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01x37 - Tears Before the Battle

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Jungle Book". Aired: 2 October 1989 – 29 October 1990.*
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Mowgli is a "man-cub" who was raised by Akela's pack. He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and Bagheera while ending up having to deal with the plots of Shere Khan, Grizzle and Tabaqui.

01x37 - Tears Before the Battle

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wake up

a new day is dawning there's beauty and

happiness everywhere

jump up

destiny's calling you and your friends

have so much to share

swinging through love on this great

adventure the spirit of nature will see

you through there are lessons to learn

about life and its mysteries lessons of

love that are waiting for you

look up

there's joy all around you nature is

wondrous but beware the law of the

jungle has a lesson for life but you can

still soar right up to the sky hold your

head up high

keep your courage inside

then sure as the sun and the stars up

above

you will discover

love

um

cut it out ricky

i have news for you what well shere khan

has gone out hunting and it looks as if

he knows where you're living now

he was cursing you and saying you'd

never escape him the time has come and

i'm ready for him

i will never be beaten by that outlaw

what do you want us to do

there is one thing if you can arrange it

i want to see a kayla yes of course i'll

bring him tomorrow night or the night

after that i need his wisdom to guide me

ah

hey don't hide behind me you'll get in

trouble

quick let's go

jamira

we're finished want to go back oh never

mind that haven't you heard garden oh

about rodeo his pet cobra oh the snake

uh-huh it's dead and voldeo claims it

was k*lled in the middle of the night

he was in the village square ranting and

raving about how he heard a noise and

went outside and saw a snake being

attacked by a wolf huh

yes a monster wolf he had the whole

village upset

look see for yourselves my poor cobra

and i say again that a monster wolf

seized my snake and m*rder*d it i saw it

all and the wolf was as big as a steer a

monster that kills for sport and if you

think i'm exaggerating ask my grandson

he's hard too didn't you boy

i think we know why that wolf came to

visit its young friend here since that

jungle boy arrived he's been nothing but

trouble

he blamed me yes he's trying to turn the

villagers against you mowgli

you must be careful mowgli voldeo has

great influence

stay out of his way

with luck this trouble with bulldale

will blow over

but this mad scheme to hunt that tiger i

won't hear of it mowgli but he has to

because of boldeo

remember he wouldn't believe mowgli

fought the tiger mowgli has to fight to

defend his honor

jamira keep out of this

has it ever occurred to you that the

tiger could win

jamira dear come over here

you're to blame too father

egging him on teaching him about fire

and torches as if a torch could stop a

tiger

please sanjay talk to him make him see

the danger

mesh was right mowgli a man against a

tiger has almost no chance but there's

something else too that's just as

important

more important mishwa and i have come to

think of you as well as our own child a

child to replace our lost son

poor question who vanished into the

jungle

mowgli i

i think of you as our own son reborn

return to us

right or wrong i think of you as my own

flesh and blood

you mustn't fight that tiger

i couldn't bear to to lose you too

i beg you don't do it mowgli please

please

oh mother i'm sorry you're right i

didn't think

here i've been pushing mowgli to fight

without considering what could happen

now i hope we never see that tiger

well now mowgli

looks like you're one of us now you have

a human family in a jungle family

and i too will think of you not just as

a brave young friend but as my very own

grandson

i only wish

we knew a little more to help us

understand your side of the story

concerning that tiger

i think you want to fight what

is that true oh yes i explain but first

i must thank you for

this welcome into your home

oh mowgli

ah see better now then mowgli the tiger

oh yes i explained about shere khan you

see in the wolf pack i was raised with

wolf family my father was great hero a

noble fighter and protector but shere

khan he k*lled my father

what he did

my father's name was alexander and one

day as we run from big fire

sure khan

alexander give me the man cup or none of

you will pass

lead the pack to safety

they don't dare

your father wanted it this way it's for

the good of the pack

he tried to to save me and that's why i

want you to come on as much as he wants

me

you see

now he hunts me

and i must face him mowgli i can see

it's no use to try to stop you don't

worry we'll stand by you

i fight for my mother and my brother

zachary and sarah like i would fight for

jumeirah and you

i i see you're so brave mowgli and

you've been through so much already

shere khan he makes pain and unhappiness

fall like rain

no cry

i survive sharpen my knife catch your

con by surprise fight very smart and all

my friends from the pack will help me

don't worry i survive

you promise to be careful mostly

you won't take any foolish risks will

you

i truly couldn't bear to lose you too

i

promise

you know mowgli

mish was right son

to run from certain defeat isn't

cowardice it's common sense you

understand

if can't win today run to win tomorrow

yes promise me too promise that you'll

be careful

