Bookworm Bilingual Reading Level 2 under Prince of the Forest 05

Synopsis:

As time went on, the head wolf Accra grew old, and Hill Khan had always been Mowgli's enemy, and it constantly encouraged the young wolf to be the enemy of Mowgli, and because the wolves were indeed afraid of Mowgli, who was a human, when Accra could not catch deer, they gathered on the rock to try to give it to Tiger Hill Khan, and Mowgli got the news in advance to prepare a spark and successfully subdued the tiger, so he returned to the village sadly.

Original story:

5 Tiger-Tiger's final duel

Mowgli knew that he had enemies now and he went far away．He ran until he came to a village in a place with many rocks and narrow valleys．Everywhere Mowgli could see cows and buffaloes．Some little boys were looking after the cows，but when they saw Mowgli，they shouted and ran away．Mowgli walked on until he came to the village．

Mowgli knew he had many enemies now, so he decided to go away. He ran to a village full of rocks and narrow valleys. Everywhere you look, there are cows and buffaloes. Some of the little boys were herding cattle, but when they saw Mowgli, they all screamed and ran away. Mowgli then walked forward to the edge of the village.

He sat down by the gate．When a man came out of the village，Mowgli opened his mouth to show that he wanted food．The man ran back into the village and came back with a hundred other people．They all looked at Mowgli and saw the bite-marks on his arms and legs．

He sat down at the entrance of the village. Just then, a man came out of the village, and Mowgli opened his mouth to indicate that he wanted something to eat. The man turned and ran back to the village, returning to Mowgli's side with hundreds of men. They looked at Mowgli and found some bite marks on his arms and legs.

‘Look，’said a man，‘those are the bite-marks of wolves．He is a wolf-child who has run away from the jungle．’

"Look," one man said, "those scars were bitten by wolves. He was a wolf boy who had run out of the forest. ”

‘He is a good-looking boy，’said one of the women．‘Messua，he looks like your little boy that was taken by the tiger．’

"He's pretty," one woman said, "Messua, he looks like your little boy who was snatched away by a tiger." ”

‘Let me look，’said Messua．‘Yes，he is thin，but he looks like my son．’

"Let me see," said Messua, "yes, he's thin, but he looks a lot like my son." ”

‘Take him to your house，Messua，’the villagers said．‘The jungle took your boy，and the jungle has given you this one back．’

"Bring him back to your house, Mesua," said the villagers, "and the forest took your son, but gave it back to you." ”

The woman called Messua took Mowgli to her house and gave him milk and bread．This was Mowgli's first time in a house，and he did not like it．It felt like a prison．

The woman named Mesua brought Mowgli home and gave him some milk and bread. Mowgli was staying in the house for the first time, and he didn't like the house and felt like a prison.

‘But I am a man now，’he thought，‘and I must do what men do．I must also learn to speak like men．’He knew all the many languages of the jungle，and so it was easy for him to learn the sounds of men．That first evening he learnt many words from Messua．

"But I'm human now," he thought, "and what people do, I have to do." I also had to learn to speak like a human being. "He knows all the languages in the forest, so learning human pronunciation is not difficult for him at all. On the first night, he learned a lot of words from Mezzua.

But that night he did not want to sleep inside the house．So he climbed out of the window，and went to sleep in a field near the village．Before he went to sleep，a soft grey nose touched his face．It was Grey Brother，the eldest of Mother Wolf's cubs．

But he didn't want to sleep in the house that night. So he climbed out of the window and slept in the field near the village. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a soft gray nose touched his face. It was Brother Grey's nose, and he was The Wolf Mother's oldest child.

‘Wake，Little Brother，’he said．‘I bring news．Shere Khan has gone away．You burnt his coat with the Red Flower．But he says that，when he comes back，he will kill you．’

"Wake up, little brother," he said, "I've brought you some news. Hill Khan was gone. You burned his fur with safflower. But he said he would kill you when he came back. ”

‘I remember also what I said about Shere Khan，’said Mowgli．‘But it is good to have news．Will you always bring me news，Grey Brother？’

"I remember what I said about Hill Khan," Mowgli said, "and it's good to hear some news anyway." Will you bring me some news often, Brother Grey? ”

‘Yes，Little Brother．But you will not forget that you are a wolf？You will not forget us when you are with men？’

"Of course, my little brother. But you won't forget that you're a wolf, right? When you're with people, you don't forget us, do you? ”

‘Never，’replied Mowgli．‘I will always remember that I love you all．’

"Never," replied Mowgli, "I love you guys, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life." ”

