魏蠉渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰 芦max禄 纬喂伪 渭喂蟽萎 蠋蟻伪.
危慰魏 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰: 韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 味慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿慰蠀 螠蠈纬位畏, 畏 慰蟺慰委伪 渭维位喂蟽蟿伪 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠋谓蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 未蠉慰 未喂畏纬萎渭伪蟿伪. 危慰魏 未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰, 慰 危喂蟻 螝伪谓 蟽魏慰蟿蠋谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 尾慰蠀尾维位喂伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 伪魏蟻喂尾蠋蟼 魏伪喂 慰 螠慰蠀蠁维蟽伪 蟽蔚 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿畏蟼 螡蟿委蟽谓蔚蠆鈥�
螒位位维, 伪蟼 蟺维蟻慰蠀渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺蟻维纬渭伪蟿伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎: 韦慰 芦螔喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼禄 蟿慰蠀 巍维谓蟿纬喂伪蟻谓蟿 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏 蔚委谓伪喂 渭喂伪 蟽蠀位位慰纬萎 未喂畏纬畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻蠅蟿慰蔚魏未蠈胃畏魏蔚 蟿慰 1894 魏伪喂 蟺伪蟻伪渭苇谓蔚喂 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟽萎渭蔚蟻伪 苇谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 苇蟻纬伪 蟿畏蟼 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏萎蟼 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎蟼 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓委伪蟼. 螝喂 蠈蟿伪谓 位苇蠅 芦伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎蟼禄, 未蔚谓 蟿慰 位苇蠅 蔚位伪蠁蟻维 蟿畏 魏伪蟻未委伪: 蟺伪蟻维 蟿畏 蟽蠀渭蟺维胃蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿蟻苇蠁慰蠀渭蔚 蟽蟿慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪, 蔚委谓伪喂 纬苇谓谓畏渭伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 蟿慰蠀 魏伪喂 蟿畏蟼 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏萎蟼 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿委伪蟼 (芦蟿喂; 螖蔚谓 苇蠂蔚蟿蔚 蟽畏渭伪委伪, 胃伪 魏伪蟻蠁蠋蟽慰蠀渭蔚 蟿畏 未喂魏萎 渭伪蟼, 蟿蠋蟻伪 渭伪蟼 伪谓萎魏蔚蟿蔚禄). 螤伪蟻维 蟿畏 未畏渭慰蠁喂位萎 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 蠅蟼 蟺伪喂未喂魏蠈 蟺伪蟻伪渭蠉胃喂, 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂 苇谓伪 蟽蠉谓胃蔚蟿慰 渭蠅蟽伪蠆魏蠈 伪蟺蠈 伪蠁畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼, 畏胃喂魏维 未喂未维纬渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 蠀蟺慰未畏位蠋蟽蔚喂蟼, 魏维蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蔚魏 蟿蠅谓 慰蟺慰委蠅谓 尉喂谓委味慰蠀谓 蟿慰 渭苇蟽慰 蔚谓萎位喂魏伪 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 蟿慰蠀 21慰蠀 伪喂蠋谓伪.
螌蟺蠅蟼 蔚委蟺伪渭蔚, 慰喂 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 螠蠈纬位畏, 蟿慰蠀 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓慰蠀 蟺伪喂未喂慰蠉 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚纬伪位蠋谓蔚喂 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蔚 位蠉魏慰蠀蟼, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 渭蠈谓蔚蟼 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 (伪谓 魏伪喂 蔚委谓伪喂 慰喂 位喂纬蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 芦伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏维 渭慰位蠀蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼禄, 蟿慰蠀位维蠂喂蟽蟿慰谓 蟽蔚 芦蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蔚蟺委蟺蔚未慰, 纬喂伪蟿委 渭喂伪 芦未蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻畏禄 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 未蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 维位位伪). 韦慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟺蔚蟻喂位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 维位位蔚蟼 蔚尉委蟽慰蠀 蟽畏渭伪谓蟿喂魏苇蟼 伪蠁畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 魏维胃蔚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟽蠀谓慰未蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 伪蟺蠈 苇谓伪 蟺慰委畏渭伪, 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 魏伪胃喂蟽蟿维 蟽伪蠁苇蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺蟻蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 螝委蟺位谓纬魏 谓伪 伪蟺蔚蠀胃蠀谓胃蔚委 蠈蠂喂 渭蠈谓慰 蟽蔚 蟺伪喂未喂维, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 蔚谓萎位喂魏蔚蟼 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿蔚蟼 渭蔚 伪谓畏蟽蠀蠂委蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 畏胃喂魏萎, 蟿慰谓 谓蠈渭慰 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏萎 蟿维尉畏. 螌蟺蠅蟼 蠁蠀蟽喂魏维 蟿畏谓 蔚尉蔚位维渭尾伪谓蔚 慰 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏.
