He can't,"cried Father Wolf."By the Law of the Jungle he must tell us first,before he comes here to hunt."
"Shere Khan has a bad leg,so he can kill only cows.In the village near him the people are angry.That is why he is coming here-to start hunting in a new place.Listen,you can hear him now,said Tabaqui.
"He is a stupid animal"said Father Wolf,and he listened to the angry noise of a tiger who has not eaten."No one will find anything to eat in the jungle now."
"But Shere Khan is hunting man,not animal,tonight,said Tabaqui.
The law of the Jungle says that animals must not hunt ma,because man-killing brings men with guns.Then everybody in the jungle is in danger.
Father and Mother Wolf listened to Shere Khan in the jungle not far away.Then,suddenly,they heard a noise much nearer to them.
"It's a man.A man's cub.Look!"said Father Wolf.And there in front of them stood a baby who could just walk.He looked up at Father Wolf and laughed.
"Is that a man's cub?" asked Mother wolf."I have never seen one.Bring it here."
The baby,small and with no clothes,pushed its way between the cubs to get near to Mother Wolf."Look",she said,"he is taking his meal with the others."
I have heard that this has happened before,said