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(water trickling)

(grunting)

(wolf howling)

(wolves howling)

(Mowgli howling)

(gentle music)

- Huh?

Mother, did you hear Mowgli's voice just now?

- No, dear.

Now let's finish our prayers.

- I could have sworn I heard Mowgli.

His voice was different, like an animal's.

- Huh?

(birds cawing)

(footsteps)

(muttering)

- That buffalo beat the whole thing!

(surprised muttering)

- This way! - Right, Buldeo!

Let's go, men!

(angry muttering)

- That jungle brat thinks he can steal our buffalo!

Time to teach him a lesson!

(happy music)

- Well, friends, it's time to head back to the jungle.

- What about this skin?

- I say we take it back with us

and drape it over the council rock.

- Yes, I'm with Akru.

Show the world we've defeated Shere Khan, the law-breaker.

- Mowgli, what do you say?

- I'm sorry to disappoint everyone,

but I have to carry this skin over to the human village.

I want to show Buldeo that I kept my promise.

- Ha! I've grown weary of your foolish talk, jungle boy!

Listen here, everyone, this boy is a liar!

If he can hunt, then let him go into the forest

and track down the tiger who's been attacking our livestock!

How about that?

- Mowgli!

- The tiger's name is Shere Khan!

- Huh? Humph.

- If he attacks again, I'll track him down.

And then I will defeat him, I swear.

- You swear, do you?

Well, boy, that's a very foolish thing you've sworn to do,

but you can't squirm out of it now.

We all heard you swear you'd catch that tiger.

Go catch him, then!

(dramatic, victorious music)

- I'm sorry, but I need this skin

to show Buldeo that I kept my word!

- Why, of course, Mowgli, we all understand.

And after all, the skin is yours.

- Not just mine. It also belongs to Akru and Sura.

- [Wolves] Mm-hmm.

- We don't mind if you take the skin

to the village for a while, Mowgli.

But be sure you return it to the wolf pack!

- That's right, Lala hasn't seen it!

- Akru!

(laughing)

- Now, don't be embarrassed, Sura.

Lala should see the skin.

Mowgli will bring it back.

- Mm-hmm! I promise I will!

- Fine, now that we've solved that problem,

we can start planning for a victory celebration!

(laughing)

- [Baloo] Excellent idea, Bagheera!

This should be fun!

- Look out, everyone! Humans are coming!

One of them is armed!

- [All] What? - [Chil] Humans! Take cover!

- [Akela] Thanks, Chil. Spread out!

(dramatic, tense music)

(splashing)

- Ah! Our buffalo!

(muttering)

There he is, the jungle boy!

Count the buffalo, make sure they're all here!

So, looks like I've caught you red-handed.

Stealing buffalo is a crime, jungle boy!

- I did not steal those buffalo!

They were helping me to trap Shere Khan!

- Quiet, boy, stop your lying.

You've been caught stealing buffalo

and now you'll pay for it! (grumbles)

(triumphant music)

A tiger! Step aside.

It's him, the one who attacked our livestock!

- Right! Shere Khan.

I told you I would catch him.

I kept my promise!

- What? You caught this animal?

Hmm.

Hmm.

(chuckles)

(whimpers)

- Hey, Buldeo!

We've counted the buffalo.

We didn't lose a single one.

- Good. Now look at this.

It's that dreaded tiger!

(muttering)

- He's enormous!

- And look at his fur, it's all burnt and discolored!

- Yes, I did that!

I used fire to defeat him!

(gasping)

- Are you telling us that you used a simple torch

to defeat this full-grown tiger?

- No! I had this as well.

It is the knife of Rahhar.

- You hear that, everybody?

This scrawny boy claims that he caught a tiger

with nothing but a torch and a woodsman's knife.

(chuckling)

- Hey, jungle boy, you're not fooling anybody!

You couldn't possibly have caught the tiger by yourself!

He's a liar!

- He's trying to make us forget that he stole our buffalo!

(yelling)

- Quiet, everyone!

It certainly seems like the boy is lying.

But it wouldn't be fair to condemn him

without checking the evidence.

Vindu! Look around.

See if you can find some clues.

(ominous music)

Hmm.

(chuckling)

- Buldeo!

- Hmm?

Find anything?

- The bodies of two jackals are nearby.

Looks like their injuries were inflicted by buffalo horns.

- Humph. Buffalo horns!

I should have known.

There's our proof, jungle boy!

It wasn't your knife that stopped the tiger,

it was our buffalo.

- Huh?

- Well, everyone, what do you say?

- I knew that jungle boy was lying.

- He didn't catch that tiger!

- No! Our buffalo did the job!

- Since it was our buffalo that caught him,

I guess that means that the tiger belongs to us!

- Right! Let's go have a closer look at our tiger!

(muttering)

- Look at the size of him!

Biggest tiger I've ever seen!

Even now there's a menacing glint in his eye!

That little jungle boy could never

have caught this brute by himself.

The tiger would have disposed of him in a minute.

- It's clear that the boy is lying.

He tried to steal our buffalo,

and now he wants credit for the tiger they caught!

I think he should be punished for lying and thievery.

Who agrees with me?

- I do.

He's as dishonest as an animal.

An animal!

- Put the animal in a cage! - Lock him away!

- That's the right spirit!

We'll deal with the boy in due time.

We'll also share the reward for this tiger, 100 rupees!

(muttering) - 100 rupees!

- He'll pay for that, jungle brat!

- Throw away the key!

Put the boy in a cage where he belongs!

(gasps) (dramatic music)

- Stop that!

You have no right to tamper with this tiger!

- I always burn the whiskers of the animals I catch.

