‘Hello, Mowgli!’ says Tabaqui. ‘How are you?’ ‘I’m angry ... · But Mowgli does not...
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CHAPTER TWO The cobra’s egg
‘Hello, Mowgli!’ says Tabaqui. ‘How are you?’‘I’m angry with Baloo,’ says Mowgli. ‘I’m not
a child! ’
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‘No, you’re not!’ says Tabaqui. ‘But men are brave. Are YOU brave, Mowgli?’
‘Yes, I am!’ says Mowgli.‘Can you steal the cobra’s egg?’ asks
Tabaqui.‘Yes, I can!’ says Mowgli.
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Mowgli sees his friend Rikki Tikki.‘I can steal the cobra’s egg,’ says Mowgli.
‘I’m brave!’‘That’s not brave,’ says Rikki Tikki. ‘The
cobra is dangerous!’
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But Mowgli does not listen to Rikki Tikki. He goes far into the jungle and looks for the cobra and her egg.
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Mowgli sees the cobra. She is sleeping next to her big white egg. Mowgli walks slowly. He is very quiet but the cobra sees him.
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