THE JUNGLE BOOK is a classic collection of fables by Rudyard Kipling Among the most famous are the stories of Mowgli a 'man-cub' raised by wolves in the Indian jungle On his adventure-filled journey Mogli encounters memorable characters such as the foreboding tiger Shere Kahn Bagheera the wise panther & the happy-go-lucky Baloo who teaches Mowgli ' The Bare Necessities' of life Other tales in this collection include Rikki-Tikki-Tavi about a heroic mongoose & ' Toomai of the Elephants' the story of a young elephant-handler