How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Line)
Quote #4
"Come soon," said Mother Wolf, "little naked son of mine; for, listen, child of man, I loved thee more than ever I loved my cubs." (1.144)
Wow, Mother Wolf, don't let your wolf children hear that—they already want Mowgli out of the pack.
Quote #5
"Those feet have never worn shoes, but thou art very like my Nathoo, and thou shalt be my son." (5.12)
Messua is the only human family Mowgli knows, and she only takes him in because she lost a son who looks just like Mowgli. (Could Mowgli be her long-lost son?)
Quote #6
"I can't help that," said Matkah; "there's going to be [a white seal] now"; and she sang the low, crooning seal-song that all the mother seals sing to their babies. (7.18)
Even though Kotick is white, unlike any other seal, Matkah loves him just as she would any of her other cuddly little seal babies.