And a doe leaped up , and a doe leaped up From the pond in the wood where the wild deer sup . This I , scouting alone , beheld , Once , twice and again ! As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled Once , twice and again ! And a wolf stole back , and a wolf stole back To carry the word to the waiting pack , And we sought and we found and we bayed on his track Once , twice and again ! As the dawn was breaking the Wolf Pack yelled Once , twice and again ! Feet in the jungle that leave no mark ! Eyes that can see in the dark -- the dark ! Tongue -- give tongue to it ! Hark ! O hark ! Once , twice and again ! Kaa 's Hunting His spots are the joy of the Leopard : his horns are the Buffalo 's pride . Be clean , for the strength of the hunter is known by the gloss of his hide . If ye find that the Bullock can toss you , or the heavy-browed Sambhur can gore ; Ye need not stop work to inform us : we knew it ten seasons before . Oppress not the cubs of the stranger , but hail them as Sister and Brother , For though they are little and fubsy , it may be the Bear is their mother . `` There is none like to me ! '' says the Cub in the pride of his earliest kill ; But the jungle is large and the Cub he is small . Let him think and be still . Maxims of Baloo All that is told here happened some time before Mowgli was turned out of the Seeonee Wolf Pack , or revenged himself on Shere Khan the tiger . It was in the days when Baloo was teaching him the Law of the Jungle .
The big , serious , old brown bear was delighted to have so quick a pupil , for the young wolves will only learn as much of the XXXXX of the Jungle as applies to their own pack and tribe , and run away as soon as they can repeat the Hunting Verse -- `` Feet that make no noise ; eyes that can see in the dark ; ears that can hear the winds in their lairs , and sharp white teeth , all these things are the marks of our brothers except Tabaqui the Jackal and the Hyaena whom we hate . ''
Eyes Hunting Law mark pond pride spots stranger track work