Original subtitles

- Hmm?

Cut it out, Rikki!

Akru?

- Have news for you.

- What?

- Well, Shere Khan has gone out hunting,

and it looks as if he knows where you're living now.

- Does he?

- He was cursing you, and saying you'd never escape him.

- The time has come, and I'm ready for him.

I will never be beaten by that outlaw.

(Mowgli hollers)

- What do you want us to do?

- There is one thing, if you can arrange it.

I want to see Akela.

- Yes, if course.

I'll bring him tomorrow night or the night after that.

- I need his wisdom to guide me.

(water buffalo lowing)

(upbeat music)

(Mowgli laughs)

Hey, don't hide behind me, you'll get in trouble.

(Mowgli laughs)

- Wait!

- Quick, let's go!

- Mowgli!

- Jumeirah!

We're finished.

Want to go back?

- Oh, never mind that, haven't you heard?

- Pardon?

- Oh, about Buldeo, his pet cobra.

- Ah, the snake.

- Uh-huh, it's dead, and Buldeo claims it was killed

in the middle of the night.

He was in the village square

ranting and raving about how he heard a noise

and went outside and saw his snake

being attacked by a wolf.

Yes, a monster wolf.

He had the whole village upset.

- Look, see for yourselves.

My poor cobra.

(crowd gasps)

And I say again that a monster wolf

seized my snake and murdered it.

I saw it all, and the wolf was as big as a steer.

A monster that kills for sport.

And if you think I'm exaggerating, ask my grandson.

He saw it too, didn't ya boy?

- Uh-huh, uh-huh.

- And I think we know why that wolf came.

To visit its young friend here.

Since that jungle boy arrived,

he's been nothing but trouble.

- He blame me?

- Yes.

He's trying to turn the villagers against you, Mowgli.

(Mowgli growls)

You must be careful, Mowgli.

Buldeo has great influence.

Stay out of his way.

- With luck, this trouble with Buldeo will blow over.

But this mad scheme to hunt that tiger,

I won't hear of it, Mowgli.

- But he has to, because of Buldeo.

Remember he wouldn't believe Mowgli fought the tiger?

Mowgli has to fight to defend his honor.

- Jumeirah keep out of this.

Has it ever occurred to you that the tiger could win?

(Jumeirah gasps)

- Jumeirah dear, come over here.

(Jumeirah crying)

- You're to blame too, Father.

Egging him on, teaching him about fire and torches,

as if a torch could stop a tiger.

Please, Sanjay.

Talk to him.

Make him see the danger.

- Mm.

Messua's right, Mowgli.

A man against a tiger has almost no chance.

But there's something else, too, that's just as important.

- More important.

- Messua and I have come to think of you as,

well, as our own child.

A child to replace our lost son.

Poor Keshnu, who vanished into the jungle.

- Mowgli, I think of you as our own son reborn,

returned to us.

Right or wrong, I think of you as my own flesh and blood.

You mustn't fight that tiger.

I couldn't bear to lose you, too.

I beg you, don't do it, Mowgli, please.

Please!

Oh, Mowgli.

(Messua crying)

(Jumeirah crying)

- Oh mother, I'm sorry.

You're right, I didn't think.

Here I've been pushing Mowgli to fight,

without considering what could happen.

Now I hope we never see that tiger.

(Jumeirah crying)

- Well now, Mowgli, looks like you're one of us.

Now you have a human family and a jungle family.

And I, too, will think of you

not just as a brave young friend,

but as my very own grandson.

I only wish we knew a little more

to help us understand your side of the story

concerning that tiger.

I think you want to fight.

- What?

Is that true?

- Oh yes, I explain, but first I must thank you

for this welcome into your home.

- Oh, Mowgli.

- Ah, see better.

- Now then, Mowgli.

The tiger.

- Oh yes, I explain about Shere Khan.

You see, in the wolf pack, I was raised with wolf family.

My father was great hero, a noble fighter and protector.

But Shere Khan, he kill my father.

- What?

- He did? - He did?

- My father's name was Alexander, and one day,

as we run from big fire...

(dramatic music)

- Shere Khan.

- Alexander, give me the man-cub or none of you will pass.

