The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
KAA'S HUNTING.
By Rudysrd KipIing.
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All that is told here happened some time
before NOVEL; was east out Of the wolf pack.
and when Daloo was teaching him the law Of
the Jungle. The big. serious old brown bear
was delighted TO have 80 quick pupil for the
young wolves only learn as much Of tho Law
Of the Jungle ne applies to their own pack and
tribe and run away AZ boon ss they can repeat
the hunting verse; Feet that make no
noise; syes that can aee in the dark (;
ears that can hear the winds In their lairs
and shafp white. teeth; all these things
are the marks OF our brothers. except Tabnaui
and tho hysna. whom We hate" But MowRll. as
a man cub. had to learn great deal more than
this. Sometimes DaRheera would come loung-
ing through the Jungle totsee how his pet was
getting on and would purr with his hoad
against a tree willis MowRli recited the days
lesson TO Bsloo The boy could climb almost
~ well as he could swim. and swim almost as
well ~ he could run 90 Baloo the teacher
Of the law. taught him the wood and water
laws, how to tell rotten branch from sound
one how TO speak to the wild bees when no
came upon a hive Of them fifty. feet above
ground. what TO say 10 MhnR. the bat. when he
disturbed him In the branches at m id-day. and
how to warn the water snakes In the pools be-
fore he splashsd down among them. Mono 81
the Jungle people like being disturbed. and all
MowGli was taught the strangers hunting
call. which has to be repeated aloud till It IL
answered every time one OF the Jungle pe>pla
hunts outside his own grounds. II means.
translated: Give me leave to hunt here. be-
rause I am hungry" and the answer 10.
Hunt, then. for food. but not for pleasure"
All this IL to show you how much Mowgli
had to learn By heart, and he grew very tired
Of saying the same thing over q hundred
times but. rs Baloo said to BaRheera one day
when howGli had been beaten and run OF In
temper. Z" A mans cub n mans cub. aud
he must learn all the law Of tho jungle"
" But think how small he Is" said the black
panther. who would have, spoiled MowRli II he
had had his own way. e. How can his little
head carry all thy long talk7"
=" Is there anything In the Jungle too little to
DO killed? No. That is why I teach him
these things. and that 10 why I hit him very
softly whom he foraets."
softIyi What dost thou know OF soitness,
old iron feet p Bagheera grunted. " His face
10 all bruised to-day by thy-softnssa Ugh"
Better he should be bruised from head to
foot By me who love him than that no should
come to harm through Ignorance" Daioo an
swered very earnestly. Il am now teaching
him the master words OF the jungle that shall
protect him with the birds and the snake peo-
ple and all that hunt on four feet-excspt his
own pack. He can now claim protection. II he
will only remember the words from all In the
Jungle. Il not that worth little beating"
well. look to II then that thou dost not kill
the man cub He lie no tree trunk to sharpen
thy blunt claws upon. But what are those
master words1 an more likely to give help
than to ask it, BaRheera stretched out one |
paw and admired the stesi. blue tslons at the |
end Oft till I should like to know"
Il will call MowRli and he shall say thsm-if |
he will Come. little brother"
Ny head 10 ringing Ikea beehive" said q |
sullen little voice over their heads and Mowgli |
slid down . tree trunk very angry and In |
diRnant, adding rs he reached the ground; Il |
came to Baghsers and not to thee. fat old |
Baloor
That 10 all one to me-" said Baloo. though |
hs was hurt and Rrieved. Tell Bagheera. |
hen. the master words OF the jungle that I |
have taught thee to-day"
Master words for which people 2" said |
delighted to show OF. Tho jungle
has many tongues know them all"
"A little thou knowsst. but not much Bee.
Bsghesra. they never thank their teacher. |
Not wolf has come back to thank old Baloo
or his teachings Say the word for the hunt
ing peoples. then. great scholar"
We be all OF one biood-ye and l." said
which all the hunting classes use.
"Goodi New for the birds"
Mowgii repeated. with the kites whistle ct
he end OF the sentence.
Nov for the snake people," said Baghssra-
The answer was . perfectly Undesirable
Hiss. and Mowall kicked up his feet behind.
slapped his hands together to applaud him.
slf and Jumped on to Bagheera's back. where
10 sat. sideways drumming with his heels on
he glossy skin and making the worst faces he
oud think Of at Baloo.
There-there. That was worth q little
,ruise." said the brown bear tsnderly. "Bone
IAy thou wilt remember me-" Then he turned
side to tell Basheera how he had begged the
naster words from HATH. the wild elephant.
rho knows oil about those things. and how
Iathi had taken Mowgii down to pool to get
he snake word from q watersnake. because
3aloo could net pronounce It. and how Mowgli
vas now reasonably safe against accidents In
he jungle. because neither snake. bird. nor
east would hurt him.
No one then 10 to be feared" he wound up.
'attinG his big furry stomach with pridsL
Except his own tribe" said Bagheers,
Indsr his breath. Have q care for my ribs.
little brotheri What 10 all this dancing up and
ownT"
Mowali had been trying 10 make himself
card By pulling ct BAghesra's shoulder fur
nd kicking hard. When the two listened to
i'm he was shouting at the top OF his voice:
And so shall have q tribe OF my own and
sad them through the branches all day long"
What 10 this new folly ' little dreamer Of
reAms." said BaEheera.
Yes and throw branches and dirt at old
,aloo." said MowElL They have promiAsd
40 this. abr
"whoofi' Baloo's big nav scooped MowgH
n BaEhsera's back. and. as the boy lay be-
ussn the big iorspaws, he could see Baloo
ras angry.
"MowElI" said DaloO. thou hast been
Alklng with the Landar-log. the monkey
eopla"
MOwRli looked at BAghSera to SEQ II the
anthsr WAS angry. too. and BaKheera's syes
Ters as hard as Jade stones.
Thou hast been with the monkey people
hs gray Aps-the people without a law-ths
Atsrs Of everything. That Is a great shame"
When BAloo hurt my head" said MoWgli
10 was still on his baekl Il went away. and