One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss."
One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss." Another story by this author tells of the death of Nagaina at the hands of the title mongoose, and he also wrote about a combat water carrier described as "a better man than I am."  This author of Kim, Gunga Din and The White Man's Burden  is best known story collection features characters like Shere Khan, Baloo, and Mowgli. For 10 points, name this Indian-born British author of The Jungle Book.
One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss."
Joseph Rudyard Kipling