Taken from his village by shere khan the tiger, he escapes and runs into a cave where a wolf family live. This is a list of characters that appear in rudyard kiplings 1894 jungle book story collection, its 1895 sequel the second jungle book, and the various film adaptations based on those books. The name of the tiger in the jungle book is shere khan. A menacing tiger who is the most feared member of the jungle. Mowglis jungle foe, the bengal tiger shere khan, is the most imperiled of. The voice cast for walt disney pictures the jungle book the original 1967 version. His wolf mother names him mowgli which means little frog. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the 1994 liveaction film the jungle book, shere khan is presented as a more sympathetic character. Kiplings list of names in the stories, excerpted from volume xii of the complete works, sussex. The 1967 film names him rama, meaning pleasant, supreme. Kipling included no such character in his book, but disneys. Shere khan is a fictional bengal tiger and the main antagonist of rudyard kiplings jungle book and. Anna sets off on an epic journey teaming up with mountain man kristoff and his loyal reindeer sven to find. The wolves send him to a village to protect him from shere khan. He befriends mowgli in hopes of learning how fire is made. This list of names, their meanings, and pronunciation, was provided by rudyard. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Trapped within the mouth of a giant tiger statue at the bottom of a lava pit. They treat him as their own and he is raised like a wolf cub.
Shere khan translates roughly as tiger king shir is tiger or lion in persian, punjabi and hindi. In kiplings book, he is described as a sleepy old bear, who teaches mowgli the law of the jungle. List of the jungle book characters mondo world wikia fandom. The true meaning of character names from fiction eurotalk blog. A sly snake who enjoys hypnotizing those he comes in contact with. The jungle book study guide contains a biography of rudyard kipling, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. What would happen if shere khan from the jungle book was the king of the pride lands from. Shere khan is a fictional bengal tiger and the main antagonist of rudyard kipling s jungle book and. Characters include both human and talking animal characters. I try to get the names in as many languages as i can get, so please contribute where ever you can. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. Taken from his village by shere khan the tiger, he escapes and runs into a cave where. The jungle book tells the story of a boy named mowgli who has been raised in the jungle by wolves.
Martins books, and the accompanying tv series, for the most. The jungle book characters in real life all characters 2017 help us to get 100. The jungle book is an animated film that was released by disney in 1967. He is a happygolucky boy who considers himself a wolf. The jungle book study guide contains a biography of rudyard kipling. Hindideutsches worterbuch leipzig 1971 means lion or tiger a maneating royal bengal tiger who is the main villain and the archenemy of mowgli, who is often known in both the short stories by kipling to the.
Jungle book names here is a incomplete collection of named from the jungle book which are sometimes being used as names for cub scout leaders. Wikimedia commons has media related to the jungle book characters. How much do you know about the real jungle book animals. I dont know which version you of the book or move you are taking about so i compiled a list of all the characters i remember mowgli. Chuchundra asian house shrew, called a muskrat in the story his name is. What are all the character names in the jungle book. Baloos name, which simply means bear in hindustani, lends no additional clues. Characters and voice actors the jungle book 1967 youtube.