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(birds chirping) (water rushing)

- Here goes, Bagheera!

(upbeat music)

(thudding)

- I hit the nut!

- Yes, but you only hit it once in four tries, man cub.

- Well, that's a start, isn't it?

- You must make every throw a hit.

Now come, let's try again.

- All right.

(thudding)

(Bagheera laughing)

- I don't think you put enough strength into that last one,

Mowgli, it fell into the water!

And some of those stones slipped out of your grasp.

Why not try keeping one or two on your waist,

the way you do with your fang?

- Good idea!

- Now wait, Mowgli, a round stone isn't very likely to fit.

That's it, a couple of long stones

should do very nicely indeed!

(upbeat music)

(thudding)

- I'd say that was a little closer

than the last try, Bagheera!

- But still not close enough, Mowgli.

Unlike those coconuts, animals won't hang around

and wait until you hit them.

- Oh, better try again.

Now watch this!

(action music)

(thudding)

How's that?

- There's still something wrong.

- [Mowgli] Huh?

- When I was kept by the human

I watched him throw stones

and he did something more like this.

See?

- But Bagheera, you just spent half a day

showing me to throw like so!

- Yeah, but that's not quite right.

This is!

(crashing) (Mowgli gasping)

You see?

You have to swing your front paw

over your shoulder then follow through!

But that's not all, at the same time you have to shift

all your weight over the hind paw,

as you let go of the stone throw your weight forward

and get as much force as possible!

Understand?

Now, I realize I'm giving you a lot to remember,

little friend, but a proper technique is essential!

Why, I have seen a human throw a stone

and hit a bird in mid-flight!

- That's amazing!

If I learn to throw well enough to hit a flying bird

then I'd know I was a worthy son of Alexander!

- Mm-hmm!

- My hunting will get better, I'll catch more food

and then I'll be able to help wolves

who are hungry or feeling ill!

(dramatic music)

(thudding)

(Mowgli chuckling)

- Hmm, you're coming along!

I wish some of the other wolves were here,

perhaps seeing your talents would cheer them up!

Tell me, why are spirits so low in wolf pack, Mowgli?

- Well, the wolves are sad because Akela's sick

and we don't have a leader.

- Yes, I heard a Akela wasn't feeling very well,

but surely that's no reason for the pack to go to pieces.

Hmm?

- Lala, Sura!

- Lala, how is Akela feeling today?

- He's still feeling very weak.

He hardly eats anything anymore,

he just lies in a corner of the lair

with his eyes closed and his head on his paws.

- Well, that doesn't sound very encouraging, does it?

- Bagheera!

- Uh, I mean, I'm sure he'll be up and around soon!

- Uh-uh he still needs a lot of time to regain his strength.

Grandfather's not as young as he once was.

- Lala, we should bring this food

to Akela while it's still fresh.

- You're right, Sura.

- Don't worry, Lala, I'll bring you a nice big catch

so that you can stay home with Akela

and not worry about food!

- Thank you, Mowgli.

- I've never seen Lala so quiet,

she must be terribly worried about her grandfather's health.

As for you, I hope you can think of a way

to catch the food you promised Lala.

(thudding)

(somber music)

- It's been a terrible day for hunting, hasn't it, Bagheera?

I haven't even seen a rabbit!

I'm sure Lala's wondering whether

I meant my promise or I was just fibbing.

- You have to be patient.

- (sighing) Akela must be hungry by now.

Oh, why did I have to go and boast

I'd catch a whole lot of food?

- Hmm, what's that?

- Looks like deer.

(rumbling)

- From the way they're running, somebody's chasing them!

We'll let them come as close as possible

then spring at them!

You stay here.

(adventurous music)

(thudding)

(Bagheera growling)

Great work, Bagheera!

You managed to catch three of them!

- Oh no, we caught them together.

Hmm, intruders!

- It's Shere Khan!

(growling)

- Well well, look who's here.