螆谓伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 苇谓蟿慰谓伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 苇蟻纬慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 慰 "螡蠈渭慰蟼 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼" 鈥� 苇谓伪蟼 蟽蠀渭尾慰位喂魏蠈蟼 魏蠋未喂魏伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟻蠀胃渭委味蔚喂 蟿畏 味蠅萎 蟿蠅谓 味蠋蠅谓, 伪位位维 (魏伪喂 蟿蠋蟻伪 伪谓 尉蔚蠂维蟽伪蟿蔚 蟿喂 苇位蔚纬伪 谓蠅蟻委蟿蔚蟻伪, 蔚蟿慰喂渭伪蟽蟿蔚委蟿蔚 谓伪 蔚谓畏位喂魏喂蠅胃蔚委蟿蔚 伪蟺蠈蟿慰渭伪) 伪谓蟿伪谓伪魏位维 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 蟿畏谓 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏萎 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟿维尉畏 魏伪喂 蟿畏谓 喂蔚蟻伪蟻蠂委伪. 螚 "维纬蟻喂伪 蠁蠉蟽畏" 未蔚谓 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚蟿伪喂 蠂伪慰蟿喂魏萎, 伪位位维 未慰渭畏渭苇谓畏 魏伪喂 渭蔚 魏伪谓蠈谓蔚蟼, 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺伪喂蟿慰蠉谓 蟺蔚喂胃伪蟻蠂委伪 魏伪喂 蠀蟺伪魏慰萎 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟿畏蟻畏胃慰蠉谓 魏伪喂 蠈蟽慰喂 未蔚谓 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿畏蟻慰蠉谓 (蠈蟺蠅蟼 慰 位伪蠈蟼 蟿蠅谓 蟺喂胃萎魏蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 伪蟺伪纬维纬蔚喂 蟿慰 螠蠈纬位畏), 魏伪胃委蟽蟿伪谓蟿伪喂 蟺伪蟻委蔚蟼 魏伪喂 fair game 纬喂伪 蟿慰蠀蟼 尾喂谓蟿蟽喂位维谓蟿蔚 蠈位畏蟼 蟿畏蟼 味慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 (蔚魏 蟺蟻慰魏蔚喂渭苇谓蠅 慰 螠蟺伪纬魏委蟻伪, 慰 螠蟺伪位慰蠉 魏伪喂, 魏蠀蟻委蠅蟼, 蟿慰 蟿蔚蟻伪蟽蟿喂慰 蠁委未喂 螝维伪鈥� 蟿慰蠀蟼 尉蔚蟺伪蟽蟿蟻蔚蠉慰蠀谓). 危伪 谓伪 位苇渭蔚, 芦蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈尾伪蟿慰 苇尉蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 渭伪谓蟿蟻委, 蟿慰 蟿蟻蠋蔚喂 蠈蟺慰喂慰蟼 蟺蟻慰位维尾蔚喂禄.
螣 螝委蟺位喂谓纬魏 纬蟻维蠁蔚喂 渭蔚 纬位蠋蟽蟽伪 味蠅畏蟻萎 魏伪喂 纬蔚渭维蟿畏 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼, 渭蔚 苇谓蟿慰谓畏 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟻蠀胃渭慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟻慰萎蟼. 惟蟽蟿蠈蟽慰, 畏 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓畏 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 未蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 伪纬谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 魏伪喂 喂未蔚慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺慰蠂蟻蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿慰蠀 苇蟻纬慰蠀. 违蟺维蟻蠂慰蠀谓 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蠈蟺慰蠀 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 蠀蟺慰蟽蟿畏蟻委味蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬魏畏 纬喂伪 喂蟽蠂蠀蟻萎 蔚尉慰蠀蟽委伪, 喂蔚蟻伪蟻蠂委伪 魏伪喂 蟺蔚喂胃维蟻蠂畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 "维位位慰蠀" 鈥� 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠂蔚蟿委味慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 尾蟻蔚蟿伪谓喂魏蠈 伪蟺慰喂魏喂慰魏蟻伪蟿喂魏蠈 蟺谓蔚蠉渭伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼.
