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Kaa's Anticipation of Capturing Mowgli
Kaa
Just you wait til I get you in my coils!
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Concerns About Human Influence on Nature
Baloo
Man Village? They'll ruin im! They'll make a man out of im!
[after Bagheera tells Baloo that he is taking Mowgli back to the Man Village]
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Betrayal of Trust in The Jungle Book
Mowgli
You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you.
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Kaa's Struggle with Self-Hypnosis
Kaa
Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat, I can't sssleep, so I sssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis. Let me show you how it works...
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Bagheera Questions Mowgli's Climbing Skills
Bagheera
Is that all the better you can climb?
[laughing]
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Bagheera's Frustration with Deception
Bagheera
WHY, YOU BIG FRAUD! You four-flusher! I am fed up!
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A Journey to Safety in the Jungle
Mowgli
: Bagheera, I’m getting a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home?
[rides on Bagheera's back in the night]
Bagheera
Mowgli, this time, we're not going back. I'm taking you to a Man Village.
Mowgli
But why?
Bagheera
Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle, and he has sworn to kill you.
Mowgli
Kill me? But why would he wanna do that?
Bagheera
He hates man, and Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to become a man; just another hunter with a gun.
Mowgli
Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that.
Bagheera
Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan.
Mowgli
Well, maybe so, but I'm not afraid. And besides, I-
Bagheera
Now, that's enough. We'll spend the night here. Things will look better in the morning. Man-Cub? Man-Cub! Now, come on. Up this tree. You'll be safer up there.
[interrupts]
Mowgli
Uh, I don't wanna go back to the man-village.
Bagheera
Go on. Up you go.
Mowgli
That limb way up there?
Bagheera
That's right. Is that all the better you can climb?
[Mowgli tries to climb the tree trunk but can't; he chuckles]
Mowgli
It's too big around! And besides, I don't have any claws!
[grunting]
Bagheera
Now, get some sleep. We've got a long journey ahead us tomorrow.
[helps and with some grunting, Mowgli scratches on Bagheera's back. Bagheera yelps, then Mowgli climbs back on Bagheera's back who gets Mowgli on the limb]
Mowgli
Uh, I wanna stay in the jungle.
Bagheera
Huh? Heh, you wouldn't last one day.
[smirks; yawns and lies down to sleep]
Mowgli
I'm not afraid. I can look after myself.
Kaa
Say, now! What have we here? It's the Man-Cub, the delicious Man-Cub.
[appears from the leaves, he smacks his lips when noticing Mowgli, looks towards Bagheera to see him sleeping. He then approaches Mowgli; Mowgli looks up unimpressed, scowls at Kaa, and then rudely sticks his tongue out at him; chuckles]
Mowgli
Oh, go away and leave me alone.
[angrily pushing Kaa away]
Bagheera
That's just what I should do, but I'm not. Now, now, now, please go to sleep, Man-Cub!
[sleepily]
Kaa
Yes, Man-Cub. Please go to sleep. Please go to sleep. Sleep, little Man-Cub, rest in peace. Sleep. Sleep.
[nods his head in agreement and begins to hypnotize Mowgli; imitating Bagheera's sentence; singing; sings this to the tune from "Rock-a-Bye Baby"; begins to wrap his coils around a hypnotized Mowgli]
Mowgli
Bagheera?
[moaning; Kaa wraps his tail tightly around Mowgli's throat, choking Mowgli]
Bagheera
Oh, now, look, there's no use arguing anymore. Now, no more talk till morning.
[still unaware at what's happening; sleepily]
Kaa
He won't be here in the morning.
[Kaa now completely has the fully hypnotized and smiling Mowgli wrapped around his coils; chuckles evilly]
Bagheera
Huh? Oh, yes, he will, I- KAA! HOLD IT, KAA!
[glances at Mowgli and Kaa; suddenly realizes what is happening and fully wakes up, alarmed; just before Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Bagheera angrily slaps Kaa's head onto another tree branch, and sends Kaa banging his head on it. This makes Mowgli fully conscious and released from Kaa's coils]
Kaa
Ohhh, my sinus! You have just made a serious mistake, my friend. A very, stupid mistake!
[scowls at Bagheera and moves forward to him]
Bagheera
Now, Kaa, I was-
[nervously stammering]
Kaa
Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you.
[Bagheera looks Kaa in his left eye as Kaa begins to hypnotize him]
Bagheera
No, please, Kaa...
Kaa
Both eyes, if you please. You have just sealed your doom. Ooooh!
[Bagheera is now fully hypnotized and smiling; Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off the branch with his feet; Kaa lands in a heap]
Mowgli
Look, Bagheera! Look. Bagheera! Wake up, Bagheera!
[points at Kaa; smacks both of his cheeks]
Bagheera
Huh, wha-?
