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Bagheera : Soon the rain ceased to fall and the dry season arrived . Heat crept the jungle...turning it yellow ...then brown...then black. But that year was the driest season that anyone can remember . Even the mohwa didn't flower .

Ikki : My leaf . This is mine . Mine , mine , mine . There's a rock . That's mud . That's mud . There's a rock . That's my rock . That's my rock . Nobody touches my rock . There's another rock. Two rocks. Three rocks . Peace Rock ? Peace Rock ! It's the Truce ! The Water Truce !


Eagle screeches .

Bagheera : It had been many , many years since the Peace Rock was revealed ...and the water truce was called .

Rhinos growl .

Buffalo snorts .

Bagheera : Hunting at the riverbank was now forbidden ...

Birds chirp

Bagheera : Because , by Law of the Jungle , drinking comes before eating . So , you could come to the Peace Rock , on a day like this ...and find all people side-by-side .

Raksha : Don't forget .

Mowgli : No hunting .

Raksha : Playing only .

Mowgli : Playing , only . I got it , ami.

Raksha : And remember ...not everyone here has seen a man-cub in the Jungle before . So behave yourself .

Mowgli : Ok , Ok . Can I go now ?

Raksha : Take the pups with you .

Gray : Wait for me !

Mowgli : Come on , Gray !

Antelope : Oh , take a look at this guy .


Buffalo: Excuse me .

Mowgli : Sorry .

Deer : He's walking on two legs

Deer : Don't stare .


Mowgli: Hey, look. A wild boar.

Gray : And a rhino.

Tavi: And a mongoose.

Mowgli: Everybody's here.

Gray: laughs. Is that a peacock ?

Peacock: Ooh , a stick !

Ikki: Oh , that's my stick .

Peacock: I like this stick .

Ikki: Seriously , that's my stick .

Peacock: This is my stick . 


Ikki: No, that's my stick. Let go of my stick!

Peacock: It's a water truce!

The peacock and Ikki groan.

Mowgli: Owh!

Ikki: Sorry. My bad! It's involuntary. I could pee on it.

Rhino: Watch yourself, please.

Baby Rhino: Dad, what is that?

Rhino: I think that's a man-cub.

Baby Rhino: What's a man-cub doing here?

Blackbucks: Woa. Don't forget the truce.

Bagheerea: I know the Law, Bucks.

Everyone gasps.

Male Wolf: What is that?

Mowgli slurps

Wild boar slurps

Mice : Weird. That's weird.

The snake hisses.

Akela : Mowgli, what was the rule about your tricks ?





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