INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR NAME: Rudyard Kipling OCCUPATION: Writer BIRTH DATE: December 30, 1865December DEATH DATE: January 18, 1936January 18 PLACE OF BIRTH: Bombay, India PLACE OF DEATH: Middlesex Hospital, London, England FULL NAME: Joseph Rudyard Kipling FULL NAME: Rudyard Kipling BEST KNOWN FOR Rudyard Kipling was an English author, famous for his works: Just So Stories,The Jungle Book and "Gunga Din." He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.

JUNGLE BOOK CHARACTERS SHERE KHAN BALOO BAGHEERA AKELA MOWGLI TABAQUI

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Answer the following questions 1. Why did wolf dislike the jackal? The wolves disliked the jackal because he made trouble among the animals for food. 2. Why were the villagers angry with SHERE KHAN? The villagers were angry with Shere Khan because he killed the animals belonged to them.

3. Why was mother wolf so pleased with man’s cub? Mother wolf was so pleased with the man’s cub because he was a young baby who had just learnt to walk. 4.Give three reasons why the Wolf Pack decided to keep Mowgli? The wolf pack decided to keep Mowgli because: The wolves were free people and did not have to listen to anyone else. Baloo offered to teach him. Bagheera offered to present them with a fat bull if they would let the man-cub live with them.