The Jungle Book - Ruthyard Kipling

a mischief-maker

to fawn恭維；討好；巴結on this cattle butcher

trapped or maimed使殘廢；使受重

untried沒有經驗的

from the marrow of my bones I hate him

Baloo is no fledgling初出茅廬的人；無經驗的組織；新體系

Porcupine豪豬；箭豬

Lairs獸穴；獸窩

gorge貪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽

cobblestones鵝卵石

pawpaws番木瓜

jasper墨綠色and lapis石頭;寶石lazuli青金石

cobras眼鏡蛇

bulged使凸起 out of their heads

take the cattle and buffaloes out to graze（在草地上）吃青草

Rama (印度教)喇嘛

byres牛棚

tussocks（比周圍的草密而高的）草叢

wallowing（為保持涼爽或嬉戲在爛泥、水裏）打滾，翻滾