The Jungle Book: 6. Mowgli’s Song Summary & Analysis

Mowgli sings a song to all of the animals at Council Rock, celebrating Shere Khan’s death. His song talks about how he is the man who killed Shere Khan and now possesses his pelt. The song also discusses Mowgli’s sadness that the wolves betrayed him and cast him out of the jungle. He does not understand why they would do something like that, seemingly for no reason. Additionally, Mowgli’s song describes the sadness he feels about what has become of him. He says that he is now “two Mowglis” rather than one. The song ends on a sad note, as Mowgli sings, “My heart is heavy with the things I do not understand.”