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He threw the pot on the ground , and flames jumped up from the dry moss . The wolves moved back in terror . Mowgli pushed a branch into the fire and swung it above his head . Then he walked to Shere Khan and took hold of the hair on the tiger’s chin . “ Up , dog ! ” he said . “ Stand up when a man speaks , or I will set your coat on fire ! ” He hit the tiger on the head with the burning branch , and Shere Khan cried with fear like a kitten . “ Go now , you burned jungle cat ! ” said Mowgli . “ But remember : the next time I come to the Council Rock , I will bring Shere Khan’s skin . And Akela is free to live as he wants . Now go , all of you ! ” He swung the branch right and left , and the wolves ran away howling . Only Akela , Bagheera and about ten friendly wolves stayed . Then something began to hurt inside Mowgli , and water ran down his face . “ What is it ? ” he said . “ Am I dying , Bagheera ? ” “ No , Little Brother , ” said Bagheera gently . “ Those are only tears . Men cry them . Now I know that you are a man . Let them fall . ” So Mowgli sat and cried as if his heart was breaking . He had never cried before in his life . Then he went to the cave to say goodbye . He cried into Mother Wolf’s fur , and his four brothers howled sadly . “ Come soon , ” said Father Wolf . “ We are getting old . ” “ Come soon , my little naked son , ” said Mother Wolf . “ Listen , child of man . I loved you more than I ever loved my own cubs . ” “ I will come , ” said Mowgli . “ And when I come , I will bring Shere Khan’s skin . ” The sun was rising when he went down the hill alone , to meet those strange creatures called men . V . Story Two : Kaa’s Hunting This story happened earlier , when Mowgli was about seven years old and Baloo was teaching him the Law of the Jungle . The young wolves learned only a little of the Law , but Mowgli had to learn much more . He learned how to speak to the bees and how to warn the water snakes before he jumped into their pool . When he forgot , Baloo hit him with his heavy paw . “ He is so small , ” said Bagheera one day . “ His face is all bruised . ” “ I would rather hit him myself , because I love him , than see him get hurt because he knows nothing , ” said Baloo . “ I am teaching him the Master Words of the Jungle . With them he can ask for help from the birds , the snakes and every animal that hunts on four feet . Come , Little Brother , and tell Bagheera the words ! ” Mowgli slid down from a tree , still angry . “ I came for Bagheera , not for you , fat old Baloo ! ” he said . But he loved to show off . “ The words for the Hunting People are : We be of one blood , ye and I ! ” He said the same words for the birds and finished them with the whistle of a kite , a large bird that hunts from the sky . For the Snake People he gave a long , strange hiss . Then he jumped onto Bagheera’s back and made faces at Baloo .
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