The Jungle Book

Kaa: [after Mowgli learns he has been deceived by the snake] If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon. [slithering away] Oh, my sacroiliac. Shere Khan: [while Baloo holds his tail] Let go, you big oaf! Mowgli: [angrily hitting Shere Khan's face with a stick] Take that, ya big bully!

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Bagheera: [first lines; narrates] 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. [at the sound of a baby's cries, Bagheera stops at Baby Mowgli's boat] It was the sound that had never been heard before in this part of the jungle. [Bagheera looks at this boat with Baby Mowgli] 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. [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] 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. [the wolf pups play around their mother R

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Mowgli: :[rides on Bagheera's back in the night] Bagheera, I’m getting a little sleepy. Shouldn't we start back home? 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: [interrupts] 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. 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'

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Mowgli: [waking up, sees the elephants] A parade! 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: [tapping his trunk with the bamboo stick] Is a military goal! The Elephants: Is a military goal! [Mowgli comes out of the bushes as Colonel Hathi and the other elephants march by] Hup, two, three, four/Dress it up, two, three, four/By the ranks or single file/Over every jungle mile [Mowgli sees Hathi, Jr. pass by]/Oh, we stamp and crush through the underbrush/ [Hathi, Jr. trumpets] Hathi, Jr.: In the "miritaly" style! The Elephants: In the military style! Mowgli: [to Hathi, Jr.] Hello, what are you doing? Hathi,

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Colonel Hathi: Company, left face! [elephants turn around in a military fashion] Winifred: March, march, march. My feet are killing me. Elephant #1: [whispers] I'm putting in for a transfer to another herd. Colonel Hathi: Silence in the ranks! [walks around the rank] Dress up that line. [The elephants raise their rears, as he hits Winifred's rear with his bamboo stick, she raises her rear and yelps] Pull it in, Winifred. [walks back to front] Inspection, arms! Hathi, Jr.: [to Mowgli] Stick your nose out. Mowgli: [lifts his head up] Like this? Hathi, Jr.: That's right. Colonel Hathi: [looking closely at a recruit’s trunk] Tsk, tsk, tsk. A dusty muzzle. [to the elephant in question] Soldier, remember, in battle, that trunk can save your life. [taps trunk with stick] Take good care of it, my man. Elephant #2: Yes, sir! Colonel Hathi: Very good. Carry on. [the next recruit has dirty tusks and is lazily chewing on some vegetation until Colonel Hathi clears his throat in serious annoyance. T

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Baloo: [scat-singing] ♪ Doo-bee doo-bee doo-bee dee-doo. Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-do, I mean a doo-be doo-bee doo-be, doo-be doo-bee doo. And with- ♪ [stops singing; sees Mowgli] Well, now. [chuckles] What have we here? [sniffs Mowgli's hair and gets Mowgli really annoyed with his head down] Hmm. Hey! What a funny little bit of a- Oh! Mowgli: [angrily slaps Baloo in his nose] Go away! Baloo: Oh, boy! I've seen everything in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing this is! Mowgli: Leave me alone. Baloo: [pats on Mowgli's back] Well, now. That's pretty big talk, Little Britches. Mowgli: I'm big enough. [starts hitting Baloo in the belly repeatedly] Baloo: [unimpressed] Ha-ha...tsk-tsk-tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid, you need help, and old Baloo's gonna learn you to fight like a bear. Now, come on, I'm gonna show you. Grrr! [starts to dance around and Mowgli too, mimicking Baloo's move] Ha-ha! Yeah. All right now kid, loosen up, get real loose, then s

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