Now step back, jungle boy!

You're in enough trouble as it is.

- Stop! The skin will be damaged!

My friends will be angry!

- Your friends?

There's no one around here you could call a friend. (snorts)

- Huh? Well, I ...

- You what, jungle boy?

Told another lie, didn't you?

- It's not a lie! Please, stop this!

(laughs)

(match scratches)

(yells)

- Hey, let me go!

(grunting)

(growls) Why, you little brat!

(gun clicks)

(gasping)

(laughing)

(howling)

- Huh?

(frightened muttering)

(snarling)

(growling) (dramatic music)

(gasping)

(mob crying out)

(splashing)

(gasping)

(growling)

(groaning)

(yelling)

(growling)

(whimpering)

- You see, Buldeo?

I was not telling a lie.

These are my companions.

They helped me defeat Shere Khan.

- All right, all right, I believe you!

- I made a promise and I kept it.

I swore I'd catch that tiger and I caught him.

Tomorrow I'll bring the skin to the village.

That way the people will know I kept my word.

(growls)

Mm-hmm!

(whimpering)

(panting)

(screaming)

- I'll help you up.

(whimpering)

(growling)

(whimpering)

(crashing)

- It's unpleasant individuals like that

who give humanity such a dreadful reputation. (growls)

(anticipatory music)

(tense music) (hooves pounding)

(gasping)

- (cries out) Here he ... Here he comes, the jungle boy!

(suspenseful music)

(buffalo lowing)

(muttering)

- The villagers.

They're all there, just waiting.

- [Villager] The boy!

(frightened gasping)

(muttering)

- (gasps) Oh.

(frightened muttering)

(laughing) (happy music)

- Oh! (laughs)

Mowgli!

- Jumeirah! (sighing)

- Mowgli! (pants)

- Hi there, everybody, I'm back!

I caught Shere Khan.

(panting)

- [Woman] Oh!

- Hmm? What's wrong?

I hope you weren't worried about me.

Look, Shere Khan!

Mm.

(frightened gasping)

- Shere Khan, here, just as I promised!

Come and look, everybody!

(somber music)

(sighing)

- Well? Come and have a look!

The boy won't bite you, and the tiger won't bite you either!

I know Buldeo says the lad is a sorcerer,

but Buldeo's wrong.

- A sorcerer? I'm no such thing!

I brought you this tiger today

as proof that I keep my promises.

Come and look at him!

(grunting)

(gasping)

- Listen to me!

This creature looks like a boy,

but in truth, he's an evil sorcerer, half-human, half-wolf!

You menfolk, you were there!

You saw him talk to wolves!

(muttering) - Yes, I was there!

He howled like a wild animal.

And then, by magic, wolves appeared!

- Not only wolves, there was a black panther, too!

And a bear as big as my house!

- And a snake, a huge snake thick as a tree trunk!

Buldeo's absolutely right about this jungle boy.

He is evil!

- The ancient legends speak of sorcerers

who can turn themselves into wolves.

Those legends are right!

- Go away! Go away, sorcerer!

(yelling)

- Have you all taken leave of your senses?

Look at the boy, he's no sorcerer!

He's human, with flesh and blood and a good heart!

- It's true Mowgli has skills the rest of us don't have,

but that's only because he grew up in the wild.

- That's a lie! He uses sorcery!

I've seen him do it!

We should chase him away!

(muttering)

(chuckling)

(exclaiming) (foreboding music)

(growling)

(branches rustling) - Hmm?

- Begone from this place, evil spirit!

Begone from this place and never return!

In Shiva's name, I command you! Go!

Go, evil wolf sorcerer, and never curse this place again!

Begone, sorcerer! Begone!

(grunting) - Think it'll work?

- Maybe the wolf sorcerer's magic is too strong,

even for the priest Govinda!

(chuckles) (gun clicks)

- Go back where you came from!

- [All] Back where you came from!

Back where you came from! Back where you came from!

Back where you came from! Back where you came from!

Back where you came from! Back where you came from!

Back where you came from! Back where you came from!

Back where you came from! Back where you came from!

- Go now, boy, or I'll lose my temper!

(tense music)

- (gasps) Mowgli, I won't let him hurt you!

- Hmm? Out of the way, Jumeirah.

- Mm-mm.

- Move, Jumeirah!

I'll count to three.

One.

Two.

- Wait! Jumeirah, I have to say good-bye now.

- No!

- Don't you see? I can't stay.

I have to go, I'm not wanted here.

But I'll always remember the kind things

your family did for me.

And most of all, I'll remember you.

(whimpering)

Jumeirah, goodbye.

- Hmm?

(snarling)

(gasping)

- Mowgli!

- [Both] Mowgli!

- Hey! That tiger skin belongs to me!

Drop that skin, boy!

This'll scare him! (gun bangs)

(grunting)

(buffalo lowing) (dramatic music)

(gasping and screaming)

- Come. It's not safe here.

- Mm.

- Goodbye, Mowgli!

I won't forget you!

(wind whistling)

(gentle, happy music)

- Everyone in the jungle is waiting

to congratulate you, Mowgli.

Beating Shere Khan was a great feat.

- It sure was.

The jungle lived in fear of that tiger.

- You alone had the courage to face him, and you won.

- I did have help.

- [Akru] That's true, I guess we deserve some credit, too.

- [Mowgli] You sure do!

Shere Khan was defeated by the sons of Alexander.

- But you led us, Mowgli.

- [Bagheera] It's true, man-cub.

And your leadership was worthy of Alexander.

- [Chil] Welcome home, Mowgli!

- (laughs) Thanks, Chil!