TheKaa s Jungle Book Hunting Chapter 3 Here we are 5 The monkeys and Mowgli finally1 arrive in the Lost City where everything is very old, but Mowgli is really surprised because, to him, the view2 looks wonderful. The houses haven t got any roofs3 and the trees grow inside them. There is a big palace on a hill and a water fountain near the king s garden. There is also a square where four streets meet. The monkeys call this place their city, they play with the flowers and the oranges in the king s garden; they run, jump, fight and shout everywhere. They sometimes sit in a circle in the hall of the council, say silly4 things and pretend5 to be men. It is late in the afternoon, but the Bandar-log are not tired after the long journey: they are happy because Mowgli is with them. One monkey says, Men can make things with their hands. Yes, this boy can teach us how to make things, says another monkey. Mowgli is tired and hungry and says, Bring me some food, please, I m new in this part of the jungle or give me permission to hunt here. About twenty or thirty monkeys go to get some fruit, but they soon start to fight and forget to bring it to Mowgli. Mowgli is alone6 and worried and he does not like the Lost City anymore. He cannot understand the way the monkeys live. Baloo is right, he thinks, The Monkey People are different from us, they have no Law and leaders. They say stupid things, have small hands and forget what they say. I must try to run away and go back to Baloo and Bagheera. They are probably angry with me! 1. finally: after some difficulty. 2. view: what you can see from a particular place. 3. roof: 4. silly: stupid. 5. to pretend: to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not. 6. alone: without other people. 31