At two-year age the little son of the woodcutter is lost in the jungle. Behind him on heels the lame tiger of Cher-Hang ransacks and wants to make it the production. The child crawls to a den of wolves. The father and Mother wolves accept him in the family and protect from Cher-Hang. They name him Mowgli that in translation "young frog" means. On council of a pack of wolves Balu's bear training wolf cubs to the law of the jungle and a black panther of Bagir who pays pack for that she hasn't given the kid on Cher-Hang's worry support that it was allowed to Mowgli to live among wolves. Mowgli has grown up strong, fearless, ruthless to villains. He has won against Cher-Hang's man-eating tiger and became the leader of a pack of wolves, and then the master of rainforests: "… all jungle was friends with him because all jungle was afraid of him". But at the same time Mowgli had a kind and sympathetic heart. It is visible on his attitude towards Akele's wolf, Balu's bear, a panther of Bagi-re, a boa of Kaa for whom he gently cares. Mowgli with his reason of the person was succeeded to comprehend the laws of the jungle. "We one blood, you and I" — he says to inhabitants of rainforests. And therefore he is surrounded by general love. Mowgli is generous and noble. He hasn't concealed the evil on people in spite of the fact that they have thrown at him stones with shouts "Go away!". After a while Mowgli on the laws of the jungle has returned to people and has managed to forgive them.