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0:10Deep within the ancient forest, which
0:13never forgets good and bad deeds,
0:17there once lived a young
0:19>> [music]
0:19>> tiger whose claws were not yet strong,
0:23and whose eyes held curiosity instead of
0:26anger.
0:27His name was
0:29Khan.
0:32Khan tried his best [music]
0:33to be kind, but his pack pushed him away
0:37again and [clears throat] again.
0:40>> Get out of the way.
0:43What is this? You call this hunting?
0:49Bananas?
0:51Apples? Bananas? Yellow apples? Green
0:56apples? Gathering fruit isn't called
0:59hunting. Do you understand?
1:01Think bigger next time. An antelope, for
1:05example, not a watermelon.
1:11>> And one day,
1:13young Khan had to make a choice
1:17to stand with the good side of the
1:18forest
1:20and lose his pack or
1:23>> I'll think bigger.
1:31No matter what, never again. No one will
1:35ever take what's mine from me.
1:39>> Years later,
1:41that choice would cross paths with the
1:44fate of a human child.
2:00>> Calm did something no creature had ever
2:03dared to do before.
2:05He hunted
2:07a human baby.
2:10>> My son, my my baby?
2:13My child is gone. They kidnapped my
2:15child, my son!
2:25>> I saw it, it was a huge bear. It was
2:27right here.
2:29>> No, no, it was a pig. It went that way.
2:31Come on.
2:32>> But taking the child deep into the
2:34forest
2:36would bring humans chasing after him.
2:40So, he hid the baby inside the hollow of
2:43a tree.
2:48>> Stay here. Don't even think about
2:50crying. I'll come back and get you when
2:52the forest is quiet again.
2:54And I'll prove to the whole forest what
2:55it means to think big.
2:58>> That very evening
3:01Father Wolf quietly stepped out of his
3:04den.
3:05He had been hungry for so long.
3:08And tonight
3:10he was determined to find a big hunt.
3:14After searching for hours
3:17he heard something the forest had never
3:19heard before.
3:21A human laugh. When he followed the
3:23sound
3:25he could not believe his eyes.
3:29>> A human baby.
3:36>> [crying]
3:46[laughter]
3:52>> Huh?
3:53How is that possible?
3:55Where did this baby go?
3:58Kidnapped! That baby was mine. Whoever
4:01took it WILL PAY THE PRICE!
4:16>> [screaming]
4:19>> HANG IN THERE. WE'LL WARM up if we can
4:21just eat something.
4:38What What are you doing?
4:41>> I know what I'M DOING. CALM DOWN.
4:43>> THIS is a human baby.
4:45>> I know.
4:46>> People will come. They will find our
4:49tracks.
4:50You are putting our children in danger.
4:53>> It's just a baby.
4:55And very defenseless.
4:57>> People may be vulnerable at first, but
4:59later
5:03>> He was all alone.
5:06What was I supposed to do? Watch him
5:07become prey to the predators?
5:09>> Probably.
5:15How small he is.
5:18It's as if he doesn't know how to cry.
5:20He's always smiling.
5:28Look at that moon mark on his chest. He
5:31is a truly special child.
5:34>> So
5:35is he staying with us?
5:39>> This means you need to find more food.
5:41Don't forget.
5:43>> [snorts]
5:48>> Since you managed to survive all alone
5:51in the forest, you must be a very brave
5:54little one.
5:55From now on, let's call you Mowgli.
6:03>> From that day on,
6:05Mowgli became part of the wolf family.
6:13He grew up with his wolf brothers
6:16and was fed with the milk of Mother
6:18Wolf.
6:19The wolves protected him
6:22from every danger in the forest.
6:26As Mowgli grew,
6:28he began to learn
6:30what the wind whispered,
6:36which shadows were friendly
6:39and which ones were dangerous.
6:41Slowly, Mowgli learned.
6:48>> Stop.
6:54>> What happened?
6:59>> You should listen.
7:11>> Is this a bird?
7:13>> No, Mowgli. It's a snake.
7:16You need to listen more carefully.
7:23>> There [snorts] it is.
7:28Another one.
7:31>> Uh
7:32Yes, you guessed it, Mowgli. Let's get
7:34away from here now. Come on.
7:40>> The wise leader of the pack, Akela,
7:43gathered the trusted animals of the
7:45forest. He had an important decision to
7:48make.
