Original subtitles

(pleasant music)

- [Chil] The rains are coming, the rains are coming.

(elephants roaring)

(joyful music)

(thunder rumbling)

(mooing)

(howling)

(elephant trumpeting)

(pleasant music)

(adventurous music)

- Lala, swing your group to the left

so we can surround the herd.

(growling)

(bugling)

(panting)

(exciting music)

(shouting)

(grunting)

(whooshing)

(screeching)

(whooshing)

(gasping)

(exciting music)

(grunting)

(gasping)

- Huh?

(shrieking)

(gasping)

Huh?

(sighing)

(shrieking)

(gasping)

(concerned bleating)

- Mowgli.

(gasping)

Isn't this great?

We're in luck, because that cold fang

has caught our supper for us.

Now all we have to do is finish it off.

- Get back.

- [Wolves] Huh?

- How dare you attack a defenseless deer.

That will bring dishonor to the wolf pack.

- What?

What do you mean?

You know that we're all hungry.

- Just look at them.

How can you attack them now when they're helpless?

Father is trapped and mother

and fawn are trying to save him.

Leave him alone.

(tense music)

(grunting)

It won't be long now.

It's almost open.

(growling)

(shrieking)

- How could you just let our supper walk away?

- Crazy.

- I think Lala was right.

We had a right to those deer.

- Well, I think I was right.

That's not the only game.

I'm gonna find some more.

Yahoo.

(joyful music)

(grunting)

(giggling)

- Now you know how nice it feels

when you've done a good deed.

I'm very proud of you, Mowgli.

- Well, I'm glad you're proud.

Lala and the others treated me as if I'd gone crazy.

- Never worry about what other folk think.

- But you know, Baloo,

I still don't understand why I saved that deer.

After all, we were hunting.

So why?

If we want to survive, we have to hunt.

But when I saw him caught by the cold fang,

well I don't know, I had this strange feeling

that he was just the same as us, that he was our brother.

- I'll try to explain.

You know about survival of the fittest,

the law that says the weak must run

and the strong must catch them.

That's an important law.

But what you did was right,

'cause all of us who live here are children of the jungle.

I think it's natural to help one another.

- Whoopee.

Thanks, Baloo.

- Mm-hmm.

Never, never take advantage of a weaker animal's bad luck.

When you go hunting, remember, the weak and the strong

must start as equals, then run and let the best beast win.

- Mm-hmm.

(pleasant music)

(whooshing)

- [Bagheera] Mowgli, good morning.

- Hello, Bagheera, how are you?

- [Bagheera] So, you did the deer a good deed.

That must have made the whole deer family very happy.

- How do you know about that?

- It's really no big secret.

I was right there behind you

and I could see everything you did.

I was really very impressed by your concern for that deer.

- It just felt right to me.

- [Bagheera] That's your human side showing.

- Huh?

- I do have one little bit of important advice for you.

You shouldn't always be as kind as that.

- But I don't understand, why not?

- Just how many wolves do you think feel the way you do?

How many of them would have done what you did?

Most of the wolves would never have done that

because they believe the hunt is very serious business.

If they're soft-hearted, they starve.

They say you don't understand the jungle law.

Many say that you're really a man-cub after all,

because a wolf cub would naturally know better.

- But that's not true.

- And that's not all they say.

I've heard some of them say

you're developing a swelled head.

(growling)

- No, they've got no right to talk about me like that.

I'm gonna make them stop.

- Oh dear.

(playfully thrilling music)

- Lala, stop.

I have to talk to you.

- You ought to know better than to interrupt me

when I'm after a rabbit.

- Tell me just one thing, who's been going

around telling lies about me, saying that I don't know

the law of the jungle and that I got a swelled head?

- Well, it certainly wasn't me.

- Is that the truth?

- Now, why would I say nasty things about you?

But to live with us, you have to obey the law of the jungle.

- What'd I do wrong?

Tell me what I did, tell me what I did wrong

and how I broke the law of the jungle.