i promise to be careful all right now

yes

huh

b*stard gallop now yeah

keep it up now

attaboy don't slow down

well you can't throw me off

if i spoke its language i could do that

hmm

grandfather over here how about this one

yes good for you dear this one will do

nicely

there

ah

good that's more than enough i'm sure

is it really true that once the torches

are lit you can't put them out

that's right there no matter how hard

you swing them they won't go out so then

they'll be powerful weapons when mowgli

fights the tiger oh yes of course all

beasts for your fire

hello mowgli

there you are a crew

but where's the kayla he's here mowgli

can't you sense him oh

hello mowgli your senses have dulled you

should have spotted us you still haven't

sensed my presence what's happened to

our star pupil

oh i've missed you all so much mowgli

what are these strange scents on you

yes mowgli besides the human scent i can

smell the red flower

yes and a water buffalo yes i will

explain all that to you now

ah

mowgli before you do i bring you a

message from mother mother a message

that's right she wants you back with us

at home she's against you fighting sheer

khan with the humans she's worried

mowgli she says to fight sher khan you

should be in the jungle where she can

take charge and we can all fight by your

side thank her for me

but

i won't go back i don't want the pact to

suffer for me the only help i seek is

from you who are gathered here now

and why did you ask to see me i need

your wise counselor kayla as our former

leader hmm

my friends taught me to fight with the

red flower

the red flower yes and what's more they

taught me how to use something else

with the red flower and the knife i can

defeat sheer khan the red flower and a

knife powerful weapons indeed shere khan

won't like that hmm

the red flower is indeed powerful with

it you may keep sheer khan at bay but

that is all

the red flower alone will not be enough

to give you the final victory

my knife will see to that perhaps but

you must corner him to deal the blow

that is the key

failed to corn him and with his speed

he'll escape in the blink of an eye

hmm what can we try

wait a moment now yes car used a

strategy years ago that worked quite

well yes i think it's worth a try yes of

course

well

that settled at least a very productive

discussion i'd say

yes i'll go see carl work out the

details chant take long

let's go

he's the same older k*ller no time to

chat

oh mowgli tomorrow night i'll send a

messenger with news or instructions

thanks akala

it'll be my turn so i'll see you here

same time tomorrow night mowgli good

thanks for coming sarah

whatever kayla's cooking up you are wise

to call him till next time yes

hey they're here

here all the time we've been waiting for

you i understand you saw moogly last

night akala and remembered a good plan

from the past

yes well you know me don't you i never

forget a plan

uh

but cold friend what did we do the time

that tiger attacked

no

no need to make fun i've just forgotten

the details oh of course sorry akilah

well

i assume you mean the ambush in the

wyanga valley yes

that was long ago but below you were

with us too weren't you

that's right

yes we lured him into the valley and

surrounded him and he had nowhere to run

to

yes because of the cliff how could i

forget we taught him a lesson yes we did

and the same plan would work again we

could lure sheer khan upstream up to the

cliff and into the valley excellent

that's settled if everyone agrees then

that's the plan we'll use

fine count me in a kayla i wouldn't miss

this for the world we'll back mowbly

every step of the way that's the spirit

baloo i was afraid we couldn't be much

help to him but not anymore

why if we're lucky this could even be

fun bagheera there you are

what is it chill it's shere khan he's

disappeared

i've been watching him as you asked but

this morning i saw him heading down

river then lost him

down river

he could be headed for the human village

he could already be there no not yet

it's much too far but he's had plenty of

time to get well ahead

you're right chill i'm on my way i can

get downstream fastest by swimming i'll

track down sheer khan in no time

accrue surah what are you waiting for

get going there's no time to lose get

going but where where do you think you

must go warren mowgli tell him to be

extra alert we've lost shere khan but

he's headed his way right

i'll keep searching for khan from the

air

no trace it's as if he vanished into

thin air

sure khan has disappeared yes

but where where could he have gotten to

all we know is he's headed downstream

cars already here searching for him we

don't think he'll attack yet but akayla

sent us here to warn you let's hear khan

come i'll fight him even if i have to

fight alone no mowgli don't even think

such a thing we will stay near you now

whatever happens we will be by your side

we are brothers we fight together that's

right if sheer khan comes we stand or

fall by your side understood

understood

we are the sons of alexander and lurie

we stand and fight together no matter

the cost

sarah

thank you

a child is learning

in nature's special way he's

beginning to see

all the beauty in this world today

his eyes are gleaming

at every sight and sound with

no ears hearts

he feels that love is all around

but this world can be confusing

and learning can be hard

when lessons that you often learn

mean danger looks beneath the stars so

take good care of nature's friends and

they'll take good care of you

then we can all live together

as

a one

you