I’m Rikki Tikki. I’m a mongoose.

I’m Bagheera. I’m a leopard.

I’m Baloo. I’m a bear.

Hi, I’m Mowgli! I live in the jungle.

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Before you read …What do you think? Who is good and who is bad?

This is the cobra and her egg.

I’m Tabaqui. I’m a jackal.

I’m Shere Khan. I’m a tiger.

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CHAPTER TWO The cobra’s egg

‘Hello, Mowgli!’ says Tabaqui. ‘How are you?’‘I’m angry with Baloo,’ says Mowgli. ‘I’m not

a child! ’

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‘No, you’re not!’ says Tabaqui. ‘But men are brave. Are YOU brave, Mowgli?’

‘Yes, I am!’ says Mowgli.‘Can you steal the cobra’s egg?’ asks

Tabaqui.‘Yes, I can!’ says Mowgli.

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Mowgli sees his friend Rikki Tikki.‘I can steal the cobra’s egg,’ says Mowgli.

‘I’m brave!’‘That’s not brave,’ says Rikki Tikki. ‘The

cobra is dangerous!’

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But Mowgli does not listen to Rikki Tikki. He goes far into the jungle and looks for the cobra and her egg.

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Mowgli sees the cobra. She is sleeping next to her big white egg. Mowgli walks slowly. He is very quiet but the cobra sees him.

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‘Oh no!’ thinks Mowgli. ‘What can I do?’Mowgli plays his flute to the cobra. The

cobra listens. She is not looking at her egg and Mowgli steals it.

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