The Jungle Book - By Rudyard Kipling

      The Jungle Book (Part-2)

            - by Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book

   The wise Bagheera had eyes and ears everywhere. He knew everything that was going on in and around the jungle. The growing popularity of Sher Khan worried him greatly. More and more young wolves were following Sher Khan and Akela. The leader of the community was getting old. Bagheera knew that Sher Khan dare not kill Mowgli till Akela was the leader but after that nobody could save him. He warned Mowgli about this. One night Sher Khan came to the council meeting.

   “Why do you let this man-cub hunt with the pack?” growled Sher Khan. “Send him back to the village.”

   Many of young wolves agreed with him.

   “I will kill you one day Sher Khan and remain here!” exclaimed Mowgli.

   “You must first get the Red Flower that grows in the huts of the village.”, advised Bagheera.

   All the jungle folks feared fire and called it the Red Flower. Bagheera had once been held a slave in the case of a mighty king. So, he knew about the cleverness and cruelty of man. “One day you will return to your people. But you must protect yourself for now.”, said Bagheera.

   Mowgli understood and ran towards the village for Red Flower. As he ran, he heard the pack hunting and saw the hunted sambar knock down by Akela, the leader. Mowgli fetched fire. On the way he met Sher Khan and scared him away with the stick of fire held aloft.

   At the next council meeting Mowgli was ordered to go back to his people in the village. Mowgli knew that he had to obey but felt sad at leaving his jungle family and friends. He bade farewell to Bagheera and Baloo. “Do not forget me my friend.”, said Mowgli crying bitterly.

The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

   The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by English famous Nobel writer Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893-1894. The original publications contain lots of illustrations. Rudyard Kipling was born in India and spent his first six years of his childhood in India. After ten years, he went back in India and worked there for another six and half years. Rudyard Kipling was written these stories for his lovely daughter Josephine. Josephine was died in 1899, when she was only six years old.

   The Second Jungle Book was published in 1895, it includes five further stories about Mowgli. These stories were fables, using animals to explain the human behaviour to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families and communities. Rudyard Kipling put in those ideas and illusions nearly everything he knew or "heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle." Other readers have interpreted the work as typically of the politics and society of the time. The best-known of them are the three stories turning around the adventures of an cast off "man cub Mowgli who was raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

   We write a very interesting story (Mowgli’s story) from The Jungle Book here in a very short form for you...

           The Jungle Book - part 1

                - by Rudyard Kipling

   It was a bright moonlit night. Father wolf prepared to go for hunting. Mother wolf and her four cubs sat huddled in the cave. Father wolf was just about to jump downhill when he saw Tabaqui, the dish-licker standing before him.
 
   “Good luck to you, O chief of wolves!” said the jackal Tabaqui.
 
   Now all the animals hate Tabaqui as he was a mischief maker. He lived on the left-overs of the hunting animals and the garbage thrown out by the villagers of the neighborhood. Tonight also he was making mischief.
 
   “Sher khan has decided to hunt in these parts,” said Tabaqui.
 
   “He cannot change his hunting field without informing the committee!” growled father wolf.
 
   Sher khan was the tiger who lived at the other end of the jungle. “I can already head Sher Khan nearby,” said Tabaqui again, taking to his heels for he feared the anger of father wolf. Suddenly the wolves heard the cry of a human child.
 
   In the bushes they found a baby crying. Nearby they heard the growl of Sher Khan, who was probably stalking the child.

Indian Folk Tale Story - Why the Fish laughed

   This Indian Folk tale story is collected from the book, named “Indian Fairy Tales”. This book is edited by Joseph Jacob, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, London in 1910. This folk tale story book holds 29 Indian folk tale stories. 

Why the Fish laughed

     Why the Fish laughed (Part-2)

            - An Indian folk tale

   Presently they had to wade through a stream that ran along the edge of the graveyard. The water was rather deep, so the old farmer took of his shoes and paijamas and crossed over; but the young man waded through it with his shoes and paijamas on.

   "Well! I never did see such a perfect fool, both in word and in work," said the old farmer to himself.

   However, he liked the fellow; and thinking that he would amuse his wife and daughter, he invited him to come and stay at his house as long as he had occasion to remain in the village.

   "Thank you very much," the young man replied; "but let me first inquire, if you please, whether the beam of your house is strong."

The old farmer left him in disappointment, and entered his house laughing.

   "There is a man in near by field," he said, after returning their greetings. "He has come the greater part of the way with me, and I wanted him to put up here as long as he had to stay in this village. But the fellow is such a fool that I cannot make anything out of him. He wants to know if the beam of this house is all right. The man must be mad!" and saying this, he burst into laughter.

   "Father," said the farmer's daughter, who was a very sharp and wise girl, "this man, whosoever he is, is no fool, as you think him. He only wishes to know if you can afford to entertain him."

Jokes for the Kids

        Funny Jokes for the Children

1.   Teacher : What is the strongest animal?
     Student : A snail. He carries his house on his back!




2.   Mom : "What are you drawing ,honey?"
     Son : "I am drawing a picture of God."  
             Mom : "But no one knows what God looks like."
     Son : "They will when I'm finished with this."

3.   Doctor to a rich man: Do you prefer a local anesthesia? 

     Rich man: I would rather prefer an imported one.

Story from the Panchatantra - Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

   This is one of the interesting story from the Panchatantra collection. The Panchatantra is very well known short story or fables collection in India. In every story from the Panchatantra, there must be an educational lesson and we consider as a moral of the story.

Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

  Death and Lord Indra's Parrot

    - A story from the Panchatantra

   
   It was a meeting of all the gods in heaven. Lord Indra was also sitting on his thrown. His favourite parrot was perched on one of the arms of the throne. Lord Indra loved his parrot very much.

   Soon, thereafter, the arrival of Lord of Death was announced. The next moment, entered the Lord of Death in the conference hall. The Lord of Death cast a glance at the parrot and smiled. Seeing him smiling, the parrot began trembling with fear, as it knew that the smile of Lord of Death must have some meaning and it could not be without reason. Seeing the parrot trembling with fear, the gods requested Lord of Death to spare parrot's life as it was very dear to Lord Indra.

   "I have no authority in such matters," said Lord of Death. "You will have to speak to Destiny in this respect."

Indian Folk tale - Why the Fish Laughed Part-1

   This Indian Folk tale story is collected from the book, named “Indian Fairy Tales”. This book is edited by Joseph Jacob, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, London in 1910. This folk tale story book holds 29 Indian folk tale stories.  

Why the Fish Laughed

     Why the Fish Laughed (Part -1)

             - An Indian Folk Tale 

 

   As a certain fisherwoman passed by a palace crying her fish, the Queen appeared at one of the windows and pointed her to come near and show what she had. At that moment a very big fish jumped about in the bottom of the basket.

   "Is it a he or a she?" inquired the Queen. "I wish to purchase a she fish."

   On hearing this, the fish laughed loudly."It's a he," replied the fisherwoman, and proceeded on her rounds.

   The Queen returned to her room in a great rage; and on coming to see her in the evening, the King noticed that something had disturbed his Queen.

   "Are you feeling ill?" the King said.

   "No; but I am very much annoyed at the strange behaviour of a fish. A woman brought me one to-day, and on my inquiring whether it was a male or female, the fish laughed most rudely.", answered the Queen

   "A fish laugh! Impossible! You must be dreaming.", said the King.

   The Queen said to him, "I am not a fool. I speak of what I have seen with my own eyes and have heard with my own ears."

   "If it is like that, it is so strange! Be it so. I will inquire concerning it.", assured the King to his Queen.