[released from the hypnosis]
Kaa
Just you wait till I get you in my coils!
[slithering away, angrily; suddenly stops because a knot on his tail gets stuck between a couple of bamboo stems]
Mowgli
Bagheera, he's got a knot in his tail.
[laughs playfully]
Kaa
Hee-hee-hee! He's got a knot in his tail." Ooooh, this is going to slow down my slithering.
[mocking Mowgli, sarcastically; pulls, and tugs, but frees his tail, that causes his whole body to come together like an accordion, then mad by this, Kaa crawls away now with his bent coils]
Bagheera
So, you can look out for yourself, can you? Heh. So, you want to stay in the jungle, do you?
[smirks]
Mowgli
Yes. I wanna stay in the jungle!
Bagheera
D'oh! Now, for the last time, go to sleep! Man-Cub, heh! Man-Cub. Ah.
[annoyed; angrily snaps and both half-smirks on the right and half-smiles on the left. Mowgli pouts as he tries to get some sleep]
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Trust Issues in The Jungle Book
Kaa
It's like you said, you can't trust anyone!
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The Council's Decision on Mowgli's Future
Bagheera
Many strange legends are told of these jungles of India, but none so strange as the story of the small boy named Mowgli. It all began when the silence of the jungle was broken by the unfamiliar sound. It was the sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. It was a Man-Cub! If I had known how deeply I was to be involved, I would have obeyed my first impulse and walked away. This Man-Cub would have to have nourishment, and soon. It was many days travel to the nearest Man Village, and without a mother's care, he would soon perish. Then, it occurred to me. The family of wolves I knew had been blessed with a litter of cubs. I knew there'd be no problem with the mother, thanks to maternal instinct, but I wasn't so sure about Rama, the father. Ten times the rains had come and gone, and I often stopped by to see how Mowgli the Man-Cub was getting along. He was a favorite with all the young wolf cubs of the pack. No Man-Cub was ever happier. And yet...I knew that someday, he would have to go back to his own kind. Then, one night, the Wolf Pack elders met at Council Rock, because Shere Khan, the tiger, had returned to their part of the jungle. This meeting had to change the Man-Cub's entire future.
[first lines; narrates; at the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat; Bagheera looks at this boat with Baby Mowgli; Bagheera turns back on this branch, but hears Baby Mowgli crying again, making him return. He looks down and sees Baby Mowgli, who looks at him playfully; the wolf pups play around their mother Raksha, Bagheera is looking at them from the bushes, Bagheera with Baby Mowgli watches from the bushes as the family of wolves walk into their lair and puts the basket with baby Mowgli right before the entrance. He goes back into the bushes, and waits, but finds out that nothing happens, so he carefully sneaks back over and pushes the basket with his paw. Baby Mowgli cries out in surprise and Bagheera, alarmed by this, runs away. The wolves come out and look at Baby Mowgli, and as Raksha smiles down at him, Baby Mowgli now giggles; Rama comes from the jungle, sniffs suspiciously at the baby Man-Cub, sees the smiling face of Raksha, looks at Baby Mowgli playing with the wolf pups again, and smiles, too, while "My Own Home" starts in the background as the wolves take Baby Mowgli into the wolf lair. Ten years later...; Mowgli howls; Raksha and the four young wolves came out of the cave; Grey Brother and Leah playfully tackle and lick Mowgli; scene switches to Council Rock on the misty, moonlit night, with howling, as the Wolf Pack Elders meet at the council, and having the meeting about changing Mowgli's future of Shere Khan, the Tiger, who returns to their part of the Jungle to kill Mowgli and all of them trying to protect Mowgli]
Akela
Shere Khan will surely kill the boy, and all who try to protect him. Now, are we all in agreement as to what must be done? Now, it is my unpleasant duty to tell the boy's father. Rama. Uh, come over here, please.
[The wolves solemnly nod]
Rama
Yes, Akela?
Akela
The Council has reached its decision. The Man-Cub can no longer stay with the pack. He must leave at once.
Rama
Leave?
[shocked]
Akela
I'm sorry, Rama. There is no other way.
Rama
But the Man-Cub is- Well, he's like my own son! Surely, he's entitled to the protection of the pack.
Akela
But, Rama, even the strength of the pack is no match for the tiger.
Rama
But the boy cannot survive alone in the jungle.
Bagheera
Akela, perhaps I can be of help.
Akela
You, Bagheera? How?
Bagheera
I know of a Man Village where he'll be safe. Mowgli and I have taken many walks into this jungle together, I'm sure he'll go with me.
Akela
So be it. Now, there's no time to lose. Good night and Good luck.
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The Dawn Patrol's Elephant Parade
Mowgli
A parade!
[waking up, sees the elephants]
Bagheera
Oh no. The Dawn Patrol again.
