The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Chapter 7 Page 1

When ye say to Tabaqui, “My Brother!” when ye call the

Hyena to meat,

Ye may cry the Full Truce with Jacala — the Belly that runs

on four feet.

Jungle Law

“Respect the aged!”

“It was a thick voice — a muddy voice that would have made you shudder — a voice like something soft breaking in two.

There was a quaver in it, a croak and a whine.

“Respect the aged! O Companions of the River — respect the aged!”

Nothing could be seen on the broad reach of the river except a little