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20: 412: 182:, Louis/Alba and his monkey army are clearly based on the Bandar-log although they are not referred to as such. They also have an alliance with Shere Khan, with Louis/Alba being an informant, but also fear him. After they destroyed Mowgli's hut, they were persuaded to cast off their alliance, which they do, and later act as an independent gang. 210:'s crown. Louie summons his guardian Kaa to kill Mowgli, but Mowgli subdues the snake and Louie returns the bracelet to him. Later on, Mowgli and Captain Boone engage in a sword fight in the treasure room, watched by Louie and the monkeys. Mowgli injures Boone and flees, while Boone stays to pocket treasure before he is killed by Kaa. 260:
in this version, in order to learn the secret of the "red flower". As in the 1994 film, they do not speak, with the exception of Louie. Their vocal effects were created by using sounds of chimpanzees and gibbons in addition to uncredited voice actors. When King Louie gets buried beneath the rubble of
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where they live in Monkey Town and secretly work for Shere Khan. This group of monkeys consist of chimpanzees and baboons (neither of which are native to India). In the film, they kidnap Mowgli and take him to their Monkey Town, but Baloo and Bagheera manage to rescue him and escape from
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refers to the gossips and storytellers on the porch of Joe Starks' store as the bander log (Hurston's spelling). The novel's protagonist, Janie, passes the store on her way back into town after a long absence. In her autobiography,
270:. Like in the anime, they are in league with Shere Khan. The Bandar-log kidnap Mowgli following his hunting exercise on Tabaqui's command so Shere Khan could kill him, but are thwarted by Bagheera, Baloo, and Kaa. 198:, the Bandar-log appear more as mischievous treasure thieves associated with King Louie (an orangutan again), who inhabit an ancient lost city. Their vocal effects are provided by using sounds of 405: 171:, this time without their leader Louie who was mentioned to have left the jungle. They are just seen dancing with Baloo, Mowgli, and other animals during the song "W-I-L-D". 206:. After a monkey steals Mowgli's bracelet, Mowgli follows him to the city. Inside the treasure room, the Bandar-log gather with their "king", King Louie, who is wearing 91:", where their scatterbrained anarchy causes them to be treated as pariahs by the rest of the jungle. Their foolish and chattering ways are illustrated by their slogan: 191:. Like in the literature and aforementioned portrayals, they kidnap Mowgli and bring him to their city. They are later defeated by Kaa's hypnotic dancing. 770: 79:
means "people" – hence the term simply refers to "monkey people". The term has also since come to refer to "any body of irresponsible chatterers".
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We are great. We are free. We are wonderful. We are the most wonderful people in all the jungle! We all say so, and so it must be true
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attempt to free Mowgli from Louie who tries to get Mowgli to divulge the secrets to the "red flower" (a name given to fire).
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as among her favorite to read as a child, saying, "I loved his talking snakes as much as I did the hero".
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is a companion poem to 'Kaa's Hunting', and demonstrates Kipling's strong adherence to poetic form.
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The Bandar-Log appear in the 1998 live-action direct to video Disney film
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Some of the monkeys are also included in the television series
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in the Oxford English Dictionary Online, 2013 - The entry for
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Mere Creatures: A Study of Modern Fantasy Tales for Children
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The Bandar-log feature most prominently in the story "
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Index


John Charles Dollman
Hindi
Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book
monkeys
Seeonee
Kaa's Hunting
Disney
The Jungle Book
prehensile tails
Old World monkeys
King Louie
orangutan
India
I Wan'na Be Like You
Baloo
Bagheera
TaleSpin
The Jungle Book 2
Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli
Adventures of Mowgli
the 1994 live-action Disney film
chimpanzees
siamangs
King Louis XIV
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
2010 TV series
2016 film
lion-tailed macaques

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