Late 19th-century India, specifically the Indian subcontinent's jungles and hill regions. The visual tone is romantic yet primal—moonlit nights, lush vegetation, and a timeless wilderness where animal and human coexist under natural law, rendered with an Adventure-era sensibility and emphasis on exotic fauna.
Characters
Father Wolf
A large, powerful male wolf with alert, intelligent eyes. Dark fur with a commanding presence befitting a pack leader.
Mother Wolf
A she-wolf with a distinctive big gray nose and nurturing demeanor. Shown protectively with her cubs, maternal and fierce.
Mowgli (Toomai implied)
A young human child, small and vulnerable in the jungle setting. Often depicted barefoot or minimally clothed, raised among animals.
Tabaqui
A lean, wiry jackal with a sly, mischievous expression. Smaller than wolves, with a nervous, ingratiating demeanor.
Rann the Kite
A large bird of prey, a kite with sharp talons and keen eyes, associated with night and hunting.
Mang the Bat
A nocturnal bat creature, evoked poetically; small, winged, and part of the jungle's night ecosystem.
Settings
Seeonee Hills
Hilly jungle terrain with caves serving as dens. Moonlit evenings with dense vegetation, warm tropical atmosphere, and natural rock formations.
Wolf Cave/Den
A cave mouth opening to moonlight, with earthen floor and rock walls. Interior is den-like and intimate, home to the wolf family.
The Jungle
Dense, sprawling Indian jungle landscape with thick foliage, varied wildlife, and a lawless wilderness governed by primal rules and natural hierarchy.
Contents
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Jungle Book
- Mowgli’s Brothers
- Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
- Kaa’s Hunting
- Road-Song of the Bandar-Log
- “Tiger! Tiger!”
- Mowgli’s Song
- The White Seal
- Lukannon
- “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
- Darzee’s Chant
- Toomai of the Elephants
- Shiv and the Grasshopper
- Her Majesty’s Servants
- Parade Song of the Camp Animals