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The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Bill Bailey,Richard E. Grant,Colin Salmon,Tim McInnerny,Bernard Cribbins,Celia Imrie,Martin Shaw
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  • Summary

  • Winner of the 2016 Audie Award for Best Audio Drama
    Winner of the 2016 Audie Award for Excellence in Production

    The magical storytelling and unforgettable characters in Bev Doyle and Richard Kurti's audio adaptation of this children's classic have been brought to life by many well-known voices from film, TV, radio and comedy.

    Audible recommends an audience age of eight years plus for this title.
    Public Domain (P)2015 Audible, Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Episode 1

    Episode 1
    Jul 4 2018

    Hunted by the fearsome tiger Shere Khan, a defenceless young man-cub is taken in by a family of wolves who name him Mowgli. Brought before Akela, the head of the wolf pack, Mowgli finds acceptance but also earns the tiger's wrath, who swears that one day the boy will be his.

    With the guidance of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther, Mowgli must quickly learn the ways of the jungle if he is ever to survive.

    In Audible's award-winning dramatisation of Kipling's classic tale, Mowgli's fate is magically, dramatically and faithfully brought to life by a cast that features the voice talents of Richard E Grant, Colin Salmon, Bill Bailey, Tim McInnerny and Celia Imrie.
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  • Episode 2

    Episode 2
    Jul 4 2018

    When the rains fail and the Peace Rock is exposed in the dry riverbed, Hathi the elephant calls a Water Truce. Protected by the law of the jungle, Mowgli comes face to face with Shere Khan at the sluggish watering hole.

    However, a more immediate threat than Shere Khan is about to make itself known.
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  • Episode 3

    Episode 3
    Jul 4 2018

    Mowgli has been kidnapped by the infamous Bandar-log monkeys, so Baloo and Bagheera seek the aid of the animal whom the monkeys fear most - Kaa, the rock python!

    Meanwhile, in the great ruins of the Monkey City, Mowgli finds himself prisoner.
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Outstanding perfromances all round

I downloaded this on a whim and never expected to enjoy this so much. The performances bring this classic to life. Something I would happily return to again and again.

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Excellent stories well produced

Kipling's stories are so engrossing and entertaining. The vibe actors have done a marvelous job in bring the various characters to life. Very enjoyable.

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classic

loved the way it was read. very good. lm really pleased I have finally read the whole story.

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A lovely reminder of my youth

As a boy I loved the jungle book. This was a well narrated audio book that brought old memories flooding back. Cannot believe this is available free of charge!

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Unbearable hissing noise

While it's a nice touch to add sound effects, it's prohibitive to enjoying the performance in places. Chapter two opens with a hissing background noise, possibly intended to be water. It's not in the background enough though and competes with the narration and performance. Very disappointing.

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for 8-10 year olds

Play it to a 5 year old and you'll have fun sleeping on the edge of your bed while the little oppressor sleeping in the middle (taking up space of 2 people) demands that you protect them from scary jungle creatures lurking under theirs.

It's good but heed my warning. It ain't for preschoolers.

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Great adaptation of classic book

So much more to the story than the film with beautiful language. My children loved it.

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Loved it

A great performance and a great story that I recommend. Enjoyed very much this book.

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Grand version of a Classic

Enjoy the elephant scenes best. Richard E-Grant rock as Kaa.A grand tribute to Kipling.

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Brilliant Story and a Star Studded Cast

Excellent sheer perfection story, cast and production all brilliant. A lovely story to chill out to. Will listen again

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  • 27-07-21

An All Around Excellent Audio Selection

I don't remember if I used one of my (precious) credits for this - I don't think I did - but if it had costed me a credit, it would have been worth it. I would have paid for it too because I enjoyed it that much. As an avid audible/ audio book/ podcasts listner, I apprecaite the quality of storytelling, sound effects, narration, and how the narrators bring their animal characters to life through only their voice and breath work. If I remember correctly, the episodes are short, approximately 15-20 minutes, so you can break it up or binge on it (like I did). Happy hunting....

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  • 19-03-23

LOVED IT!!!

so amazing! the story was beautiful, and the performance is perfect. the voice's, sounds and ascents were spot on.

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  • 25-01-23

Wonderful!

This was enriching, engrossing, and beyond entertaining. Even if you are not obsessed with Kipling and The Jungle Book stories (guilty!) you will love the voice acting and music that enhanced this classic that feels so fresh on Audible!

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  • 04-07-21

Tremendous audio

Everything is magic. This is so well done; high quality and exciting. The readers are fantastic. More options like this, please.

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  • 07-04-21

So Well Done

This series is beautifully acted, directed, and orchestrated. I enjoyed it thoroughly! Occasionally the sound effects were a little on the nose, but 95% of the time they helped bring the tales to life. Highly recommended.

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  • 15-01-23

Super-Fantastic

I loved it! I particularly liked the introductions to each episode, quotes that don’t take you out of the story. I was completely immersed in it.

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