| A | B |
|---|
| scuttled | scurried, scamplered; to hurry |
| quarry | prey; anything being hunted or pursued |
| fostering | taking care of |
| veterans | those having experience |
| monotonous | unchanging; tiresome because it does not vary |
| dispute | arguement; debate, quarrel |
| clamor | loud demand or complaint |
| kite | bird of the hawk family |
| byre | cow barn |
| tush | tusk; like the tusk of an elephant |
| bullock | steers (male cows) |
| mangy | a skin disease that causes animals to lose their hair |
| Tabaqui | the jackal; very sneaky |
| Shere Khan | the lame tiger; evil and mean; does not like Mowgli |
| Mowgli | the young boy that becomes a part of the wolf pack |
| Akela | the wolf that is in charge of the council |
| Baloo | the big, brown bear that teaches the wolf cubs the law of the jungle |
| Bagheera | the black panther that helps save Mowgli |
