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(birds chirping)

(workers muttering)

(grunting)

(yelling)

(upbeat music)

(villagers chattering)

- [Ganshum] Hey, Jamira, Jamira,

come on, come with me.

- Hello Ganshum, what's up?

- The elephant trainer is gonna put on a show

and then my grandfather is going to tell us a story.

Great huh, come on, let's go.

- Well, Maybe.

- [Ganshum] Aw, come on,

all of our friends are going to be there too.

- Well..

- Ah, Jamira, you always used to like going with me.

But ever since that jungle boy arrived,

you don't want to see me.

- All right, Ganshum, but only if you agree

that Mowgli can come.

- Aw, why do we have to bring him?

That'll be no fun.

Everybody I know thinks the guy is a creep.

Besides, he was very insulting to my grandfather

the other day.

- Well if that's the way you feel

you can go by yourself.

- No, wait a minute, if you won't come without him,

bring him along.

- Oh that's great.

Mowgli, let's go to the square to see the elephant.

This is going to be really exciting, Mowgli.

Do you like elephants?

- Yes, Haffie the elephant is my friend.

(grunts)

(upbeat music)

(villagers cheering)

(upbeat music)

(villagers cheering)

- [Man] Do it again.

- [Man] That was fantastic.

- This is really silly.

I can do much better than that any time.

- Tell me, Mowgli, is it true that elephants in the jungle

are much stronger than that one?

- Sure it is, I know one that's 10 times

stronger than that one.

He's called Haffie.

(gasps)

- Now what we've all been waiting for.

Buldeo will tell a story,

an extraordinary tale.

But every word is true, he saw it all with his own eyes.

(villagers muttering)

(giggles)

(yells)

(villagers clapping)

- Silence.

Now I, Buldeo, will tell you a story.

An amazing story which I have never told

to anyone before.

To begin, let me ask a question of you all.

How many of you have gone

into the very heart of the jungle?

None of you?

Well listen, and you shall hear.

The heart of the jungle is a forbidden place

guarded by fierce gray monkeys

who refuse to let humans enter.

But I, Buldeo, am the lord of the gray monkeys.

As soon as they see me arrive, they scurry down

and make haste to bring me wine.

- [Man] They bring him wine?

- [Man] He's the lord of the monkeys.

- [Woman] He can go wherever he wants in the jungle.

- My friends, just think about that wine.

It's delicious, and if you drink it,

you'll live forever.

- [Man] He's found the secret of eternal youth

in the jungle, unbelievable.

- [Woman] That's the most amazing thing I've ever heard.

- [Man] Let's get him to bring some back.

- There's still more to tell.

Of all the animals in the jungle,

which is the strongest?

- The tiger. - Elephant.

- [Boy] The alligator.

- Well, my friends, those are all strong animals.

But I'm afraid none of you know the truth.

- Amazing. - Weird.

- The strongest, fiercest, most frightening animal

in the jungle is a dragon called the fire dragon.

It has the head of a tiger

joined to an alligator's body.

And on its back, a pair of eagle's wings.

(villagers gasping)

- I'm scared.

- [Mowgli] Shut up.

- Mowgli, what's the joke, what's so funny?

- But that's not all, everyone here knows

about the man-eating tiger that's been around the village,

don't you? - Do we ever.

- Of course you know, because there's a 100 rupee reward

offered to the person who will rid us of him.

- A reward?

- It's money that they give you

if you can manage to stop the man-eating tiger.

- That's right, and my grandfather is the only person

who can stop the tiger.

- The mystery is why should this savage beast

attack only people from our own village.

Why does he never attack elsewhere?

This is the reason.

Within the tiger lives the spirit of the village's

most hated man.

Yes, the spirit of Purindash who died here last year.

(villagers gasping)

- Purindash was a wicked thief.

- His spirit is using the tiger's body

to take revenge on the village that punished him.

And I can prove it.

All of you remember how Purindash

got that long scar in his forehead in a fight?

That's proof, since the tiger has a scar in the same place.

(villagers gasp)

(laughing)

- Mowgli, it isn't very nice to laugh.

- but it's funny.

Mr. Buldeo know nothing.

- Take that back, grandfather is the smartest man around.

(laughing)

- What do you mean? - Are you calling him a liar?

- Huh, yes, that story lie.

- Say that again.

(grunts)

(crying)

- How dare you?

Insolent jungle boy, I dare you to say that again.

Are you calling me a liar?

Who do you think you are?

- Mister, your story not true.

Very silly.

