Notice this says The Jungle BOOKS! My book club was reading just Book 1. I got the audio version from the library, and the narrator was TERRIBLE! Seriously! So, I remembered this version from when we took long car journeys when our kids were small. I noticed it said "abridged," but it was only 30 minutes shorter than the terrible narration so I listened to it. How much could it be abridged? NOONE beats the Madhav Sharma narration. It is superb.
Well, then I started comparing chapters, and they did not line up with Book 1. Then I realized that this said The Jungle BOOKS. The British version that I found online had the title for this Naxos Audiobook as "Mowgli's Stories." Then I realized this is all the stories about Mowgli contained in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book!
So, in getting ready for my book club, I am going back to The Jungle Book (Book 1) and reading all the "non-Mowgli stories" for my book club in two days!
I really like the stories of Mowgli in one place, and this narration is so entertaining!
Sure, many people give Rudyard Kipling a very hard time because of his prejudice, but he was a product of his times. Give him a break and enjoy!
"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well" (The Little Prince by de Saint-Exupéry). One woman's journey to wellness through a well-adjusted heart, well-watered soul, well-educated mind, and well-tuned body. "Love the Lord your God with all your HEART, and with all your SOUL, and with all your MIND, and with all your STRENGTH" (Mark 12:30-31).
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