Bagheera and Baloo, Mowgli's Teachers

From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard
The black panther Bagheera (who buys Mowgli's life with a bull) and the sleepy brown bear Baloo (teacher of the Law) become Mowgli's mentors and protectors.
Mowgli's Brothers

Bagheera's introduction: 'Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path... as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo.'

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Kaa's Hunting

Baloo teaching Mowgli the Master Words and the Law; Bagheera defending the rough lessons: 'A man-cub is a man-cub, and he must learn all the Law of the Jungle.'

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