When they are very young, monkeys are told about Kaa, the silent thief who can kill the strongest monkey. All monkeys are afraid of Kaa. Now they ran, with shouts of ‘It’s Kaa! Run! Run!’
Then Kaa opened his mouth for the first time and spoke one long hissing word. The monkeys were suddenly silent and still, and nothing moved in the city.
Bagheera pulled himself out of tank. ‘Get the man-cub out and let us go,’ he said. ‘I can’t fight any more. And the monkeys will attack us again.’