Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild-the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. These are the stories of Mowgli ""the frog,"" a man-cub raised by wolves, and his journey to adulthood with the help of Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The Jungle Book is collections of short stories. Each story begins with a few lines of poetry. The best known of these jungle stories involve the adventures of Mowgli the jungle boy raised by wolves, and his friends Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. With deep truths and deep insights into and from the human and animal perspective Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book remain a priceless treasure to all.