Bagheera and the man cub,

catching deer that rightfully belonged to me!

- The law forbids such thievery

and anyone who breaks the jungle law must face punishment!

- At last, Mowgli, I have you

where I want you, far from the wolf pack.

There's nothing anyone can do to save you now,

not even your friend and protector Bagheera!

As for you, panther, get out of my sight

or I may decide to punish you, too!

- What are you waiting for, Mr. Bagheera?

You're outnumbered!

Save yourself while you still can!

(Bagheera growling)

- Listen here Shere Khan, your threats don't frighten me

and neither do your jackal friends.

If anyone's broken the law around here,

it's you invading our territory!

- That's enough brave talk, panther,

get out of here before I lose my...

(Bagheera growling) (Tabaqui yelping)

- Hathi was right about you, Shere Khan,

you're a miserable lawbreaker!

You trespass on other animals territory

and steal the food that belongs to them!

You like to pretend you're brave,

but you always slink away from a fair fight.

Hathi says that's why you have stripes on your back!

- (laughing) That's right, the stripes of a criminal!

(laughing) That's a good one!

- Enough!

I'll teach you! (growling)

- Now Mowgli, it looks like we're going to have

to give our uninvited guest a little lesson in manners.

Why don't you explain to this ill-bred tiger

how to ask for permission to hunt here?

- Hmph, well, if you insist!

Shere Khan, this is how you ask for our permission.

Please, dear friends, allow me to hunt on your territory.

My belly is empty and I need your help, got it?

- Of course he has!

Now let him hear how we like to answer.

- Hunter, take only as much as you need!

But we will never allow the law-breaking tiger

to hunt on our grounds, never!

- Fine, that was well done, Mowgli.

Now you and your friends run along, Shere Khan!

(Shere Khan growling)

- I hope you don't still have ideas about catching me,

Shere Khan, because if you do you'll regret it!

I have to warn you that I'm

a tougher opponent than you realize!

I've been practicing since we last met!

- What?

Why you impertinent little insect!

(Shere Khan roaring)

(dramatic music)

Huh, where is he?

- Gangway! (jackals yelping)

(Mowgli panting)

(Shere Khan growling)

- Tabaqui, come here.

- Yes, what do we do now, Lord Khan?

- Listen closely.

You and your jackals start to make off with those deer.

When Bagheera sees what you're doing he'll rush over

and try to stop you from stealing all his food,

while he's busy, I'll make short work of the man-cub.

- Right away sir you can count on us!

Jackals, over here!

- [Jackals] Right!

(dramatic music)

(jackals growling)

- That's our food!

Mowgli, will you be all right?

Get away, thieves! (jackals yelping)

- Hm, it worked like a charm.

What's the matter boy,

feeling scared now that Bagheera's not here?

- I'm not a bit scared of you, Shere Khan!

(Shere Khan growling)

(tense music)

- Thieves, scoundrels!

(Bagheera grunting)

- (chuckling) What's wrong Mowgli,

too frightened to stand up?

Or are you on your knees to plead for mercy?

(Shere Khan growling)

You're mine!

(dramatic music)

(Shere Khan groaning)

- What?

- I'm out of patience, boy!

Why you little...

Where did you learn to do that?

- Good work, Mowgli!

- [Tabaqui] Grab those deer!

(Bagheera growling)

- Keep it up, Mowgli!

(Bagheera growling) (jackals yelping)

- Huh?

Oh no, now I'm alone.

You haven't heard the last of Shere Khan.

- Phew!

- Well done Mowgli!

(Mowgli chuckling)

(gentle music)

Well, Mowgli, you show great courage against Shere Khan.

It's a lucky thing we were there

because the tiger was deep in wolf territory!

But what I can't understand is

what became of all the other wolves?

Someone must have seen Shere Khan coming.

Are the wolves really so upset about Akela's illness

that they've lost the will to defend

their ancestral hunting grounds?

