JUNGLE BOOK Adapted from the “Mowgli” Stories of Rudyard Kipling

By Vera Morris

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THE JUNGLE BOOK Adapted from the "Mowgli" stories of Rudyard Kipling

By VERA MORRIS

CAST OF CHARACTERS (In Order of Appearance)

MOWGLI .................................... jungle boy 97 # of lines

NYRA ........................................ an old lady, storyteller 25 CHITRA ...................................... woman of the village 22 RIKKI-TIKKI ................................ mongoose 18 BALOO ....................................... kindly bear 38 BAGHEERA ............................... panther 31 FATHER WOLF ......................... leads the pack 36 MOTHER WOLF ........................ his mate 16 TABAQUI ................................... jackal 27 KAA ............................................ python 21 MANG ........................................ bat 23 MOR ........................................... peacock 18 WOLF #1 .................................... runs in a pack 24 WOLF #2 .................................... another 21 WOLF #3 .................................... another 18 KING MONKEY .......................... silly simian 32 MONKEY #1 ............................... another 27 MONKEY #2 ............................... another 20 SHERE KHAN ............................ fierce and villainous tiger 48 MESSUA .................................... Mowgli's mother 18 TOOMAI ..................................... village elder 24 COBRA ...................................... guardian of the great treasure 15

Additional WOLVES, MONKEYS, JUNGLE CREATURES, VILLAGERS as/if desired.

* Most roles can be played as either male or female.

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