The Third Jungle Book
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The Third Jungle Book by Pamela Jekel (ISBN 1-879373-22-X, 1992), originally illustrated
by Nancy Malick, is a collection of new stories
about Mowgli
, the feral child character
, and his animal companions, created by Rudyard Kipling
and featured in Kipling's The Jungle Book
(1894) and The Second Jungle Book
(1895).
The stories are written in an accurate pastiche
of Kipling's style, although Jekel sometimes allows a modern American phrase to slip through. Jekel's plotting also frequently includes references to animal behaviour and anatomy that were not a feature of Kipling's original stories.
Chronologically the stories begin some time after the first half of "Mowgli's Brothers
" when the infant Mowgli is being taught jungle law and customs, and end after the events of "In the Rukh", when Mowgli is married and raising a child but still keeping in touch with his animal friends.
Some of the stories are inspired by Kipling. "Where the Elephants Dance" is clearly based on Kipling's "Toomai of the Elephants
", while "The Mad Elephant of Mandla" and "Jacala, Tyrant of the Marsh" are both based on single sentences in Kipling's "Red Dog
" in which Kipling mentions some of Mowgli's adventures that he did not intend to write.
Illustration
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by Nancy Malick, is a collection of new stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
about Mowgli
Mowgli
Mowgli is a fictional character from India who originally appeared in Rudyard Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" and then went on to become the most prominent and memorable character in his fantasies, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book , which also featured stories about other...
, the feral child character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, and his animal companions, created by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
and featured in Kipling's The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six...
(1894) and The Second Jungle Book
The Second Jungle Book
The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont...
(1895).
The stories are written in an accurate pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
of Kipling's style, although Jekel sometimes allows a modern American phrase to slip through. Jekel's plotting also frequently includes references to animal behaviour and anatomy that were not a feature of Kipling's original stories.
Chronologically the stories begin some time after the first half of "Mowgli's Brothers
Mowgli's Brothers
"Mowgli's Brothers" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. Chronologically it is the first story about Mowgli although it was written after "In the Rukh" in which Mowgli appears as an adult.The story first appeared in the January 1894 issue of St...
" when the infant Mowgli is being taught jungle law and customs, and end after the events of "In the Rukh", when Mowgli is married and raising a child but still keeping in touch with his animal friends.
Some of the stories are inspired by Kipling. "Where the Elephants Dance" is clearly based on Kipling's "Toomai of the Elephants
Toomai of the Elephants
"Toomai of the Elephants" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling from The Jungle Book about a young elephant-handler.The story was filmed in 1937 as Elephant Boy directed by Robert J. Flaherty and Zoltan Korda starring Sabu Dastagir....
", while "The Mad Elephant of Mandla" and "Jacala, Tyrant of the Marsh" are both based on single sentences in Kipling's "Red Dog
Red Dog (Rudyard Kipling)
"Red Dog" is a Mowgli story by Rudyard Kipling.Written at Kipling's home in Brattleboro, Vermont between February and March 1895, it was first published as "Good Hunting: A Story of the Jungle" in The Pall Mall Gazette for July 29 and 30 1895 and McClure's Magazine for August 1895 before appearing...
" in which Kipling mentions some of Mowgli's adventures that he did not intend to write.
Stories
- Fire in the Jungle
- Where the Elephants Dance
- The Porcupine and the Poison People
- Gargadan, the Great Rhino
- In the Cave of Badur
- Bagheera and the Spring Hunt
- The Mad Elephant of Mandla
- Jacala, Tyrant of the Marsh
- The Ghost Tiger
- Master of the Jungle
See also
- Feral Children in mythology and fictionFeral children in mythology and fictionFeral children, children who have lived from a young age without human contact, appear in mythological and fictional works, usually as human characters who have been raised by animals...