- What, how dare you?

- No animal with head of tiger, body of alligator,

eagle's wings, this thing cannot be.

Cannot be, or nothing would survive in jungle.

About monkey, lied too.

- Monkey?

- Monkeys are lazy things.

Monkeys not make wine.

- You know nothing.

You lived in the jungle.

I have drunk the monkey's wine.

They made it specially.

- Shere Khan story lie.

- Shere Khan?

- Man-eating tiger.

He bad, evil one who breaks jungle law.

- What jungle law?

All of you just listen to that.

What a good joke, he saws jungle animals

actually obey their own laws.

- Mister, I tell truth, there is law in jungle.

Must never attack humans or animals belonging to humans.

Shere Khan break law so everyone hate Shere Khan.

Tabaki and Alb are his only friends.

- So this jungle brat thinks I make up lies and nonsense.

- Reason that Shere Khan have scar on face

is that I cut him.

- Stop lying, brat.

- It not lie, I do it with Mr. Wahar's knife in fight.

No human spirit is living in Shere Khan.

- Mowgli's story is true.

He fought Shere Khan when the tiger attacked me.

My grandfather was there when it happened.

- I don't trust either of you,

you're both lying through your teeth.

And my friends, everything I've told you is true.

You little wretch, if you know so much,

why don't you catch that man-eater you call Shere Khan

on your own.

Yeah, smart-aleck.

- Oh, Mowgli, please. - All right, I can catch him.

(gasps)

Then all the people know that I no liar.

This thing you call reward, I get?

- If you can earn it.

Remember brat, I'm going to be keeping an eye on you.

And we'll see what you do.

If you play any tricks, I'll make you pay

for your insolence.

And that's no lie.

(growls)

- You're gonna regret your boasting.

(somber music)

(dramatic music)

(yells)

- All right, now it's your turn,

just do the same thing I did.

Here.

(dramatic music)

(yells)

Don't give up.

Unless you try,

you'll never be able to make that red flower,

as you call it.

Here, you have to try again.

Mowgli, I'm only here because you kept pleading with me

to help you, isn't that so?

- So that's why I have to learn.

- Mowgli needs your help, grandfather.

He needs to learn things from you

so he can catch the tiger.

Please, won't you help him.

- Buldeo is just a nasty man, a troublemaker,

he just wants to get back at you

because you said that he was a liar.

If you want to know what I think,

you should just forget it.

- I can't, Wahar.

Shere Khan is enemy of Jamira and Wahar,

also my deadly enemy too, since I was cub,

so I have to stop him.

Now you listen to me, my young friend,

I truly believe that the only way for you to catch

that tiger is to use Buldeo's gun.

I can't see any other way.

- Maybe you're right, but I think I know another way.

But to do this thing, I will need help.

I need your knife again.

And you must teach me how to make the red flowers grow.

(cows mooing)

- Here, you must try again.

- I take fire stick out of this.

- Jamira, go and take Mowgli's hand.

Then you can strike it with him.

- Oh yes.

oh Mowgli, I'll help you.

(upbeat music)

hooray, you made a flame.

(yells)

- Well, my boy, you've done it,

you made the red flower grow.

(upbeat music)

(birds chirping)

- Ricky, you keep out of the way.

(gasps)

Don't worry, Ricky.

Now Mowgli, watch what I'm doing.

There, now it's your turn.

(dramatic music)

(yells)

I know it's scary but try it again.

Move it in closer to the flame.

Keep on trying.

(upbeat music)

- That's not the way, try again.

(grunts)

Strength alone isn't enough.

Plant your feet firmly.

Brace your knees and swing.

(grunts)

- Wahar, are you all right?

- Now it's your turn to try.

Yes, once more.

(gasps)

I couldn't do better myself.

Now let's see if we can find the best tree to use

for your torch.

(calm music)

(gasps)

Here is what we want.

Mowgli, this is the tree.

It's perfect for you.

You can set fire to it easily and it's hard to put out.

That's useful to bear in mind.

(grunts)

Well, enough for today.

Let's head home.

Jamira will be getting worried.

(laughs)

(birds chirping)

- Huh?

(growling)

Cobra.

(dramatic music)

(gasps)

(dramatic music)

A-ha.

Phew.

(snoring)

Ricky.

I wonder where he's wandered off to.

- There.

(dramatic music)

- Cut it out, Ricky.

Acroo?

- I have news for you. - What?

- Well, Shere Khan has gone out hunting

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

- [Mowgli] 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.

(roars)

(yells)