(wolves growling)

- Lead the pack to safety.

(Shere Khan roaring)

- No, Father!

- Go Akela!

- They don't dare.

(Shere Khan roaring)

- Leave me, Akela, run, run!

- Father, no!

- Everyone follow me.

(Shere Khan roaring)

- Akela, stop, stop!

Father!

- Just hang on, Mowgli.

Your father wanted it this way,

it's for the good of the pack.

(dramatic music)

- Father!

He died to save me,

and that's why I want Shere Khan

as much as he wants me.

You see?

(Mowgli crying)

- Mowgli.

- Now he hunts me, and I must face him.

- Mowgli, I can see it's no use to try to stop you.

- Don't worry, we'll stand by you.

- I fight for my mother and my brothers Akru and Sura,

like I would fight for Jumeirah and you.

- I see.

You're so brave, Mowgli.

And you've been through so much already.

- Shere Khan,

he makes pain and unhappiness fall like rain.

No cry.

I survive.

Sharpen my knife, catch Shere Khan by surprise.

Fight very smart.

And all my friends from the pack will help me.

Don't worry, I survive.

- You promise to be careful, Mowgli?

You won't take any foolish risks, will you?

I truly couldn't bear to lose you, too.

- I promise.

- You know, Mowgli, Messua's right, son.

To run from certain defeat isn't cowardice,

it's common sense, understand?

- If can't win today, going to win tomorrow.

- [Grandfather] Yes.

- Promise me, too.

Promise that you'll be careful.

- I promise to be careful.

All right now?

- Yes.

(Jumeirah giggles)

(Mowgli laughs)

(water buffalo lowing)

- Hee-yah!

Hee-yah!

(Mowgli laughing)

Attaboy, run, you can do it.

We'll make you fast as a tiger yet.

Hee-yah!

Once we have you trained, no one will be able to catch us.

Faster, gallop, now, yah!

Keep it up, now.

Attaboy, don't slow down.

Hee-yah!

- Huh?

(Mowgli laughing)

- Woo-hoo!

Getting tired, huh?

Well, you can't throw me off.

- If I spoke its language, I could do that.

- Grandfather, over here.

How about this one?

- Hmm?

Yes, good for you, dear.

This one will do nicely.

There.

- Ah.

- Good, that's more than enough, I'm sure.

- Is it really true that once the torches are lit

you can't put them out?

- That's right, dear.

No matter how hard you swing them, they won't go out.

- So then they'll be powerful weapons

when Mowgli fights the tiger?

- Oh yes, of course, all beasts fear fire.

- Oh.

(Mowgli sighs)

(footsteps)

- Hello, Mowgli.

- There you are, Akru.

But where's Akela?

- He's here, Mowgli, can't you sense him?

- Oh.

Oh, Sura, Akela!

(Akela chuckles)

- Hello, Mowgli.

Your senses have dulled.

You should have spotted us.

- You still haven't sensed my presence.

What's happened to our star pupil?

- Bagheera!

(Bagheera chuckles)

And Sura!

Oh, I've missed you all so much!

- Oh, Mowgli, what are these strange scents on you?

- Yes, Mowgli, besides the human scent,

I can smell the Red Fower.

- Yes, and a water buffalo.

- Yes, I will explain all that to you now.

- Mowgli, before you do, I bring you a message from Mother.

- Mother?

A message?

- That's right.

She wants you back with us at home.

She's against you fighting Shere Khan with the humans.

- She's worried, Mowgli.

She says to fight Shere Khan,

you should be in the jungle,

where she can take charge,

and we can all fight by your side.

- Thank her for me, but I won't go back.

I don't want the pack to suffer for me.

The only help I seek is from you,

who have gathered here now.

- And why did you ask to see me?

- I need your wise council, Akela, as our former leader.

My friends taught me to fight with the Red Fower.

(pack gasps)

- [Pack] The Red Fower?

- Yes, and what's more,

they taught me how to use something else.

(pack gasps)

With the Red Fower and the knife, I can defeat Shere Khan.

- The Red Fower and a knife?

Powerful weapons, indeed.

Shere Khan won't like that.

- Hmm.

The Red Fower is indeed powerful.

