Deep in the jungle, Bagheera the panther was out hunting. Suddenly, he heard a strange crying sound coming from the river. He went to find out what it was and discovered a basket with a tiny baby boy inside. "Why, it's a Man-cub!" he said. "This little chap needs food and a mother's care. Perhaps Mother wolf will look after him."
Mother wolf agreed to help. They named the Man-cob Mowgli and he grew up safe and happy in the jungle.
But everything changed when Mowgli was ten years old. Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, heard about the Man-cub and came searching for him.
The wolves held an urgent meeting to discuss Mowgli's future. They agreed that Bagheera should take the boy back to the man-village.