Pratica di Shadowing: The Jungle Book – Final Chapters | The March of the Elephants & Bagheera’s Secret - Impara a parlare inglese con YouTube

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Little Hoth!
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Little Hoth!
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The next day, Hathi lifted his trunk.
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Let's go!
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He called, and then he and his three sons set out.
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The elephants marched in different directions.
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They reached the villagers' fields and marched around for days.
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They stomped on grass, crops,
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tools, and anything else they found.
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At first, the other jungle creatures watched the elephants march from a distance.
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Then, birds flew over the jungle, spreading the news.
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Food!
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Food for everyone!
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Soon, herds of deer, pigs,
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and porcupines joined the elephants.
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They all began eating what was left of the crops.
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Baloo came and found some tasty roots.
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Delicious!
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Other animals knocked down barley and drank from the tank of water.
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Birds flew down for seeds and grain.
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Monkeys scattered as the python caw slithered into the valley.
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He was hungry too.
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On and on, round and round the fields, the elephants marched.
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Soon, the people in the village grew desperate from hunger.
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There are no more crops, a villager said.
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We must look for food in the jungle.
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A group of people entered the jungle to look for nuts.
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But shadows with glaring eyes spooked them, and they ran out.
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By the time the rainy season came,
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the four elephants had finished their work in the fields.
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They began marching toward the villagers' hunts.
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What are they doing now?
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Bagheera asked Mowgli.
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They're going to rip off the hut's roofs, Mowgli said.
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Most of the villagers had already left to find new homes.
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Now, it was time for the rest to go.
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A month later, Mowgli and Bagheera returned to the village.
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The place was covered with mounds of grass and thick weeds.
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Six months later, the two of them came back again.
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By now, the jungle had roared back.
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It's just as I imagined, Bagheera, Mowgli whispered.
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The wild jungle had swallowed up every trace of the people's village.
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After the elephant's march, Mowgli returned to the wolf's cave.
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He had found a way to punish the villagers for their cruelty.
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According to the law of the jungle, this punishment settled things.
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Yet Mowgli was restless and unhappy.
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He didn't feel hungry, and he rarely slept.
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What's wrong with me? he wondered.
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One hot day, Mowgli was splashing in the river, suddenly eager to escape.
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He took off through the jungle,
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leaping from tree to tree.
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He ran all afternoon, singing, swimming and hunting.
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At last, he found himself in a strange part of the jungle.
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Near a marsh at the outskirts of a village,
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he heard several dogs barking.
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A man pack, Mowgli thought.
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Curious, he crept toward the sound of the barking dogs.
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They were pacing around in front of a hut.
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Mowgli growled like a wolf,
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and they instantly stopped barking.
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Then, a woman came to the door.
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She wore copper bracelets, and her hair was slightly gray.
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Who's there? she called.
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Her voice shook with fear.
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Is it another jackal? she asked the dogs.
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As he gazed at her,
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Mowgli felt himself begin to shake too.
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The woman looked a bit older,
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but he knew her voice.
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In fact, he knew it well.
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Meswa? he called.
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He stepped out of the tall grass that had been hiding him.
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The woman gasped and put a hand on her heart.
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Nathil?
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Is that you?
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My son?
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That night, Mowgli stayed with Meswa in her hut.
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As they ate dinner, she told him that her husband had died.
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But you saved our lives that night, Mowgli.
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Her eyes filled with grateful tears.
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And we have had a good life here.
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There's a village nearby, and I am content.
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In the morning, Mowgli got ready to go.
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Please visit again, Meswa whispered, hugging him.
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I love you.
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Mowgli's throat felt tight.
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I love you too, Meswa.
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And I will come back soon.
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I promise.
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As he headed toward the marsh,
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a large beast jumped out of the tall grass.
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Bagheera!
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Mowgli said in surprise.
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What are you doing here?
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I followed you.
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Bagheera replied.
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Again?
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Mowgli laughed and shook his head.
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You're always following me.
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So are Mother Wolf and Grey Brother.
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Bagheera looked nervous.
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Are you.. are you coming back to the jungle?
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He asked.
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I...
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I thought you might stay here with the woman.
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Mowgli shook his head.
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I don't think I belong with people, Bagheera.
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The man pack threw me out, remember?
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Just like the wolf pack.
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Bagheera studied Mowgli for a second.
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Then he lifted his chin.
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Feel under my jaw.
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Mowgli obediently put his fingers under Bagheera's silky chin.
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The panther's fur covered thick muscles.
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Then, Mowgli touched a bear patch.
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What's this? he asked.
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It is the mark of a collar, Bagheera said.
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No one in the jungle knows this.
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I was also born among people, Mowgli.
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I lived in a cage at the King's Palace.
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What?
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Mowgli blinked in surprise.
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Bagheera had lived with humans too?
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That's why I spoke for you at the council when you were a little cub,
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Bagheera went on.
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My mother died in the cages at the palace.
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After that, I had no family there and...
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Mowgli couldn't imagine the beautiful,
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strong panther trapped in a cage.
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The cage must have felt like prison.
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It was a prison, Bagheera said.
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I lived there without ever seeing the jungle.
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Then one night, I mysteriously found my strength.
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I told myself I was a panther,
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not a plaything for people.
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And I broke the silly lock with one blow of my paw.
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Mowgli grinned.
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That was something he could picture Bagheera doing.
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Now you know my secret, little brother.
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I returned to the jungle where I belonged. As for you...
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Bagheera paused.
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You are a human.
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So one day you too will return to where you belong.
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Nope.
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Sorry, Bagheera, but you're wrong.
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Mowgli shook his head firmly.
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I won't ever live with people again.
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I'll visit Meswa, but that's about it.
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He patted the panther.
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And when I'm older and on my own,
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I'll come back to visit you and Baloo.
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Just then, a girl in a flowing white dress appeared on the path.
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Mowgli and Bagheera ducked behind some bushes.
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As the girl passed, Mowgli moved the bushes with his hand.
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He watched the girl walk toward the marsh.
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The boy is both man and wolf.
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Bagheera thought, watching him tenderly.
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But one day, he will become more man than wolf.
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The girl disappeared, and Bagheera nudged Mowgli with his nose.
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Ready to go home, little brother?
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Yes!
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Mowgli leaped onto the panther's back.
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Then together, they went back into the jungle.

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