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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:01 am  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Hi,

I have come across some difficulties again. Could you please help me out with:

Quote:
"He killed at dawn,—a pig,—and he has drunk too. Remember, Shere Khan could never fast, even for the sake of revenge."
"Oh! Fool, fool! What a cub's cub it is! Eaten and drunk too, and he thinks that I shall wait till he has slept!''

1. Does 'What a cub's cub it is!' imply Mowgli's contempt for Shere Khan?

2. Does 'he thinks that I shall wait till he has slept!' mean 'he is so foolish as to think that I will delay my charge until he falls asleep!"

Quote:
The two wolves ran, ladies'-chain fashion, in and out of the herd, which snorted and threw up its head, and separated into two clumps.

3. Does ladies'-chain fashion have something to do with ladies'-chain family or some dance?

4. I guess 'which' refers to 'the herd'. If so, why not 'snorted and threw up their heads'? Or does 'its head' here have a collective meaning?

Quote:
"Well done! Another charge and they are fairly started. Careful, now—careful, Akela. A snap too much and the bulls will charge.''

5. Does this mean 'A snap is more than enough to make the bulls charge'?

Quote:
Once started, there was no chance of stopping, and before they were fairly in the bed of the ravine Rama winded Shere Khan and bellowed.

6. Does 'the bed' mean 'the bottom of a stream'? If so, how and why should they (the herd) get there?

Quote:
The herd splashed through the pool he had just left, bellowing till the narrow cut rang.

7. Does it suggest a harsh (narrow) rencounter (cut) began (rang)?

Thank you so very much in advance.

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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Fri Mar 02, 2007 14:42 pm  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

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1. Does 'What a cub's cub it is!' imply Mowgli's contempt for Shere Khan? -- Yes: a cub's cub = a very foolish baby.

2. Does 'he thinks that I shall wait till he has slept!' mean 'he is so foolish as to think that I will delay my charge until he falls asleep!" -- No: until he has rested and digested and awakened refreshed.

3. Does ladies'-chain fashion have something to do with ladies'-chain family or some dance? -- I think it means that the two wolves ran a chain-link sort of path, crossing and recrossing each other's trail, to divide the herd. I am not sure, though.

4. I guess 'which' refers to 'the herd'. If so, why not 'snorted and threw up their heads'? Or does 'its head' here have a collective meaning? -- Yes, I think that is Kipling's intention-- to represent the herd as a single entity.

5. Does this mean 'A snap is more than enough to make the bulls charge'? -- No; it is a fine line between enough snaps to control the bulls and too many snaps, which will cause them to charge.

6. Does 'the bed' mean 'the bottom of a stream'? If so, how and why should they (the herd) get there? -- I suppose they went down to drink, if there is a stream at the bottom (bed) of the ravine; otherwise, they just went down to cool off in the shade or eat succulents or something.

7. Does it suggest a harsh (narrow) rencounter (cut) began (rang)? -- The cut is the ravine: the ravine echoed (rang) with their bellowing sounds.

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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:21 pm  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Hi Mr Micawber,

Thank you so very much again. This 'children's book' is REALLY interesting! Quite difficult, though, for me, a grown-up! Embarassed

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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Sat Mar 03, 2007 13:50 pm  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Childrens' books are one of the best ways to acquire basic (and often not so basic), everyday vocabulary. They can also provide a good insight into the natural speech forms of a language.

PS: It's really nice to meet you 'in picture', Haihao -- thank you for it!
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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Sat Mar 03, 2007 14:47 pm  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

I agree with Conchita. I learnt a different usage of 'maggot' from "Matilda" by Roald Dahl.He he.

p/s: nice to meet you Haihao. You look so familiar.Have we met before?I doubt it though.Maybe it's just my 'ki no sei'.
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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Sat Mar 03, 2007 14:56 pm  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

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Nice to see you, Haihao-- now I know who I am talking to-- it is quite helpful.

PS: I have never considered the Jungle Book a children's book-- it is for all ages. I can't wait until you get to Rikki-tikki-tavi!
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Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book' Sun Mar 04, 2007 0:52 am  Some more questions from 'The Jungle Book'
 

Always my pleasure meeting you all! I am sorry for the delay of my picture. It really 'cost' me some courage to 'publish' it. Smile

I always appreciate your kind help and company, Conchita, and many times I wished I could tell you that one of my most favorite food is paella and one of my most favorite books is Don Quixote.

Humm..., I am sorry but I can't remember if we met before, Nina. But I am happy we are meeting here! Very Happy

I can't wait too, Mr. Micawber, until I have gotten a whole picture for the book. Thank you very much again for your precious help with my endless questions. Sometimes I really feel uneasy to 'lay on' so many questions.

Thank you all again.

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