Listen, you!" Mowgli cried. "There is no need for this dog's jabber. Ye have told me so often tonight that I am a man (though indeed I would have been a wolf with you to my life's end) that I feel your words are true. So I do not call ye my brothers any more, but sag [dogs], as a man should." —“Mowgli’s Brothers,” The Jungle Book,
Rudyard Kipling

How does Mowgli feel in this part of the story?

What is the cause of his feelings?

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?

In the story “seventh grade,” victor’s and michael’s hopes and expectations about girls often cause them to .

From this story and the indian saying which precedes it, what can the reader conclude about the culture in which the tale is set? a) they believe that death is always signified by pigeons flying away. b) they think that the behavior of creatures in the natural world can indicate things that will happen to people. c) they believe that honest, hard work provides relief from the ravages of the natural world. d) they think that death isn't the end, but only the beginning of a new life.