Read The Jungle Book in full

The complete text of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling on booknest — 14 chapters, free to read, with notes and narration.

In the forests of India, the boy Mowgli is adopted by wolves and taught the Law of the Jungle by Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther while the tiger Shere Khan hunts him. Around the Mowgli cycle, the collection follows Kotick the white seal, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose, young Toomai, and a cast of working animals in distinct stories about loyalty, instinct, and community.

Contents

1. Chapter 1: Mowgli’s Brothers
2. Chapter 2: Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
3. Chapter 3: Kaa’s Hunting
4. Chapter 4: Road-Song of the Bandar-Log
5. Chapter 5: “Tiger! Tiger!”
6. Chapter 6: Mowgli’s Song
7. Chapter 7: The White Seal
8. Chapter 8: Lukannon
9. Chapter 9: “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
10. Chapter 10: Darzee’s Chant
11. Chapter 11: Toomai of the Elephants
12. Chapter 12: Shiv and the Grasshopper
13. Chapter 13: Her Majesty’s Servants
14. Chapter 14: Parade Song of the Camp Animals

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