Mowgli's Brothers, opening paragraph
'It was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest...' — one of the most recognizable openings in children's literature.
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From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard
The book opens with the iconic introduction of Father Wolf waking in the Seeonee hills, setting the tone of the Indian jungle at dusk.
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