B. J. Harrison Reads Kaa's Hunting

We have all heard about Mowgli and his adventures. In this story, Baloo the bear teaches Mowgli the Law of the Jungle. Bagheera, however, doubts Baloo’s teaching style. Mowgli is learning the language of the birds and snakes, but dreams of having his own tribe to lead through the branches all day. When Baloo and Bagheera hear the young boy’s words, they get angry. Will Mowgli learn the words of the birds and snakes? Or will he run away to create his own tribe? Who are the Monkey-People and Bandar-log, and what do they have in common with Mowgli? Find all the answers in the adventure short story "Kaa's Hunting" from 1894.

B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a British journalist, poet and novelist, most famous for his collection of stories, "The Jungle Book" (1894). He spent a good part of his childhood and youth in India where the stories are set. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him its youngest ever recipient. Some other famous works by Kipling are "Kim" (1901), "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and "Mandalay" (1890).