Mowgli the Artist Jungle Book

# In the forest Shere Khan's on the prowl

# Mowgli stops as he hears the mighty growl

# In the Jungle Book It's in the Jungle Book

# Jungle Book It's in the Jungle Book

# Bagheera and Baloo are at the man cub's side

# In the Jungle Book It's in the Jungle Book

# Jungle Book It's in the Jungle Book. #

Now let's talk about eyesight.

The buffalo's vision is a little blurred,

and he sees in black and white.

The frog only sees patches of colour, and the eagle...

Mowgli, are you listening?

-The eagle is the animal with the best eyesight.

-Oh, very good.

And you, man cub, are the one who can see the most colours.

-More than 1,700.

-The eagle can't see 1,700 colours?

No, neither can the snake, nor the wolf, even I can't.

MOWGLI LAUGHS

Mind you, my sense of smell is 100 times better than yours.

Now you must admit that is pretty special...

-Where are you going?

-To the Cold Lair. I have to see something.

It's too dangerous. The Bandar Log! Mowgli!

BIRD HUMS

ROARING

Come back here!

-Oh, you're very dirty. You look like wild pigs!

-Call yourself a beater?!

That buffalo was too lively.

Yesterday the gazelle was too agile.

The day before, the bison was too crafty.

We haven't caught anything all week. What good are you?

You're just in a bad mood.

I'm not in a bad mood! I'm hungry. Very hungry.

-Don't tell me you're going to... eat me?!

-Any better suggestions?

-Er...Mowgli?

-Mowgli!

-Do you know where the man cub is?

-Of course I do.

-You've got until sunset to bring him to me. Now go!

Oh-h!

BALOO GRUNTS

-I want to do THAT!

-You want to do a painting?

Oh, it's called painting!

Yes, then, I want to paint, but not man, animals,

like butterflies, with lots of colours. How do you do it?

I'm not really sure.

Where are you going now?

What if I used these plants? Look at that pink...and that blue...

and that green...and that red. They're pretty, aren't they?

It looks coloured powder.

-What is it?

-A blue mark.

-No! A magical snake.

It's not perfect, I know. It's just a test. Let's get to work, Baloo.

First thing we need is containers.

-Oh, Mowgli!

-Hello, Darzee. It's all right, we've got enough.

Let's go to the river.

Oh, Mowgli, listen to me. Shere Khan is hungry.

He wants to eat Tabaqui. Oh, Mowgli!

-Or the buffalo, but he's too lively.

-Who's too lively?

-They bumped into each other. They looked like pigs.

-Who?

-Them.

Excuse us, Darzee, but we're busy right now.

-Can you tell me your story later?

-But it's important.

I think it is. Maybe it isn't. I'm not sure I remember.

-What are you doing?

-Ssh! It's a secret.

-Oh! You look funny.

-Ha-ha-ha!

-You're going to have to wash your face, Mowgli.

-Why? Eugh!

-Are you ill?

No, not at all.

-You can change the colour of your skin, like a chameleon.

-No.

Don't you understand? Mowgli has got magical powers.

And he's going to become king of the jungle!

-But Shere Khan is the king of the jungle.

-Well, not for long.

Oh-h!

-You don't understand. I just want to paint.

-Paint?

What does that mean?

Mowgli wants to show the animals of the jungle in colour,

like on the fortress walls. BOTH: Us too?

Uh? You're back. Where's Mowgli? I'm hungry.

At the river, but there's a problem.

-He wants to take your place as king of the jungle.

-That weakling!

He's got special powers, he makes strange potions in coconut shells.

What's he playing at?

He's not playing, he's got a snarling face with colours.

He's scary, very scary.

-I'd look for another kill.

-Out of the question. We'll soon see about him.

-Who does he think he is?

-SHERE KHAN ROARS

If water removes the paint, rain will too. I want my paint to stick.

-Ah! Maybe you need to add something to make it stick.

-Eggs? Resin?

Wax. I'll go and get you some. From the Bee Cliff.

LAUGHTER

Darzee, ask all my friends in the jungle to come,

-but don't tell them I'm going to paint them.

-Oh, right away!

Ikki, I need to practise. I'm going to paint myself.

If it's no good, it won't upset anyone.

You have to go to the river. Mowgli wants to see us. But ssh!

-Don't tell anyone that he's a painter.

-Painter?

What does that mean?

Do you want to see yourself in a rock or on a rock?

-Go and see Mowgli at the river.

-What are you talking about, Darzee?

The wings, the beak, the feet, everything!

Mowgli can do anything with colours, and it will look real too.

I've got to go. I've got more animals I need to tell.

SHERE KHAN GROWLS

Powers or no powers, this time Mowgli won't escape.

-I'm the king of the jungle. No-one is going to take my place.

-Oh-h!

-It looks like you.

-That's because it is me.

-Oh-h!

-He thinks you'll take his place. He's furious.

-Who do you mean?

GROWLING

-So, you want to take my place, do you?

-Oh-h!

SHERE KHAN GROWLS

-Ha-ha-ha-ha!

-If you're good, Shere Khan, I'll paint you too.

SHERE KHAN GROWLS

LAUGHTER

After all, you are the king of the jungle.

SHERE KHAN GROWLS

BALOO GRUNTS Mowgli!

-Are you all right?

-Ha-ha-ha!

I confused him with my painting. Does that mean I've got talent?

I can't see as many colours as you, Mowgli,

but I must say you DO have talent!

-A lot of talent!

-What are you going to paint?

I would like to do one big painting of all the animals in the jungle,

and I'd like to start with you.

-Me first.

-No, me.

-I'd like to be first. I have lots of things to do.

Mowgli should start with something beautiful yet easy to do,

like turtles.

-He promised me...

-Hey, don't argue about it. I'll paint all of you.

MURMURING

MOWGLI YAWNS

I'm tired right now. We'll start tomorrow morning. All right?

If you want a nice painting, you'll have to be patient.

When is it tomorrow morning?

THEY LAUGH

If Mowgli does your painting, he has to make it bigger than the others.

-Tabaqui, shut up.

-And it has to make you look very nasty.

-Stop.

-I can help you kidnap Mowgli to force him to do it.

Out of my sight, before I make mincemeat out of you!

SHERE KHAN ROARS

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