- No, the problem isn't Akela.

The wolves have heavy hearts

because they're worried our pack is falling apart!

It all started 10 days ago, you were away on a hunt.

(playful music)

(wolves laughing and playing)

- I have news, everyone!

There's big game headed this way, I mean big!

- [All] Huh?

- That's great news!

Ha, big game everyone!

- We must tell Akela the good news, right, Lala?

- But my grandfather's still much too weak to get up, Sura.

We'll have to hunt without him.

- We can't do that! - It's no go!

- You say big game is coming, Chil?

How far away is it?

- It's still in the next valley,

about a day's travel from here,

which means it should pass through wolf pack territory

at around this time tomorrow.

I tell you it's the best hunting opportunity I've ever seen!

- But Chil, what is this game?

- Yes, tell us!

- A herd of buffalo!

A herd so big that even from above

I couldn't count them all!

(Mowgli laughing)

- Wolves, hear me!

Chil is right, this is the best opportunity

our pack has ever had!

But we must decide who will take

Akela's place and lead us on the hunt.

- Yeah. - He's right we need a leader!

- But who? - That's an idea.

- Choose Mowgli, he'll lead you well!

- How about Bacchus?

- No, not Bacchus!

He's a glutton and a coward, he couldn't possibly

lead our pack on a hunt like this!

- What about my father?

- Don't be silly, your father's a weakling!

- How dare you call my father a weakling!

(wolves snarling)

- I can't believe this, this is terrible!

- Are you all going to organize yourselves

or are you going to stay here squabbling like children?

This is disgraceful, I've never seen such behavior!

- Things went downhill from there.

Pretty soon all the wolves were yelling

and no one was listening!

When we broke up nothing had been decided.

- If nothing was decided

then the hunt must've been called off.

- No, it was still on.

Dusty got angry and said he didn't need a leader anyway!

He said leaders were for babies

and that he, Harriet, and Bacchus would have

no trouble catching a few buffalo on their own.

- Dusty said that?

I didn't know he was so foolish.

- Mm.

(tense music)

- Ha, who needs a leader?

Not us!

You watch, we'll catch those buffalo!

See if we don't!

- [Wolf] You're out of your depth,

Dusty, leave the hunting to us!

- [Dusty] Don't make me laugh, coward!

- [Wolf] Who are you calling a coward?

- [Dusty] I'm calling you a coward!

- Don't tell me the hunt actually

went ahead in all that confusion.

- Mm-hmm, just as Chil had promised,

a large herd of buffalo came through the next day.

No one could remember how Akela organized the hunts

so we just hid wherever we liked

and waited for the Buffalo to arrive.

(suspenseful music)

(rumbling)

It's them!

- Mm-hmm.

(dramatic music)

(buffalo bellowing)

- (gasping) You mustn't rush them head on!

- [Mowgli And Sura] Don't attack, Akru, don't go yet!

(buffalo grunting) (wolf yelping)

(all gasping)

(Akru growling)

- Akru, no!

- Mowgli, let's go!

- Right!

(wolves whimpering)

(wolves yelping)

(Mowgli groaning)

(wolves groaning)

Huh?

(wolf slurping)

Sura?

Oh no!

Sura, are you all right?

- Yes, I think so.

(wolves groaning)

(birds chirping)

- Lucky no one was hurt.

- Mm-hmm!

- [Monkey] Hey look everybody,

it's the noble buffalo hunters! (laughing)

- Hail, noble hunters.

Sorry, no buffalo around here, they all went away.

They were scared.

At least, I think they were scared

but I'm not sure because they were laughing so hard.

(monkey laughing)

- Hey man-cub, since you did such a terrific job

on those buffalo, why don't you go after something

really tough like a banana tree?

(monkeys laughing)

- That does it!

- Akru, ignore those monkeys,

don't give them the satisfaction

of knowing they've made you angry.