7:48>> A human baby is growing up in the
7:50forest. This is unprecedented.
7:53It must be returned to humans
7:55immediately.
7:56>> Well, if humans brings trouble, Akela.
8:00Fire brings traps.
8:02>> Our law is clear.
8:05Man does not belong in the forest.
8:09>> But he was a baby, alone and
8:11defenseless. [music] If I hadn't take
8:12her with me, it wouldn't have been the
8:14law, it would have been heartless.
8:26>> But your compassion is endangering the
8:29flock. We have cubs.
8:31>> We must return him to his family.
8:34>> If we return it to the people, we leave
8:36a trail behind us. That's when they'll
8:37sniff it out and come with fire and
8:39traps. We cannot stay here. The forest
8:41will burn.
8:43>> You're right. Not only us, but all
8:45forest creatures would be in danger.
8:48>> Akela, I can't bear the burden of
8:50raising a child in the forest [music]
8:51alone. He needs to learn the laws of the
8:53jungle.
8:55>> Raising a child isn't easy, but
8:57sometimes
8:58the right thing to do is the difficult
9:00thing. What do you say, Baloo?
9:05>> [snorts]
9:06>> Well,
9:08um I mean, of course. It can be
9:11cultivated.
9:12>> Unlike some of us.
9:14>> If this child stays, he will learn
9:16discipline and will never be separated
9:18from the forest creatures.
9:21>> I'm ready for this.
9:22>> Then this isn't just the responsibility
9:23of one wolf pack.
9:25It's the responsibility of the entire
9:27forest. Understood?
9:33>> [groaning]
9:38>> Now, watch carefully. The honey is up
9:40there, but there's no point in rushing
9:42just because you're hungry and want it.
9:45>> Because I might fall, or the bees, they
9:48might attack me.
9:50Remember how they attacked you once?
9:53>> Yes, [laughter] yes, good. First you
9:55test the branch, then you apply your
9:56weight. First look, then touch.
10:11>> I'm not in a hurry. I'm being careful,
10:13okay?
10:15I can do this.
10:24I've never eaten such delicious honey in
10:26my life.
10:28>> [laughter]
10:34>> BELOW! HELP ME!
10:40>> I FORGOT TO TELL you that you need to be
10:41quiet, and also that you need to look
10:43after your food.
10:45>> [laughter]
10:52>> Alongside Baloo's playful laughter,
10:55there were also harder lessons to learn.
11:02These lessons came
11:05at night.
11:12Especially when Mowgli was unprepared.
11:15And while all this training continued,
11:19somewhere in the forest, an impatient
11:22shadow was watching them.
11:29>> [screaming]
11:29>> Don't move.
11:31>> [snorts]
11:34>> You're so quiet, Bagheera.
11:37I couldn't hear you.
11:39>> That's precisely the problem.
11:45You will learn to hear what kind of
11:47sound silence [music] is.
11:50>> But how?
11:51>> Because some traps never make a sound.
12:04>> I mean like this.
12:06>> Yes.
12:12Danger doesn't scream, Mowgli.
12:14Courage is stopping, sometimes changing
12:16direction, and sometimes running away
12:18when necessary.
12:19>> I need to be more careful.
12:22>> As days passed, Khan was not the only
12:26one growing stronger. Mowgli was
12:29growing, too, and surprising everyone.
12:33It's been a long time, Khan.
12:36Why are you still after this child?
12:39>> I will take back what is mine. If you
12:42think big, you will become great.
12:46>> But what made Mowgli special
12:49was not just his strength.
12:51It was knowing
12:53when to use it and when to stop.
12:58>> Help! [crying]
12:59I'm sinking.
13:08HELP!
13:36>> THE NEXT DAY,
13:38everything seemed normal in the forest.
13:41>> Last one to reach the water's edge
13:43loses. Come on.
13:50>> Oh, no, my brother.
13:53Okay, calm down. We'll get you out.
13:56Don't move.
13:57>> Ouch. Save me, Mowgli.
14:01>> First look, then touch.
14:06Think of it as a game, shall we? Hmm.
14:09Oh, and go ahead and ask one of your
14:11riddles.
14:13>> My furry furry coat is my best friend in
14:15the forest. I [music] choose honey over
14:16pears. Guess who I am.