For three months Mowgli learnt how to be like a man．He had to wear clothes，learn how to use money，and how to work in the fields．In the evenings he sat with the villagers under a great tree，while the men told stories about the jungle and the animals．Once，when Buldeo，the village hunter，told a story about a tiger，Mowgli had to hide his face because he was laughing．At the end he said，‘Buldeo's stories are stupid． He knows nothing about the jungle．’

For three months, Mowgli had been learning how to be a human being. He had to put on clothes, learn to use coins, and how to do farm work. In the evening, he sat with the villagers under a large tree and listened to stories about the forest and various animals. Once, Burdio, a hunter in the village, told the story of a tiger. Mowgli had to keep his face off because he was laughing all the time. Finally he said: "Bourdio is talking nonsense, he knows nothing about the forest. ”

The villagers did not like this，and after that they sent Mowgli out every day with the other boys，to look after the herds of cows and buffaloes while they ate．Mowgli enjoyed this work，and usually went on alone，with a big group of cows and buffaloes．

Hearing this, the villagers were very unhappy. Since then, they have sent Mowgli, along with the other boys, to the outside of the village every day to take care of the cows and buffalo grazing. Mowgli was happy with the job, often driving a large herd of cattle alone.

One day he saw Grey Brother under a tree near the jungle．‘Shere Khan has come back，but he is hiding for a while．Then he is coming to kill you，’said Grey Brother．

One day, he saw Brother Gray standing under a tree near the forest. "Shirhan is back, but he's been hiding for a while now. Soon he will come and kill you. Brother Gray said.

‘Very good，’said Mowgli．‘Tell me when he comes．Meet me at the river，by the big dhak-tree with golden flowers．I will watch for you there every day．’

"Very well," said Mowgli, "you told me when he came, and we met under the golden-flowered Dhaka tree by the river. I'll go see you every day. ”

Day after day Mowgli went out with the herds，but there was nobody at the dhak-tree．Then at last the day came when Grey Brother was waiting for him．

As the days passed, Mowgli drove the cattle out every day, but there was always nothing under the Dhaka tree. Finally, Brother Grey finally came to the tree.

‘Shere Khan has waited for a month，and is hoping that you have now forgotten about him，’said the wolf．‘He's going to wait for you at the village gate this evening．But now he is hiding in the big dry ravine of the Waingunga．I met Tabaqui this morning —’here Grey Brother showed his teeth a little‘— and before I broke his back，he told me all about Shere Khan's plan．’

"Hill Khan waited a month, thinking you should have forgotten him by now," Gray said, "and tonight he'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the village." But now he was hiding in a dry canyon in Vainguga. This morning I ran into Tabaqui—"Brother Grey gritted his teeth at this point," —and he told me of Hill Khan's plan before I bit off his spine. ”

‘Has Shere Khan eaten today，or does he hunt empty？’The answer was life or death for Mowgli．

"Did Shirhan eat today?" Did he play on an empty stomach? The answer is about Mowgli's life and death.

‘He killed and ate this morning．And he has drunk，too．’

"He caught something in the morning so he's already eaten. He also drank a lot of water. ”

‘How stupid he is！’said Mowgli．‘Does he think that I shall wait until he has slept？’He stood and thought for a while．‘The ravine of Waingunga！I can take the buffaloes round to the top end and chase Shere Khan down the ravine．After a meal，he cannot fight or climb easily．But I need a big group of cows at the bottom end of the ravine，to stop him escaping．Then we will catch him between the buffaloes and the cows．Can you help me，Grey Brother？’

"This stupid guy!" Mowgli said, "Did he think I would wait until he had slept enough to act?" He stood there and thought for a moment, "The Canyon of Vayinguga!" I could drive the buffalo herd around to the top of the mountain and drive Hill Khan into the canyon. After a full meal, he was certainly powerless to fight and unable to climb the mountain. But I also need a large herd of cows to stand at the bottom of the valley so that he can't get out. That way, we can sandwich him between the buffalo and the cow. Will you help me, Brother Grey? ”

‘Not I alone，’said Grey Brother，‘but I have someone who will help me．’And the big grey head of Akela came out from the trees．

"I can't do it alone," said Brother Gray, "but someone can help me." As he spoke, Akra's huge gray head popped out of the woods.

‘Akela！Akela！’said Mowgli．‘I knew you would not forget me．’The two wolves ran here and there among the herd，and soon the cows and buffaloes were in two groups．Already，they were getting excited and dangerous．The other herd-boys，who were watching a long way away，ran back to the village with the news．

"Accra! Accra! Mowgli said, "I knew you wouldn't forget me. "Two wolves ran back and forth in the herd, and soon the cows and buffalo were divided into two herds. The herd has become extremely excited and on the verge of erupting. The other shepherd boys saw all this from a distance and all ran back to the village to report the news.

