"Mowgli, lost in the deep jungle as a child, is adopted into a family of wolves. Hunted by Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, the black panther, and of Baloo, the brown bear who teaches wolf cubs The Law of the Jungle. Through many legendary adventures, Mowgli evolves from a vengeful member of the pack to a just and compassionate human being who at last returns to join--perhaps...

After being washed overboard from an ocean liner, a spoiled millionaire's son is rescued by New England fishermen who put him to work on their boat.

Relates how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild-the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. These are the stories of Mowgli ""the frog,"" a man-cub raised by wolves, and his journey to adulthood with the help of Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The Jungle Book is collections of short stories. Each story begins with a few lines of poetry. The best known of these jungle...

Over twenty unabridged selections of Rudyard Kipling's stories, poems and letters. FULL LISTING 1. PRELUDE - "To Departmental Ditties” (1885) read by Rupert Degas 2. TODS' from "Plain Tales from the Hills” read by Martin Jarvis 3. THE BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST (1889) read by Rupert Degas 4. KIDKNAPPED from "Plain Tales from the Hills” read by Martin Jarvis 5. THE SONG OF THE SONS read by Rupert Degas 6. THE SONG OF THE...

A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly that Stamped."