14:18>> But it's SO SIMPLE.
14:22>> [snorts]
14:23[screaming]
14:25[laughter]
14:26>> FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE stood face to
14:29face with Khan.
14:31>> You were following us. You set this
14:33trap.
14:34>> No, little one.
14:36I have no business with traps.
14:39>> You know what? Actually, I was the first
14:42one to find you. You were lost in the
14:44forest. I was going to take you back to
14:46your real family.
14:48But the wolves got there before me and
14:50took you, separating you from your
14:52family.
14:54>> What? You were going to take me to my
14:56real family, but my family?
15:00>> No, don't believe Mowgli. He's lying.
15:03All he wanted was to hunt you. He's
15:05evil. Look at him.
15:13>> I'm bored of this game.
15:16>> Now.
15:20Run.
15:34>> [music]
15:48>> You escaped my grasp again.
15:50But I know what I'll do to you, little
15:52human.
15:56>> We
15:58with you we are of the same blood.
16:02You
16:03and I.
16:06>> From deep within the forest.
16:15>> But Khan, who could not accept defeat,
16:20began making plans with the Bandar-log.
16:24>> You understand, right? If you know what
16:27that child knows, you will be the master
16:30of the forest.
16:31>> So, we can be the masters of the forest.
16:38Give me my crown. I'LL BE THE MASTER.
16:41GIVE IT TO ME. I SAID, "GIVE IT."
16:44>> You can only be THE MASTER OF BANANAS.
16:55>> LET'S MOVE THESE BRANCHES A little
16:57further over here. The shelter needs to
16:59be ready before the rain starts.
17:01>> The wind won't blow this tent away,
17:03right?
17:04>> Don't worry. It's even sturdier than the
17:06house.
17:08Let's go inside.
17:16>> While Mowgli was busy,
17:18many unknown eyes
17:21were watching him from the treetops.
17:25>> Are you up for the race?
17:30>> My Ivy incense is finished. Give me
17:32yours. Give it to me right now.
17:35>> Come on.
17:36>> No,
17:37you shouldn't HAVE FINISHED YOURS THEN.
17:43>> GET A GRIP. We didn't come here to play
17:46games. We have a mission.
17:53>> What?
17:54Let me go. LET ME GO.
17:58>> [laughter]
17:59>> WE BROUGHT HIM HERE.
18:01LET HIM TALK. LET HIM TELL US WHAT HE
18:03KNOWS.
18:05>> NO, let him explain it to me first.
18:09You? Aha.
18:22>> As Mowgli slowly raised his head,
18:25>> Chill, that's you.
18:27>> Mowgli remembered
18:29the ancient words.
18:33>> We are of the SAME BLOOD. You and I.
18:38From the depths of the forest.
18:41>> The wind carried his voice
18:44to Chill.
18:45>> Clearly you're in trouble. Hurry up.
18:48>> Vulture Chill had quickly risen into the
18:50sky to deliver the news. The
18:53Bandar-log's dragged Mowgli further into
18:56the forest to a dilapidated settlement
18:59long abandoned by humans.
19:02The cold caves.
19:06Even though Mowgli tried to escape again
19:09and again,
19:11he was caught every [clears throat]
19:13single time.
19:15But,
19:17he never gave up.
19:22>> HEY! STOP!
19:46>> [laughter]
19:52>> MEANWHILE, Chil carried the bad news to
19:55Mowgli's friends. Baloo and Bagheera
19:59knew
20:00they could not solve this problem alone.
20:04Without Kaa, the ancient snake of the
20:07jungle,
20:09there was no way.
20:13>> [screaming]
20:15>> TALK!
20:16TELL us the laws of the jungle.
20:19>> I'm stating the law. Law one, be silent.
20:23>> He's lying.
20:24Is that even a rule?
20:26>> Shh. Be quiet. Maybe it's true.
20:30>> Don't be ridiculous.
20:33Don't mess with us, little human.
20:42>> Don't touch me.
20:48>> What is this?
20:50>> With fur that shimmered in the dark and
20:52teeth that gleamed with danger,
20:55it was Bagheera.
20:57>> So, young people,
20:59is the FUN OVER?
21:01>> RUN, [screaming]
21:02RUN, PANTHER!
21:05>> THEY WILL CRUSH US. [screaming]
21:07RUN! RUN! RUN!
