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The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers — Study Flashcards
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Who is Father Wolf? | The wolf who discovers Mowgli in the jungle and, with Mother Wolf, decides to raise him alongside their own cubs. |
| Who is Mother Wolf? | Also called Raksha ("The Demon"); she fiercely protects Mowgli from Shere Khan and insists on keeping him as her own cub. |
| Who is Mowgli? | The "man's cub," a naked human baby found by the wolves; Mother Wolf names him Mowgli the Frog. |
| Who is Tabaqui? | The jackal, called "the Dish-licker," who is despised for making mischief and telling tales; wolves fear he may go mad (dewanee). |
| Who is Shere Khan? | The lame tiger (called Lungri) who lives near the Waingunga River and hunts Mowgli, believing the man's cub is his rightful prey. |
| Who is Akela? | The great gray Lone Wolf who leads the Pack by strength and cunning; he presides over the Pack Council. |
| What is the Seeonee hills setting? | The jungle location in India where Father Wolf's family lives and where the story takes place. |
| What is the Law of the Jungle? | A set of rules governing jungle life, including forbidding beasts from eating Man and requiring wolves to present cubs to the Pack Council. |
| Why does the Law of the Jungle forbid eating Man? | Man-killing brings white men with guns and armed villagers who make the whole jungle suffer; beasts also see Man as too weak to be worth killing. |
| What does "Lungri" mean, and who is called this? | It means "the Lame One"; it is Shere Khan's nickname because he has been lame in one foot since birth. |
| What does "Raksha" mean, and who is called this? | It means "The Demon"; it is Mother Wolf's name, earned for her fierce protectiveness. |
| What is the Pack Council? | A monthly meeting at full moon on Council Rock where wolf cubs are presented to the Pack so they can be identified and protected under the Law. |
| What happens after cubs are inspected at the Pack Council? | They are free to roam, and no grown wolf may kill them—punishment for doing so is death. |
| Why does Shere Khan want Mowgli? | He claims the "man's cub" is his rightful quarry since the child's parents fled and he was tracking them. |
| How does Mother Wolf defend Mowgli from Shere Khan? | She confronts him directly, declaring the man's cub is hers to keep and warning that Mowgli will one day hunt Shere Khan in return. |
| What injury does Shere Khan suffer in this chapter? | He burns his feet after clumsily jumping at a woodcutter's campfire while hunting. |
| What is the "Night-Song in the Jungle"? | The poem opening the chapter, describing the start of night as the time when jungle creatures are freed to hunt under the Jungle Law. |
| What are the "Gidur-log"? | The jackal people, a term Tabaqui uses to describe his own kind, noted for eating scraps others reject. |
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