The story starts out with a wolf pack that follows the Law of the Jungle. They hear news of how Shere Khan, the lame tiger, is hunting humans, which is against the Law of the Jungle because humans are defenseless. An Indian boy just learning to walk comes to the wolf family. Lovingly, the wolves take him into their den naming him Mowgli- “the Frog”. Shere Khan comes to the wolf den demanding the man-cub. The mother wolf’s viciousness in protecting her family is the only thing that can scare him away. Although many wolves do not believe that a man-cub belongs in a wolf pack, Mowgli is accepted because of the word of Baloo the bear and a promise for meat from Bagheera the black panther. Mowgli grows up. At around the age of ten, Shere Khan starts gaining power again, vowing to kill Mowgli once the current wolf leader Akela falls. Once Akela misses his catch, Mowgli knows that Shere Khan will try to take control of the pack. So he rushes off to man’s village and takes fire, the only thing that scares Shere Khan. Using the fire, he is able to defeat the tiger and save Akela. Mowgli continues to live with the wolves until he grows up and gets married.