In The Jungle Book, Baloo the bear makes this statement above in reference to a young wild child named Mowgli. Mowgli was found and saved by a she-wolf and is up against the rest of the wild animals’ judgment as to whether he can be initiated into the wolf pack. Baloo is interpreted as a symbol for nature itself and his statement, “I have no gift of words, but I speak the truth” (Kipling 1893, 19) is rather halting. Baloo, as an embodiment of the wild, explains here that although he cannot communicate with humanity, he will take responsibility for the young, human child. Baloo’s statement can also be applied to the idea of the feral child itself. The term “feral children,” as defined by historian Michael Newton, “describes children who have been brought up by animals, or who have grown up alone in the wilderness of the woods and forests” (Newton 2002, XIII). Mowgli is isolated from the rest of humanity and devoid of human socialization; therefore, he lacks the human ability to communicate through spoken and understandable language. Throughout the human past, accounts of wild children suggest a ceaseless attempt to understand what it means to be human. Like Baloo, a wild child has no words, but can speak to the meaning of human existence which suggests a blurring of the boundaries between the human animal and the non-human.