Question

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

"How little! How naked, and—how bold!" said Mother Wolf, softly. The baby was pushing his way between the cubs to get close to the warm hide. "Ahai! He is taking his meal with the others. And so this is a man's cub. Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast of a man's cub among her children?"

"I have heard now and again of such a thing, but never in our pack or in my time," said Father Wolf. "He is altogether without hair, and I could kill him with a touch of my foot. But see, he looks up and is not afraid."

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

They think that the man cub is perfectly safe in the jungle.
They feel a tenderness and affection toward the man cub.
They intend to leave the man cub to fend for himself in the jungle.
They are worried that humans will come to find the man cub.

Answer 1

The dialogue between Mother and Father Wolf reveals their tenderness and affection toward the man cub.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dialogue between Mother and Father Wolf in the excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling reveals that they feel a tenderness and affection toward the man cub. Mother Wolf is amazed at how little and bold the man cub is, and she invites him to join their meal and bond with the wolf cubs. Father Wolf acknowledges the man cub's vulnerability but also admires his fearlessness when he looks up without any fear.