Produced by Chris Curnow, Carla Foust, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Transcriber's note On page 156 are macrons for the letters "o" and "e"; these are represented by [=o] and [=e] respectively. Printer errors have been changed and are listed at the end. The author's spelling has been maintained. [Illustration: Elephants at Work From a photograph copyrighted by the Keystone View Co.] _HEATH SUPPLEMENTARY READERS_ THE WONDERS OF THE JUNGLE PRINCE SARATH GHOSH Book Two [Illustration] D. C. HEATH AND COMPANY BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO ATLANTA DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO LONDON COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY D. C. HEATH & CO. 3 B 1 PRINTED IN U.S.A. TO THE CHILDREN My dear, I am now going to tell you many more Wonders of the Jungle, as I promised to do in Book I. In that Book, as you will remember, I promised to tell you more about the elephants and about the laws of their herd. So I shall do so now. Then I shall tell you about some animals which I did not describe in Book I. Among these you may like to know especially about the tiger, the lion, the leopard, and the wolf. You may like to know how really _clever_ some of these animals are, and how some of them have _affections_, just as we have. But while you are reading about them, you must try to _think_. Then you will understand _why_ these animals do certain things. And that will show how clever _you_ are! I have used a few new words in this Book. But I am sure you know them already. Now I shall begin with the laws of the elephants. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE ELEPHANT HERD A REPUBLIC 1 The Duties of the President 2 He Must Provide Daily Food 3 He Must Provide Daily Drink 9 He Must Keep Order in the Herd 12 He Must Avoid Danger from Outside 18 II. WAR AND NEUTRALITY IN THE JUNGLE 26 Wise Elephant Leader Avoids War 27 Wise Elephant Leader Keeps Neutral 29 When it is Impossible to Remain Neutral 29 III. THE POLICEMEN OF THE ELEPHANT HERD 31 IV. THE PUNISHMENT OF THE WICKED ELEPHANT 39 The Princes and the Bad Elephant 40 The Trial of the Criminal Elephant--as in a Court of Law 55 The Infliction of the Punishment 57 The Rogue Elephant 61 The Brand of the Rogue 63 The Reward of Repentance 64