‘Keep the cows together，Grey Brother，’called Mowgli．‘Drive them into the bottom end of the ravine and keep them there until we come down．Akela，you and I will take the buffaloes round to the top．’

"Don't let the cows run, Brother Gray," cried Mowgli, "drive them to the bottom of the canyon and let them stay there until we come down." Accra, you and I drove the buffalo to the top of the mountain. ”

They drove the buffaloes round in a big circle uphill．It took a long time because they did not want Shere Khan to hear them．At last Mowgli was ready．He stopped and shouted down the ravine．

They drove the buffalo herd, made a big circle, and climbed to the top of the mountain. It took a long time because they didn't want Shirhan to hear it. Finally, Mowgli was ready. He stopped and shouted into the canyon.

‘Shere Khan！It is I，Mowgli．It is time for our meeting！’

"Hill Khan! It's me, Mowgli! It's time for us to meet! ”

Mowgli rode on the back of Rama，the biggest of the buffaloes，and Akela chased the herd from behind．The buffaloes began to run down the ravine，faster and faster，and the ground shook under their heavy feet．

Mowgli rides on rama, the largest buffalo in the herd. Accra drove herd of cattle from behind. The buffalo began to rush toward the valley floor, running faster and faster, and the heavy footsteps shook the ground.

Shere Khan heard the noise and woke up．He knew what it was，and he began to run down the ravine．No tiger can hope to stand against a herd of buffaloes when they are moving fast．He looked for a way to escape，but the ravine was narrow，with high rocky walls．He had to go on，heavy with his dinner and his drink．Then he saw the cows at the bottom of the ravine，and turned．But it was too late．He fell under the feet of the buffaloes，and they ran over him like a river running down a mountain．

Hill Khan heard the noise and woke up. After figuring out what was going on, he began to run towards the valley floor. Once the buffalo herd began to run wildly, any tiger could resist it. He wanted to find a way to escape, but the canyon was narrow and flanked by tall rocks. He had to keep running, the food and water in his stomach making his steps heavy. Just then he saw cows all over the valley. He wanted to turn around, but it was too late. He fell under a pair of cow hooves, and the cattle stepped on him like a river rushing down from the mountain.

The buffaloes did not stop until they crashed into the herd of cows．Mowgli jumped off Rama's back and shouted to Akela and Grey Brother．

It wasn't until the buffalo rushed into the herd that they stopped. Mowgli jumped off Rama's back and shouted at Accra and Brother Gray.

‘It is done！Shere Khan is dead！He died the death of a dog，not a fighting tiger．’

"Success! Shir Khan is dead! He died like a dog, not a belligerent tiger. ”

Mowgli took his knife and started to cut the coat from Shere Khan's body．It was hard work．After an hour Mowgli was still working when suddenly he felt a hand on his back．It was Buldeo，the village hunter．

Mowgli took out his knife and began to peel Therhan's skin. It's a laborious job. An hour passed, and he was still busy peeling. At this moment, he suddenly felt a hand on his back, it turned out to be the village hunter Bourdieu.

‘Go and look after your buffaloes，’he cried angrily．‘I will take this tiger's coat．I can sell it for a hundred rupees，and you can have one rupee for yourself．’

"Go herd the cattle," he cried angrily, "this tiger skin belongs to me, this tiger skin can sell for hundreds of rupees, I can give you a rupee." ”

‘No，’said Mowgli．‘I need this coat．’

"No," said Mowgli, "I need this tiger skin. ”

‘Listen，boy！’shouted Buldeo．‘I am the village hunter，and I will take the coat，and keep all the money．’

"Listen, boy!" Burdio cried, "I am the hunter in this village, and this tiger skin belongs to me, and all the money sold goes to me." ”

Then Mowgli spoke to Akela in the wolf-language，and suddenly Buldeo was lying on his back on the ground with a big grey wolf standing over him．

Mog used the wolf's language to say a few words to Accra, and Bourdieu suddenly fell to the ground, trampled by a huge gray wolf.

