Now, the Law of the Jungle lays down that if there is any dispute as to the right of a cub to be accepted by the Pack, he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother. —"Mowgli’s Brothers," The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling How does this jungle law affect Father and Mother Wolf? It permits them to keep Mowgli. It takes the decision to keep Mowgli out of their hands. It allows them to break the law of the jungle. It lets Mowgli explain why he should stay with the pack.