螤伪蟻维 蟿喂蟼 蠈蟺慰喂蔚蟼 喂未蔚慰位慰纬喂魏苇蟼 蔚谓蟽蟿维蟽蔚喂蟼, 韦慰 螔喂尾位委慰 蟿畏蟼 螙慰蠉纬魏位伪蟼 蟺伪蟻伪渭苇谓蔚喂 苇谓伪 位慰纬慰蟿蔚蠂谓喂魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 蠀蠄畏位萎蟼 伪喂蟽胃畏蟿喂魏萎蟼, 渭蔚 未喂伪蠂蟻慰谓喂魏维 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位蠀蔚蟺委蟺蔚未畏 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏. 螘委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 苇蟻纬慰 蟺慰蠀 蟽蠀谓未蠀维味蔚喂 渭蠉胃慰, 畏胃喂魏萎 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏萎 鈥� 魏伪喂 纬喂鈥� 伪蠀蟿蠈, 蔚尉伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委, 蔚位蟺委味蠅, 谓伪 未喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟽蠀味畏蟿喂苇蟿伪喂 渭蔚 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 魏伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蔚谓萎位喂魏蔚蟼.
February 21, 2021
Fam贸zn铆 interpretace audio n谩hr谩vky m茅ho d臎tstv铆. Z dne拧n铆ho pohledu je to vlastn臎 prvn铆 audio kniha, kterou jsem poslouchal. 馃き
Dodnes si v臎rn臎 pamatuji dramatick茅 hlasy Dany Med艡ick茅 (matka vl膷ice), Josefa V臎trovce (otec vlk), V谩clava Lohnisk茅ho (拧akal Tabak铆), Josefa Pato膷ky (础办茅濒补), Milo拧e Nedbala (medv臎d Bal煤), Josefa Kemra (had K谩) a Martina R暖啪ka (艩er Ch谩n). A samoz艡ejm臎 Michal Such谩nek a V谩clav Postr谩neck媒 jako mlad拧铆 a star拧铆 惭补耻驳濒铆. A kone膷n臎 m暖j top-nej-ultra... 膷ern媒 pard谩l 叠补驳丑铆谤补 v pod谩n铆 Karla H枚gera. 馃憤
Nejsem znalec audio knih, tak啪e si nejsem jist媒, jak tahle nahr谩vka unese srovn谩n铆 s dne拧n铆 produkc铆. Mo啪n谩 m臎 jenom j铆m谩 nostalgie. Nicm茅n臎 pro d臎ti jsem zakoupil aktu谩ln铆 (rozs谩hlej拧铆) audio vyd谩n铆 a pro sebe si po艡铆dil tenhle kultovn铆, by钮 archivn铆 kousek.
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Recenze Knihy d啪ungl铆 (nov臎j拧铆 vyd谩n铆) 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
Recenze Knihy d啪ungl铆 (star茅 odeonsk茅 vyd谩n铆) 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽�
Dodnes si v臎rn臎 pamatuji dramatick茅 hlasy Dany Med艡ick茅 (matka vl膷ice), Josefa V臎trovce (otec vlk), V谩clava Lohnisk茅ho (拧akal Tabak铆), Josefa Pato膷ky (础办茅濒补), Milo拧e Nedbala (medv臎d Bal煤), Josefa Kemra (had K谩) a Martina R暖啪ka (艩er Ch谩n). A samoz艡ejm臎 Michal Such谩nek a V谩clav Postr谩neck媒 jako mlad拧铆 a star拧铆 惭补耻驳濒铆. A kone膷n臎 m暖j top-nej-ultra... 膷ern媒 pard谩l 叠补驳丑铆谤补 v pod谩n铆 Karla H枚gera. 馃憤
Nejsem znalec audio knih, tak啪e si nejsem jist媒, jak tahle nahr谩vka unese srovn谩n铆 s dne拧n铆 produkc铆. Mo啪n谩 m臎 jenom j铆m谩 nostalgie. Nicm茅n臎 pro d臎ti jsem zakoupil aktu谩ln铆 (rozs谩hlej拧铆) audio vyd谩n铆 a pro sebe si po艡铆dil tenhle kultovn铆, by钮 archivn铆 kousek.
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Recenze Knihy d啪ungl铆 (nov臎j拧铆 vyd谩n铆) 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄
Recenze Knihy d啪ungl铆 (star茅 odeonsk茅 vyd谩n铆) 鈽呪槄鈽呪槄鈽�
December 23, 2015
I enjoyed it; it was exciting, fun, and less horrifyingly orientalist than I had at first thought it might be.
July 2, 2020
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March 3, 2016
One of my very favorite editions of this classic tale.
