In which the young man-cub Mowgli, diligently schooled in the Law of the Jungle by Baloo and Bagheera, finds himself enticed by the chaotic and lawless Monkey People, the Bandar-log, whose wild ways bring him into great danger. His devoted teachers, recognising the peril, enlist the aid of Kaa the Rock Python, whose formidable presence alone causes the monkeys to tremble, setting the scene for a desperate hunt through the jungle’s treetops.