The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Chapter 9 Page 25

elephant-catching; and the pictures attracted Mowgli, who saw that they had something to do with his friend Hathi the Silent.

The White Cobra had been following him closely.

“Is this not worth dying to behold?” he said. “Have I not done thee a great favour?”

“I do not understand,” said Mowgli. “The things are hard and cold, and by no means good to eat. But this” — he lifted the ankus — ”I desire to take away, that I may see it in the sun. Thou sayest they are all thine? Wilt thou give it to me, and I will bring thee frogs to eat?”

The White Cobra fairly shook with evil delight. “Assuredly I will give it,” he said. “All that is here I will give thee —