Kaa went softly out in front of the lines of sitting monkeys and began to dance. His head moved from right to left, and his long body turned this way and that way, making circles that changed every second. Slowly, never hurrying, Kaa danced in front of the monkeys.
Baloo and Bagheera stood and could not move. Mowgli watched, and did not understand.
‘Bandar-log,’ said the deep voice of Kaa at last. ‘Can you move?’
‘Without a word from you, Kaa, we cannot move.’
‘Come nearer to me,’ said Kaa.
The lines of monkeys came nearer, and Baloo and Bagheera walked forward, too.