Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'

[Haihao]

Hi,

I am sorry to bother you again with all these endless questions. :oops:

[Mister Micawber]

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1. I guess that 'his head and two feet of his neck clearing the water' means 'his head and two front feet passing the stream'. If so, what happened to his two rear feet and haunches? -- No, no! It is Kaa's head and a 2-foot length of his 'neck'.

2. Could I suggest 'speckled frog' alludes to Kaa's no slow goer? -- I think more to the point is that frogs are lowly, stupid creatures.

3. Does 'All one' mean 'All these words are one thing, that's me. ? -- No, 'all one' = 'all the same; it makes no difference'. He is referring to the various terms that the Bandarlog used-- they are all insults... and he doesn't particularly like Bagheera's repeating them, so he minimizes their mention.

4. Does 'set with' mean 'decorated with' ? -- Inset with, actually.

5. Could I suggest from this passage that the walls were penetrable by light like a Gothic window? -- It seems to me rather that the walls are marble latticework; the light passes through the open part of the grid, not through the marble.
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[Haihao]

Hi Mr. Micawber,

Thank you for the help again! The book and its expressions are really 'Oku Ga Fukai'! I'm 'masumasu' getting in love with it! But I am afraid I cannot really savor its genuine relish without your help. :)

Thanks again.

Haihao

[Mister Micawber]

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The Jungle Book is a unique and wonderful classic. Enjoy!
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