Rudyard Kipling

THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK
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THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE

Just to give you an idea of the immense variety of the Jungle Law, I have translated into verse (Baloo always recited them in a sort of sing-song) a few of the laws that apply to the wolves. There are, of course, hundreds and hundreds more, but these will do for specimens of the simpler rulings.

 Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and as true as
 the sky;
 And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf
 that shall break it must die.
 
 As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth
 forward and back—
 For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength
 of the Wolf is the Pack.
 
 Wash daily from nose-tip to tail-tip; drink deeply, but
 never too deep;
 And remember the night is for hunting, and forget not
 the day is for sleep.
 
 The jackal may follow the Tiger, but, Cub, when thy
 whiskers are grown,
 Remember the Wolf is a hunter—go forth and get food
 of thine own.
 
 Keep peace with the Lords of the Jungle—the Tiger, the
 Panther, the Bear;
 And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the Boar
 in his lair.
 
 When Pack meets with Pack in the Jungle, and neither
 will go from the trail,
 Lie down till the leaders have spoken—it may be fair
 words shall prevail.
 
 When ye fight with a Wolf of the Pack, ye must
 fight him alone and afar,
 Lest others take part in the quarrel, and the Pack be
 diminished by war.
 
 The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge, and where he has
 made him his home,
 Not even the Head Wolf may enter, not even the Council
 may come.
 
 The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge, but where he has
 digged it too (...)
(......)