Kipling wrote the stories in Naulakha, Kipling’s home in Vermont. In The Jungle Book, he employs various names and phrases popularly used in the Indian subcontinent, such as “ Bagheera” which is a Hindi/Urdu word that translates to black panther Mowgli Shere Khan Akela and Haathi among others. As Kipling was British but born in India, his stories were greatly influenced by his years in the British colony. As with much of Kipling's work, each of the stories is followed by a poem that serves as an epigram. The other famous stories are " Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," the story of a heroic mongoose who saves a human by killing a dangerous snake, and "Toomai of the Elephants," the tale of a young elephant-handler. The most famous stories from The Jungle Book include the eight stories revolving around the adventures of Mowgli, an abandoned "man cub" who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. Through the various plotlines and characters, Kipling is able to convey a moral meaning at the end of every story. In this collection of stories, Kipling employs anthropomorphism, which is the attribution of human-like emotions, incentives, and traits to non-human entities. It is one of the best-known and beloved works of children’s literature however, Kipling’s complex views on colonialism and race justifiably factor into the assessment of its value. Published in 1894, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and poems.
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