With it, you may keep Shere Khan at bay, but that is all.

The Red Fower alone will not be enough

to give you the final victory.

- My knife will see to that.

- Perhaps.

But you must corner him to deal the blow.

- Hmm.

Hmm.

- Hmm, that is the key.

Fail to corner him, and with his speed,

he'll escape in the blink of an eye.

Hmm, what can we try?

Wait a moment now.

Yes, Kaa used a strategy years ago that worked quite well.

Yes, I think it's worth a try.

Yes, of course.

(Akela laughs)

- [Pack] Huh?

Well, that's settled at least.

A very productive discussion I'd say.

Yes, I'll go see Kaa, work out the details.

Shan't take long.

Let's go.

- He's the same old Akela.

No time to chat.

- Oh, Mowgli, tomorrow night I'll send a messenger

with news or instructions.

- Thanks, Akela!

- It'll be my turn, so I'll see you here,

same time tomorrow night, Mowgli.

- Good.

Thanks for coming, Sura.

- Whatever Akela's cooking up, you were wise to call him.

Till next time!

- Yes.

- Hey, they're here!

- Kaa was here all the time.

We've been waiting for you.

- Mm.

- I understand you saw Mowgli last night, Akela,

and remembered a good plan from the past.

- Yes, you know me, don't you?

I never forget a plan.

- [Crowd] Huh?

- But Kaa, old friend,

what did we do that time the tiger attacked?

(crowd chuckles)

- Oh!

(Akela growls)

- No need to make fun, I've just forgotten the details.

- Oh, of course, sorry, Akela.

- Well, I assume you mean the ambush

in the Waingunga Valley.

- Yes.

- Hmm.

(crowd exclaims in surprise)

That was long ago.

But Baloo, you were with us too, weren't you?

- That's right.

- Yes, we lured him into the valley and surrounded him,

and he had nowhere to run to.

- Yes, because of the cliff, how could I forget?

We taught him a lesson.

- Yes, we did, and the same plan would work again.

We could lure Shere Khan upstream,

up to the cliff, and into the valley.

- Excellent, that's settled.

If everyone agrees, then that's the plan we'll use.

(Baloo laughs)

- Fine, count me in, Akela,

I wouldn't miss this for the world!

We'll back Mowgli every step of the way.

- That's the spirit, Baloo.

I was afraid we couldn't be much help to him,

but not anymore.

(Bagheera laughs)

Why, if we're lucky, this could even be fun!

(Bagheera roaring)

- Bagheera!

Ah.

Bagheera, there you are.

- What is it, Chil?

- It's Shere Khan, he's disappeared.

(crowd gasps)

- What? - Huh?

- I've been watching him, as you asked, but this morning,

I saw him heading down-river, then lost him.

- Hmm, down-river?

He could be headed for the human village.

He could already be there.

- No, not yet, it's much too far.

But he's had plenty of time to get well ahead.

- You're right, Chil.

I'm on my way.

I can get downstream fastest by swimming.

I'll track down Shere Khan in no time.

- Akru, Sura, what are you waiting for?

Get going, there's no time to lose.

- Get going, but where? - Get going, but where?

- Where do you think?

You must go warn Mowgli.

Tell him to be extra alert.

We've lost Shere Khan, but he's headed his way.

- Right. - Right.

- I'll keep searching for Shere Khan from the air.

(suspenseful music)

- No trace.

It's as if he vanished into thin air.

(Mowgli gasps)

- Shere Khan has disappeared?

- Yes. - Yes.

- But where, where could he have gotten to?

- All we know is he's headed downstream.

Kaa's already here searching for him.

- We don't think he'll attack yet,

but Akela sent us here to warn you.

- Let Shere Khan come.

I'll fight him even if I have to fight alone.

- No, Mowgli, don't even think such a thing.

We will stay near you now.

What ever happens, we will be by your side.

We are brothers, we fight together.

- That's right.

If Shere Khan comes,

we stand or fall by your side, understood?

- Mm-hmm, understood.

- We are the sons of Alexander and Luri.

- We stand and fight together, no matter the cost.

- Sura, Akru, thank you.

(Sura and Akru laugh)

(suspenseful music)