- The weak must run and the strong must catch them.

If you show any pity, then you may get caught yourself.

To be truly strong, you must show no pity.

For us, this is the law of the jungle.

- I don't understand.

Does the law of the jungle let you do anything

no matter how terrible just so you can survive?

- I don't understand what you're saying.

But if you keep thinking this way, Shere Khan will get you.

- Lala.

- We wolves never think about things like that

and neither should you.

Just practice your fang and get strong.

- [Male Wolf] Emergency, emergency, there's been an attack.

- One of our sister wolves was attacked by a buffalo.

- She's been wounded.

All wolves go to the Council Rock.

(gasping)

- A she-wolf attacked by a buffalo?

(pleasant music)

- It was awful.

The mother and her cubs were alone when they were attacked.

Two rogue buffaloes attacked for no reason.

She tried to protect her children,

but she was no match for them.

Even so, she attacked to save her children.

She wasn't even hunting.

(growling)

(whimpering)

- Fortunately, we heard her calling for help.

We managed to drive them off but...

- Don't let them get away with it.

Avenge our sister.

- You're right, let's attack those buffalo.

- Those who aren't wolves are enemies.

- Revenge.

(gasping)

- Take revenge.

This means war, war against the buffalo.

We want revenge.

- We'll show those cattle who's boss.

- Those who want revenge, follow me.

- I'm with you.

- I'm going too.

(growling)

(whimpering)

(somber music)

(growling)

(shrieking)

(growling)

- Mowgli, what are you doing?

Why are you here alone?

Why aren't you on the buffalo hunt?

(sighing)

- Tell me, Bagheera, have I failed?

Am I never going to be a real wolf?

- Hm?

- I keep thinking about how I freed the deer

and about what Lala said to me.

She said that in the jungle, all creatures must hunt

or be hunted, and anyone who thinks differently

is not a real wolf.

Is that the way it has to be?

- Hm.

I admit, I don't know the answer

when you ask me right out of the blue like that.

But don't worry, give me time, I'll find an answer.

- You know, Baloo told me that all

of us are children of the jungle.

He said it was right to help each other.

But I guess the wolves don't believe that.

- Mowgli.

Mowgli, wait, come back.

(somber music)

What?

That's his friend, isn't it?

(tense music)

Now what are you trying to do?

- How's your leg?

It looks a lot better now.

Are all your babies well?

Did they learn about the cold fang?

I'm Mowgli.

You don't remember me?

(gasping)

- What's this?

It looks like that deer wants to finish the fight.

(bugling)

- Mowgli, leave the fighting to us.

Listen, you'll never be able to beat him alone.

Just step back and we'll take over.

(growling)

- Hold on.

I want you all to stay out of this.

This is between him and me.

So just leave us alone to fight it out.

So if that's the way you want it, we'll fight.

(thrilling music)

(panting)

(grunting)

(whooshing)

(gasping)

(shouting)

(growling)

(whooshing)

(dramatic music)

(grunting)

(bugling)

(panting)

(growling)

(panting)

(whooshing)

(water splashing)

- Hey, Mowgli did it.

- That was fantastic.

- Congratulations, Mowgli.

- That was quite a fight.

You really didn't need our help.

- [Excited Wolf] A great fight.

Come on, everyone, let's go get tonight's supper.

- What's wrong, Mowgli?

(sobbing)

Mowgli.

(somber music)

(shrieking)

(water splashing)

(panting)

- I fought for the law of the jungle,

and now I know what it is, but what am I?

- Poor cub, Mowgli's looking very sad.

What's the matter?

- Wait.

Leave him alone, Baloo, he has a lot to think about.

- Really, what?

- He has to find a way to obey the law of the jungle

and not harden his human heart.

- But his heart will lead him astray.

- I doubt it.

No matter how strong a hunter he may become,

he will always feel compassion for the weak.

- Oh.

(pleasant music) (whooshing)

- [Mowgli] If I practice,

I'll become the strongest hunter in the pack.