JUNGLE BOOK

Adapted from the “Mowgli” Stories of Rudyard Kipling

By Vera Morris

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 THE JUNGLE BOOK
Adapted from the "Mowgli" stories of Rudyard Kipling
By VERA MORRIS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(In Order of Appearance)
# of lines
MOWGLI .................................... jungle boy 97
NYRA ........................................ an old lady, storyteller 25
CHITRA ...................................... woman of the village 22
RIKKI-TIKKI ................................ mongoose 18
BALOO ....................................... kindly bear 38
BAGHEERA ............................... panther 31
FATHER WOLF ......................... leads the pack 36
MOTHER WOLF ........................ his mate 16
TABAQUI ................................... jackal 27
KAA ............................................ python 21
MANG ........................................ bat 23
MOR ........................................... peacock 18
WOLF #1 .................................... runs in a pack 24
WOLF #2 .................................... another 21
WOLF #3 .................................... another 18
KING MONKEY .......................... silly simian 32
MONKEY #1 ............................... another 27
MONKEY #2 ............................... another 20
SHERE KHAN ............................ fierce and villainous tiger 48
MESSUA .................................... Mowgli's mother 18
TOOMAI ..................................... village elder 24
COBRA ...................................... guardian of the great treasure 15
Additional WOLVES, MONKEYS, JUNGLE CREATURES,
VILLAGERS as/if desired.
* Most roles can be played as either male or female.

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