Day of the Shadow Jungle Book

# In the darkness of the forest

# Shere Khan's on the prowl

# Mowgli stops to listen as he hears a mighty growl

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

# In the 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

# In the Jungle Book it's in the Jungle Book. #

ANIMALS GIGGLE

Right, get going now, Bagheera.

# Om, po-pom pum pum pum pom! #

Ah, nothing like a warm bath to relax you. What's wrong, Mowgli?

I thought bath time was for getting clean, not muddy.

Mud is not for getting clean.

It's for cooling you down and waking you up.

If you say so, Hathi, but I'm going to need another bath after this one.

Where's Bagheera today?

Bagheera? Well, you know about cats and their fur.

-He can't stand to get his coat wet.

-So where is he?

-I haven't seen him all morning.

-Oh, probably out hunting.

Baloo, quiet! Behind those bushes, something moving.

There, Baloo!

I see it! I've got it! Leave it to me!

Too late, it's gone.

It had yellow eyes, very mean-looking, and black fur.

Are you sure, Mowgli? About the fur, I mean.

-I think so. Why?

-Shere Khan might be on the prowl.

-Not Khan, not this time.

-What is it, Hathi?

I shouldn't say. A rumour going around the jungle.

-What rumour?

-Have you ever heard of the Black Shadow?

The Black Shadow? What's that?

A panther, the most powerful that ever lived.

If he's returned, there's no escape.

They say that it can stalk its prey for days on end

and when it strikes, it is swift and deadly.

-There is no escape.

-Hathi, you're scaring us.

Bagheera, was it you? Bagheera!

Do you need some help? Where are you?

I'm not afraid. My best friend's a panther.

This is no ordinary panther, Mowgli,

-because it only eats one thing.

-What's that?

-Why, humans, of course.

-Oh...

Baloo! Where are you?

There, I told you. Well, it came this way.

Just let me get a shot at it. Just one clean shot.

Careful, lads, the Shadow's dangerous.

Sssh! Mowgli, it's me.

Tabaqui, what are you doing here?

Hiding from the Black Shadow. I'm just as scared as you.

I'm not scared, and I'm not hiding. Anyway, it's just a silly story.

Wrong! I've seen it myself, and once you've seen it,

you never, ever forget it. Where is Bagheera today?

Well, I don't know. Why do you ask?

He's a black panther. They're wild beasts.

-Beware of him, man cub.

-But panthers don't eat humans.

They'll eat anything. Jackals too. Run, Mowgli, run like the wind!

I'm not afraid. It's just a silly story.

I must lure those hunters out of the jungle.

ROARING

MEN CHATTER EXCITEDLY

-I can see something!

-There! He's up that tree!

-Can you see him?!

-Up there!

ROARING CONTINUES

Whoa!

-Don't eat me!

-Mowgli, what are you scared of?

It's only me.

I've heard of Black Shadow. I thought it was a story.

So does Baloo, but Tabaqui says he's seen it with his own eyes.

Can you believe ANYTHING he says?

-But it explains why those hunters were tracking me.

-Yes.

-Where did you go this morning?

-This morning?

During the Elephant March.

Oh, yes, well, uh, it's not important, is it?

-No, I'm just curious.

-The thing is, Mowgli, I'd rather not say.

GUNSHOT

-Do you see him?!

-Up there somewhere.

M-Mowgli? Oh, Rikki, it's you.

-Where is everyone? I'm not too early, am I?

-Too early?

-For the party. Bagheera told me to come.

-Oh, the party. No, not at all,

it's just that I seem to have lost Mowgli.

-What happened to him?

-I'm going to find out. Wait here, Rikki.

Strange. Why are the chickens loose?

There's no-one around. Everyone must be out hunting.

-That's meant to make me feel better?

-I think we've found it.

-We have?

-Yes, look.

A muddy footprint, and, here, chicken feathers.

EXCITED HUMAN VOICES

There they are, over there!

GUNSHOTS

No, we're surrounded!

-Look out!

-Watch out!

MEN SCREAM AND GROAN

Baloo, you got here just in time!

Looking for someone?

I surrender!

Tabaqui, so it was you all along?

Never thought I'd see the day, a jackal who likes mud.

-Yes, it's very good for the fur.

-And for making you look like a panther.

-A very ugly one.

-Until the hunters got near,

-then you'd wash the mud off in the river.

-How did you find me out?

I saw those chickens running free at the village.

-They would normally be fenced in.

-Yes, to protect them from jackals.

But the humans were out hunting panthers.

Which is exactly how you planned it, eh, Tabaqui?

Well, I'm sorry, but this IS a jungle.

Every animal for itself. I thought I'd covered my tracks.

Your tracks gave you away. They were still black with mud.

-Look out!

-Don't shoot, they'll charge.

-Let me in! Please!

-Sorry, jackal, it's every animal for itself.

-Whoa!

-There, the panther!

-Help! I'm not a panther!

Man-eating panthers? I'd rather eat grass.

Do you think the legend may be true after all, Baloo?

-Hathi still believes it. I thought you believed it too, Mowgli?

-Me?

You thought I was the Black Shadow for a while.

Because you didn't tell me where you were!

He's got a point there, Bagheera. Maybe we should clear this up.

-Come on, everyone, come on out.

-Surprise!

-Congratulations, Mowgli!

Huh? Is it my birthday?

In a way. It's five years since you left us to live with Baloo.

-This was his idea.

-It was Bagheera's idea to round up your friends.

A party, for me?

LAUGHTER AND CHEERING

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

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

# Two friends together the jungle to explore

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

# In the Jungle Book it's in the Jungle Book. #