The Jungle Book Quotes

Colonel Hathi: Esprit de corps! That's the way I earned my commission in the Majarajah's Fifth Pachyderm Brigade. Back in '88 it was. Or... or was it?
Winifred: Here it comes. The Victoria Cross bit again.
Colonel Hathi: It was then I received the Victoria Cross for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. Ha ha! Those were the

days. Discipline! Discipline was the thing! Builds character, and all that sort of thing, you know.

Mowgli: [sees the girl] Look. What's that?
Bagheera: Oh, it's the man-village.
Mowgli: No, no. I mean that.
Baloo: Forget about those, they ain't nothing but trouble.
Mowgli: Just a minute. I've never seen one before.
Baloo: So you've seen one. So let's go.

Mowgli: I'll be right back. I want a better look.
Baloo: Mowgli, wait a minute.
Bagheera: Oh, Baloo. Let him have a better look.

Bagheera: I'm taking you to a man-village.
Mowgli: But why?
Bagheera: Because Shere Khan has returned to this part of the jungle. And he has sworn to kill you.
Mowgli: Kill me? But why would he wanna do that?
Bagheera: He hates man. And Shere Khan is not going to allow you to grow up to

become a man. Just another hunter with a gun.
Mowgli: Aw, we'll just explain to him that I'd never do a thing like that.
Bagheera: Nonsense. No one explains anything to Shere Khan.
Mowgli: Well, maybe so. But I'm not afraid. And besides, I...
Bagheera: [interrupts Mowgli] Now that's enough.

Baloo: [scatting] Well, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, yes, it's a doo-bah-dee-doo, I mean a doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee, doo-bee-dee-doo. And with...
[Sees Mowgli]
Baloo: Well, now. Ha ha! What have we here?
[sniffs Mowgli]
Baloo: Hmmm. Say, what a funny little bit of a...
Mowgli: [slaps Baloo

in the nose] Go away!
Baloo: Oh, boy! I've seen everything in these woods. Ooh, what have I run on? What a pretty thing this is.
Mowgli: Leave me alone.
Baloo: Well, now. That's pretty big talk, little britches.
Mowgli: I'm big enough.
[starts slugging Baloo]
Baloo: Tsk,

tsk, tsk, tsk. Pitiful. Hey, kid. You need help, and ol' Baloo's gonna learn ya to fight like a bear.

Kaa: Hi, little cub. Oh, no. Don't be scared. I'm not gonna hurt you.
Mowgli: I was just passing through. I don't want any trouble.
Kaa: There's no trouble. Are you alone out here? Hm, that's not good. We should never be alone.
Mowgli: I'm waiting for a friend. He should be here soon.

Kaa: I can stay with you until he gets here. Would that be all right? I'll keep you safe, just you and me, sweet thing.

Mowgli: Where am i?
Baloo: Uh, this is a cave. It's my cave. You don't remember what happened, do you?
Mowgli: No.
Baloo: I saved your life. Yeah, I snatched you from the jaws of death - the COILS of death, if you will - and lucky for you your new favorite hero, old Baloo here, just happened to be passing by.

Colonel Hathi: [Seeing Mowgli for the first time] Well, a new recruit, eh? Ha ha... uh say, what happened to your trunk?
[Begins prodding Mowgli's nose with his twig]
Mowgli: [Much annoyed] Hey, stop that!
Colonel Hathi: [Surprised beyond belief] A mancub! This is treason!
[Picks Mowgli up with his trunk]

Colonel Hathi: Sabotage! I'll have no mancub in my jungle!
[Puts him down]
Mowgli: It's not your jungle!
Bagheera: [Running onto the scene] Hold it! Hold it! I can explain, Hathi.
Colonel Hathi: Colonel Hathi, if you please sir.
Bagheera: Oh yes. Colonel Hathi. The mancub is with

me. I'm taking him to the man village.
Colonel Hathi: To stay?
Bagheera: You have the word of Bagheera.
Colonel Hathi: Good. And remember: an elephant never forgets!
[Mowgli folds his arms in disgust]