May 23, 2025
O livro da selva ou livro de jangal como ficou bastante conhecido, gra莽as a Monteiro Lobato, 茅 na verdade uma colet芒nea de contos, sendo que a maioria relata as aventuras de Mowgli: um indiano criado por lobos, o texto 茅 bem elaborado, e a narrativa conta em detalhes os percal莽os da personagem, 茅 viva e sem hip茅rboles, o legal da hist贸ria que mostra tamb茅m o desenvolvimento de Mowgli, como menino indefeso at茅 a mocidade, quando tornar-se senhor da selva, temido e respeitado pelos animais, at茅 ser redimido 脿 sociedade humana; para quem est谩 acostumado em hist贸rias escritas e at茅 de outros setores de entretenimento nesta baseada, vai causar-lhe choque, pois nenhuma foi-lhe fiel, a come莽ar por Shere Khan o tigre, que normalmente representado como uma lenda das matas, mas que aqui 茅 mostrado como manco duma pata, e incapaz de ser forte e dominante como os seus semelhantes, e precisa predar animais de gado, 煤nicos os quais 茅 capaz de ca莽ar, e que por isso tamb茅m passou a pegar humanos, sendo esses tamb茅m por motivos 铆mpios. Um livro maravilhoso, insinuante e embora seja levemente dif铆cil iniciar em literatura por este livro, 茅 indispens谩vel aos mais jovens.
August 26, 2019
I really loved this book. It has some poems and songs inside.
I never red the jungle book before but like every one I saw the Disney movie.
It does not even come close to the book.
There was no little elephant, next to nothing about Hathi.
Balou was very important because he was a bear and he was very intelligent. Lazy but intelligent. In the Disney movie Bagheera looks more intelligent but that isn't true. Bagheera loved Mowgli but would spoil him to death. All thought Bagheera agrees that Balou is a fine tutor.
No king Louie here, monkeys yes but they aren't in search of fire...
Kaa still looks alike but has class and is more deaf.
I really liked this new story a found. This is really worth your while even though it is a children's book.
I never red the jungle book before but like every one I saw the Disney movie.
It does not even come close to the book.
There was no little elephant, next to nothing about Hathi.
Balou was very important because he was a bear and he was very intelligent. Lazy but intelligent. In the Disney movie Bagheera looks more intelligent but that isn't true. Bagheera loved Mowgli but would spoil him to death. All thought Bagheera agrees that Balou is a fine tutor.
No king Louie here, monkeys yes but they aren't in search of fire...
Kaa still looks alike but has class and is more deaf.
I really liked this new story a found. This is really worth your while even though it is a children's book.
August 29, 2017
Definitely not the cutesy story re-imagined by Disney, although it has many of the same elements.
Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli essential survival skills (not the silly "bare necessities" of the film). Bagheera, the panther, and Ka, the python, are his lifelong friends and protectors. The elephants are masters of destruction.
Kipling succeeds in telling a compelling story of the advantages and disadvantages of life in the jungle (it's not a cut and dry diatribe against civilization). Watching Mowgli grow into an understanding of his humanity (including a scene when he experiences his first tears) is very touching.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dramatized version put out by Audible.
Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli essential survival skills (not the silly "bare necessities" of the film). Bagheera, the panther, and Ka, the python, are his lifelong friends and protectors. The elephants are masters of destruction.
Kipling succeeds in telling a compelling story of the advantages and disadvantages of life in the jungle (it's not a cut and dry diatribe against civilization). Watching Mowgli grow into an understanding of his humanity (including a scene when he experiences his first tears) is very touching.
I thoroughly enjoyed the dramatized version put out by Audible.
August 2, 2017
I had never read the classic Jungle book, I had only ever seen the Disney animated film, and did not imagine how different it could be, or that there are other stories that have nothing to do with Mowgli the man cub. The stories are fantastic and, for lack of a better word, cute. Kipling's storytelling is immersing and elegant, but it's hard to imagine these stories would appeal to young children, as heavy as they are with language and social context. But I liked them, I feel that it's a classic worth reading.
December 7, 2017
I missed the fact that this volume contains only the first three stories of The Jungle Book. I'm a gonna have to hunt down a version with all of them. I read The Jungle Book multiple times when I was a kid, and apparently I retained very little of what I was reading. These stories were unfamiliar. The two things that really stood out to me in contrast with my memory was how Indian the book was (I had forgotten that it was set in India) and the character of Mowgli. Perhaps I'm too influenced by the movie?
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