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Mother Wolf and Father Wolf were walking
through the jungle when they came across a cub.
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But this was no ordinary cub.
This was a man-cub.
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"His parents must have been a part of tiger
Shere Khan's kill," said Father Wolf.
"Then we must adopt him and raise him
among our own," said Mother Wolf.
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Mother Wolf and Father Wolf carried the man-cub home
and introduced him to their wolf cubs as Mowgli.
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Mowgli fit in well with the wolf-cubs.
He was happy to live with them
and they were happy to have him.
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Ten years passed and while all of the wolf cubs
grew into wolves, Mowgli was still a boy.
For the first time, he felt different than his
wolf brothers and sisters.
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Father Wolf asked Baloo to teach Mowgli
the ways of the jungle. Baloo, a big brown bear,
was excited to teach the man cub and even brought
the panther Bagheera to help.
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Mowgli, Baloo, and Bagheera
spent days learning lessons but also
eating honey, swimming, and climbing trees.
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Mowgli learned many lessons, but the most important
lesson came from Mother Wolf.
"The tiger Shere Khan is not to be trusted,"
she reminded him every morning and every night.
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Shere Khan had heard of the man-cub left behind from his kill and was unhappy a human was being raised in the jungle.
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Shere Kahn decided to finish what he had started so many years ago and to attack Mowgli during his next lesson.
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Little did Shere Kahn know,
the animals of the jungle loved Mowgli
as if he were born among them.
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When Shere Kahn tried to
attack Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera,
Mother Wolf, Father Wolf,
and Mowgli's siblings drove
Shere Kahn out of the jungle.
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Mowgli was shaking from fear and relief.
Mother Wolf comforted him and said,
"Though you were born of man, I will always
love you as if you were born in the jungle."