They're just loudmouths and toadies to Shere Khan.

Pretend they're not here!

- But I can't ignore them, they're insulting me!

- That's true.

- Hey Mowgli, catch!

That's using your head, man-cub!

(monkeys laughing)

- Enough, I've had it!

- [Monkey] Look everyone, the noble hunter's annoyed!

- All right monkeys, that does it!

(monkeys yelping)

(monkeys laughing)

- [Monkey] Trying to scare us like you scared those buffalo?

- Shut up!

(monkeys yelping)

(monkeys laughing)

Can't seem to get my fang through the leaves.

I've had it!

- Hey look, the noble hunter's after us!

(monkeys laughing)

- Up here, Mowgli!

Whoops, look out behind you!

(monkeys yelping)

- Those leaves are still in my way!

Huh?

- Had enough yet, Mowgli? (laughing)

(Mowgli grunting)

(laughing) No buffalo up here, noble hunter!

- I can't seem to catch those monkeys!

- Don't give up, man-cub, this is fun!

- Now we know why those Buffalo were laughing.

You wolves have to be the funniest creatures in the jungle!

(monkeys laughing)

- Let's go, Mowgli.

- We're not gonna forget this, I'll be back monkeys!

(monkeys laughing)

- Happy hunting, noble hunters!

- No matter how hard I threw,

I couldn't pierce those leaves with my fang!

- So you decided to ask me to teach you

about stone throwing, is that right?

- That's not the only reason but I have to admit

I wanted to strike back at the monkeys.

Even now when I think about it, I feel very angry!

- Now, now, Mowgli you have better things to think about.

For instance, how to restore the pack's spirit.

You wolves have to face the fact that Akela has grown old.

Someone has to step forward to replace him

and make the pack strong again!

- I wish my father were here,

he was the best leader the pack ever had.

- Don't forget Vermillion was an excellent leader, too.

I know you still feel responsible for the fact that he left

but I think Vermillion had his own reasons.

It's time I went home, Mowgli.

After working so hard to keep the jackals from our food,

I might as well eat some!

And unless I'm mistaken, you still have to deliver

that big catch you promised to Lala.

(somber music)

- Lala, are you there?

- [Lala] Hi Mowgli, please come in.

- Hello Akela, are you feeling better today?

- Yes, thank you Mowgli.

Actually I'm feeling a lot better

and that's because of Lala who's taken such good care of me.

Now tell me, Mowgli, how is the pack doing?

Are the youngsters improving their hunting skills?

- Yes, as a matter of fact,

I came here today because Bagheera helped me catch a deer

and I'd like you and Lala to have it.

The meat will make you strong!

- That's kind of you, Mowgli.

You're obviously quite a hunter.

- Lala, will you help me?

Together we can bring the deer in from outside.

- Mm-hmm!

- Well, here it is!

- Oh, it's beautiful!

- [Akru] Hi there, Mowgli!

- Akru, Sura!

- Who caught this?

- I did, with some help from Bagheera.

Together we caught that deer

and stopped Shere Khan from stealing it.

That tiger was trying to move in on our hunting grounds,

along with Tabaqui the jackal and his gang.

- All of a sudden everything seems

to be going wrong for the pack!

Monkeys, buffalo, and now Shere Khan,

when is it going to end?

- Well, I've had some run-ins with those monkeys myself,

one of them even threw a mango on my head and laughed at me!

- See what I mean, still more bad luck!

- Hmm, well at least Akela's feeling a bit better.

- He says he is but he still seems very weak.

Maybe it's just his age but he has me worried.

- I guess we're really out of luck,

with Shere Khan starting to invade our territory

we need a leader more than ever!

- Yes, we need a leader and I know who it should be,

Vermillion.

- What are you saying? - Mowgli, you're wrong!

- But Mowgli!

Father, no, please don't leave me again!

Mowgli, it's your fault, it's all your fault!

(pensive music)