“ And good luck and strong white teeth go with noble children that they may never forget the hungry in this world. ”
Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book (1894). copy citation
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
|---|---|
| Source | The Jungle Book |
| Topic | luck hunger health |
| Date | 1894 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/236/236-h/236-h.htm |
Context
“said Father Wolf. «It is time to hunt again.» He was going to spring down hill when a little shadow with a bushy tail crossed the threshold and whined: «Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves. And good luck and strong white teeth go with noble children that they may never forget the hungry in this world.»
It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.” source
It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.” source
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