‘Buldeo，’said Mowgli，‘for a long time this tiger has wanted to kill me．But I have killed him．’

"Bourdieu," said Mowgli, "this tiger has always wanted to kill me. But in the end I killed him. ”

Buldeo was very afraid．Who was this boy，who could talk to wolves and kill tigers？‘Great King，’he said to Mowgli，‘I am an old man．I thought you were just a herd-boy．Let me go now，and I will go away．’

Bourdieu was very frightened. Who is this boy? Why was he able to talk to wolves and kill tigers? "O great king," he said to Mowgli, "I am an old man. I thought you were just a shepherd boy. Let me go, I'll roll right away. ”

‘Go，and peace go with you，’replied Mowgli，and he went on with his work．

"Go, may you be safe." Mowgli replied, and as he spoke, he continued the work at hand.

It was nearly dark when at last he and the wolves pulled the great coat away from the tiger's body．

When it was almost dark, he and the two wolves finally stripped the huge tiger skin off Ofham's body.

‘Now we must hide this and take the cows and the buffaloes back to the village，’said Mowgli．

"Now we must hide this first, and then drive the cattle back to the village." Mowgli said.

But when Mowgli came near the village，there was a crowd of people waiting for him at the gate．‘Go away，wolf-child！’they shouted．‘Go away，or we will kill you！’

But as he was about to reach the village, Mowgli noticed that a group of people were waiting for him at the entrance of the village. "Come on, you wolf boy!" They shouted, "Roll or we'll kill you!" ”

Mowgli did not understand．Shere Khan — the tiger who killed cows and stole children — was dead，but people were angry with him．He turned away and looked up at the stars in the sky．‘No more sleeping in houses for me，Akela．Let us get Shere Khan's coat and go away．’

Mowgli was a little confused. The tiger Who killed cattle and stole children, Shir Khan, died, but the people were furious. He turned and looked up at the starry sky. "I'm not going back to sleep in the house, Accra. Let's get out of here with Hill Khan's skin. ”

The moon climbed high in the sky，and the frightened villagers watched while Mowgli began to run across the fields，with the two grey wolves running at his side．

The moon hung high in the sky, and the terrified people watched as Mowgli ran across the field, followed by two gray wolves.

The moon was going down when Mowgli and the two wolves came to Mother Wolf's cave．‘The men do not want me，Mother，’called Mowgli．‘I have come home，and I have brought the coat of Shere Khan．’

By the time Mowgli and the two wolves reached the mother wolf's cave, the moon had already set. "People don't welcome me, Mom," Mowgli said, "and I'm back with Shirhan's tiger skin." ”

Mother Wolf came out of the cave，very happy to see Mowgli again，and to know that Shere Khan was dead．

The mother wolf came out of the cave and was overjoyed to see mowgli back and to see that Shirhan was dead.

From the jungle came the deep voice of Bagheera．‘Little Brother，we are pleased to see you．’

Bagra's low voice came from the forest: "Little brother, it is a pleasure to see you." ”

Then Mowgli took the coat of Shere Khan and put it on the great rock at the wolves' meeting place．Akela lay on it and called，‘Look well，O Wolves！’And the Wolf-Pack came and looked，and saw that Shere Khan was dead．

Mowgli placed Hill Khan's tiger skin on a large rock at the wolf pack's meeting place. Accra lay down on it and said, "Look carefully! The Wolf Clan stepped forward and saw that Shirhan had died.

‘Now，’said Mowgli，‘I do not belong to the Wolf-Pack，or to the Man-Pack．I will hunt alone in the jungle．’

"Now," said Mowgli, "I belong neither to the Werewolves nor to humans. I will hunt alone in the forest. ”

‘And we will hunt with you，’said Grey Brother and the rest of Mother Wolf's cubs．

"We'll hunt with you." Brother Gray said along with Mother Wolf's other children.

And Mowgli went away into the jungle and lived and hunted with his brothers，the wolves．

So Mowgli and his wolf brothers went into the forest. Since then they have lived together and hunted together.

Core Language Points:

valley n．an area of land between two lines of hills or mountains，usually with a river flowing through it 谷；山谷

buffalo n．an African animal similar to a large cow with long curved horns 水牛

good-looking adj． Having an attractive appearance Peugeot; pretty

prison n．a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime 监狱

soft adj．not hard or firm，but easy to press（柔）软的

touch v．to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone so that you can feel them（手或身体其他部位）触到；摸到

herd n． a group of animals of one kind that lives and feeds together

ravine n．a deep narrow valley with steep sides 深谷；峡谷

chase v．to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them 追逐；追赶

escape v．to get away from a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you leaving 逃走；逃离（某地）

herd-boy n．a boy who looks after a herd of animals 牧童

rupee n． the standard unit of money in India, Pakistan, and other countries

pleased adj． Happy or satisfied; happy