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sly master of hypnotism, Kaa the python is a little too entranced
by his own skill. Simply wrapping up his man-cub dinner to go
would be too boring. Instead, Kaa throws his prey a friendly stare,
offering "trust" and friendship. His eyes strobe hypnotically,
and there's no struggle as his coils envelop the boy. So charmed
is the snake with his sinister talent that he can't resist a bit
of premature gloating. When Mowgli's guardian Bagheera is half
awakened by the prattle, begging "No more talk until morning,"
he's not aware of the boy's peril. But Kaa, delighting in his
deviousness, replies "He won't be here in the morning."
This is the first of two meals Kaa will lose this night by talking
when he should be eating.
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