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human boy, Mowgli, is raised in the jungle by wolves until it
is deemed unsafe for him to stay because of Shere Khan, the tiger,
who has vowed to kill the mancub. Bagheera, the panther, is selected
to accompany Mowgli on his journey back to civilization, but has
a difficult time because the boy does not want to leave. Meeting
Baloo the bear, a lovable "jungle bum," Mowgli is even
more certain he wants to stay with his friends. But after an encounter
with the mad King Louie of the Apes, when he is pressed to return to
the man village by Baloo and Bagheera, Mowgli runs away. Alone
in the jungle, he meets Shere Khan, but only after the last-minute
intervention of his friends does he manage to defeat the tiger.
Soon after, he meets a young girl from the man village and willingly
returns to civilization.
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