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Read the following excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

"He has no right!" Father Wolf began angrily. "By the Law of the Jungle he has no right to change his quarters without fair warning. He will frighten every head of game within ten miles; and I—I have to kill for two, these days."

"His mother did not call him Lungri [the Lame One] for nothing," said Mother Wolf, quietly. "He has been lame in one foot from his birth. That is why he has only killed cattle. Now the villagers of the Waingunga are angry with him, and he has come here to make our villagers angry. They will scour the jungle for him when he is far away, and we and our children must run when the grass is set alight. Indeed, we are very grateful to Shere Khan!"

What does this dialogue between Father Wolf and Mother Wolf reveal about their characters?

They are excited that Shere Khan has returned to their jungle.
They believe that Shere Khan is a brave and noble animal.
They worry about the arrival of Shere Khan and his actions.
They think that Shere Khan will help them hunt for food.

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I think it's either number 2 or 3 because it's like a mixture of both because at first it shows that they are kind of worried about his arrival but at the end it says that they are very grateful for him. I think it's mostly number 2 though.

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hes brave and noble. dont hold me to it tho

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