21:10>> THE monkeys saw the fierce
21:13and angry panther.
21:15They fled,
21:16holding their breath.
21:18>> Woohoo!
21:19>> [screaming]
21:20>> WE CAN'T ESCAPE!
21:23>> HATHI, DID YOU SEE ITS CLAWS? They're
21:25huge!
21:29>> [screaming]
21:43[screaming]
21:47>> We're all sticky!
21:49>> SHUT UP!
21:50>> UH
21:52Is that honey?
21:53>> I SAID, "SHUSH!"
21:55>> MOWGLI! MOWGLI!
21:57WHERE ARE YOU?
22:04>> Get out of here immediately. This is our
22:07[screaming]
22:12>> OH, NO! HELP ME!
22:15>> It fell! It fell! WAS IT CRUSHED? NO,
22:18he's not moving. Our leader has fallen!
22:29>> Get out of my way, Baloo. You picked up
22:31the wrong day, striped.
22:35>> [groaning]
22:45[singing]
22:48>> Where are you, Mowgli?
22:49>> Speak up!
22:51>> I'm here, Bagheera. Can you hear me?
23:14>> Did they hurt you, Mowgli?
23:18Tell me. If they touched you, I'll make
23:21their lives hell.
23:22>> No, Bagheera. I'm fine.
23:26No. Where's Baloo? Is he in danger?
23:34>> [groaning]
23:52[music]
23:53>> Kaa.
23:55Now.
24:05>> I I'm stuck.
24:17>> Today, you lost.
24:21>> The Bandar-log fled deeper and deeper
24:24into the jungle until they disappeared
24:27from sight. The cold lair fell silent
24:30once again,
24:32and Kaa finally understood something. He
24:35could never harm Mowgli again, not with
24:38such strong and [clears throat] loyal
24:40friends by his side.
24:43>> Ah, little one.
24:44>> [music]
24:45>> I promise I'll never steal your honey
24:47again. Just be there for us.
24:50>> We're of the same blood, you and I. We
24:53can share honey.
24:56>> And that's the most [music] beautiful
24:57thing that makes you who you are,
24:59Mowgli.
25:06As time passed, Mowgli grew into a young
25:09boy who understood the secrets of the
25:12jungle. One day, a small, simple object
25:16led him to a destiny
25:18>> [music]
25:18>> he had never known before.
25:20>> What is this? It can give off almost as
25:23much light as a full moon.
25:29>> Mowgli began to follow the footprints.
25:32Footprints that did not belong to the
25:34jungle,
25:36but looked just like his own.
25:39The tracks led [music] him
25:41between tall, rocky cliffs
25:44to a cold, ancient place,
25:47to the cold lairs
25:49where he had once been held captive.
25:56>> [panting]
26:02>> When the woman lifted her head,
26:04she saw Mowgli standing before her.
26:07Her breath caught
26:09because those eyes
26:11felt so familiar.
26:14>> My child is gone. They kidnapped my
26:16child, my son.
26:18>> You,
26:20if I'm not mistaken, there should be a
26:22crescent-shaped [music] mark on your
26:23chest.
26:31>> My son,
26:33you are my son who was kidnapped years
26:35ago. I have been searching for you. I
26:38have been searching for you everywhere
26:40for years.
26:43>> It turned out the grieving mother had
26:45tried very hard to find her child whom
26:49she had lost years ago.
26:52She had searched every forest she knew
26:55like an archaeologist.
26:57>> I always felt his presence deep inside
27:00me.
27:01Jack,
27:02my sweet boy.
27:04>> Mother.
27:08>> [laughter]
27:12>> That day, Mowgli on understood that he
27:15belonged to both worlds. He was born in
27:18one, he grew up in the other.
27:21>> You wanted it to grow so much, [music]
27:23didn't you? Well, it did.
27:26>> But wherever he goes,
27:28the forest is with him. Mowgli has now
27:31begun to live with humans.
27:34Thus, Mowgli has built an unshakeable
27:37bridge of love between the wild wisdom
27:40of the forest and the world of humans
27:43because he has understood
27:45that any place [music] where he feels he
27:47belongs can be a home.
27:50The legend of the jungle boy has echoed
27:52forever in every leaf touched by the
27:54wind and in every heart where friendship
27:58resides. [music]