The Elephants
Hup, two, three, four/Keep it up, two, three, four/Hup, two, three, four/Keep it up, two, three, four/Hup, two, three, four.
[Mowgli climbs down the tree]
Colonel Hathi
Company, sound off!
The Elephants
Oh, the aim of our patrol/
Elephant
Is a question rather droll/
The Elephants
For to march and drill over field and hill.
[they trumpet with their trunks]
Colonel Hathi
Is a military goal!
[tapping his trunk with the bamboo stick]
The Elephants
Is a military goal! Hup, two, three, four/Dress it up, two, three, four/By the ranks or single file/Over every jungle mile /Oh, we stamp and crush through the underbrush/
[Mowgli comes out of the bushes as Colonel Hathi and the other elephants march by; Mowgli sees Hathi, Jr. pass by; Hathi, Jr. trumpets]
Hathi, Jr.
In the "miritaly" style!
The Elephants
In the military style!
Mowgli
Hello, what are you doing?
[to Hathi, Jr.]
Hathi, Jr.
Shh. Drilling.
Mowgli
Can I do it, too?
[whispering]
Hathi, Jr.
Sure! Just do what I do. But don't talk in ranks. It's against "regalations".
Colonel Hathi
To the rear, march!
Hathi, Jr.
The other way! Turn around!
[Mowgli turns around]
Colonel Hathi
Hup, two, three, four/Keep it up, two, three, four. To the rear, ho!
Colonel Hathi
Company, halt!
Hathi, Jr.
That means "stop!
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Encouraging Rhythm in Friendship
Baloo
Come on, Baggy! Get with the beat!
[yanks a pouty Bagheera's tail as he smirks]
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A Warning of Impending Consequences
Kaa
You have just made a serious mistake, my friend. A very stupid mistake! Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you. Both eyes if you please. You have just sealed your doom.
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Bagheera's Commentary on Nonsense
Bagheera
Pawpaw".... Ha! Of all the silly gibberish.
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Baloo Calls Out to Bagheera
Baloo
BAGHEERA!!! Oh, you heard me, huh?
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Kaa's Reassurance of Loyalty and Trust
Kaa
I don't blame you. I'm not like those so-called fair-weather friends of yours. You can believe in me.
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Mowgli's Struggle with Fire Making
Mowgli
But I dunno how to make fire.
[to King Louie]
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Baloo's Commitment to Teaching Mowgli
Baloo
How do you think he will..." What do you mean, "how do you think he..."? He's with me, ain't he? And I'll learn im all I know.
[after Bagheera asks him how does he think Mowgli will survive]
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Desire for solitude in the jungle
Mowgli
Oh, go away and leave me alone!
[to Kaa]
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Embrace Simplicity and Enjoy the Journey
Baloo
Lemme tell you some'm, Li'l Britches: if you act like that bee acts, uh-uh. You're workin too hard. And don't spend your time just lookin around.... for something you want that can't be found.
[as he and Mowgli float down a river]
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Baloo's Playful Observation on Personality
Baloo
He's a dandy!
[Playfully slaps Mowgli on the bottom which sends him rolling into a log and leaves him knocked out on the ground.]
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Mowgli's Defiance Against Fear
Mowgli
You don't scare me! I won't run from anyone!
[angrily pushes Shere Khan's paw away]
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Conflict Among Jungle Characters
Kaa
If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. Oh, my ].
[after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake; slithering away; [w:sacroiliac joint|sacroiliac]
Shere Khan
Let go, you big oaf!
[while Baloo holds his tail]
Mowgli
Take that, ya big bully!
[angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick]
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Baloo's Commitment to Friendship in the Jungle
Baloo
Are you outta your mind?! I promised him that he could stay here in the jungle with me!
[furiously]
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Mowgli's Casual Affirmation
Mowgli
Yeah, man!
[repeated line]
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Confidence in Belief
Baloo
You better believe it!
[repeated line]
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Baloo's Reaction to Being Tickled
Baloo
No. No, no. No, no. Now, you're tickling.
[after Mowgli climbs on Baloo's butt and tickles him with his feet]
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Kaa's Curiosity About the Man-Cub
Kaa
Say now, what have we here? It's a man-cub. A delicious man-cub.
[Giggles]
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Encouragement to Seek Safety in Trees
Bagheera
Now, come on! Up this tree. You'll be safer up there.
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Bagheera's Disparaging View of Baloo
Bagheera
Oh, no! It's Baloo! That shiftless, stupid jungle bum!
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Desire to Remain in the Jungle
Mowgli
Yes, I wanna stay in the jungle.
[Responding to Bagheera]
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Direct Eye Contact is Essential
Kaa
Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you!
[to Bagheera, who is about to be hypnotized by him]
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