A chapter in the first one purports to be a "sort of very sad seal National Anthem," which celebrates the "beaches of Lukannon," while in the second o
A chapter in the first one purports to be a "sort of very sad seal National Anthem," which celebrates the "beaches of Lukannon," while in the second one a pack of dhole is defeated with the aid of an ordinarily hostile python in the story "Red Dog." At the end of that story, Akela dies and instructs the protagonist to "go back to thy people.  Go to Man."  In another story in this collection, a tailor-bird helps to defend Teddy from Karait, and in another, the title mongoose helps to kill Nag and defeats Nagaina. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" appears in,  for 10 points, what collections of stories about animals by Rudyard Kipling?
A chapter in the first one purports to be a "sort of very sad seal National Anthem," which celebrates the "beaches of Lukannon," while in the second one a pack of dhole is defeated with the aid of an ordinarily hostile python in the story "Red Dog."
The {Jungle Book} [do not accept The {Second Jungle Book}]