Thus and thus , then , do we beat dogs when we are men . Stir a whisker , Lungri , and I ram the Red Flower down thy gullet ! '' He beat Shere Khan over the head with the branch , and the tiger whimpered and whined in an agony of fear . `` Pah ! Singed jungle cat -- go now ! But remember when next I come to the Council Rock , as a man should come , it will be with Shere Khan 's hide on my head . For the rest , Akela goes free to live as he pleases . Ye will not kill him , because that is not my will . Nor do I think that ye will sit here any longer , lolling out your tongues as though ye were somebodies , instead of dogs whom I drive out -- thus ! Go ! '' The fire was burning furiously at the end of the branch , and Mowgli struck right and left round the circle , and the wolves ran howling with the sparks burning their fur . At last there were only Akela , Bagheera , and perhaps ten wolves that had taken Mowgli 's part . Then something began to hurt Mowgli inside him , as he had never been hurt in his life before , and he caught his breath and sobbed , and the tears ran down his face . `` What is it ? What is it ? '' he said . `` I do not wish to leave the jungle , and I do not know what this is . Am I dying , Bagheera ? '' `` No , Little Brother . That is only tears such as men use , '' said Bagheera .
`` Now I know thou art a XXXXX , and a man 's cub no longer .
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