Kaa was everything that the monkeys feared in the jungle , for none of them knew the limits of his power , none of them could look him in the face , and none had ever come alive out of his hug . And so they ran , stammering with terror , to the walls and the roofs of the houses , and Baloo drew a deep breath of relief . His fur was much thicker than Bagheera 's , but he had suffered sorely in the fight . Then Kaa opened his mouth for the first time and spoke one long hissing word , and the far-away monkeys , hurrying to the defense of the Cold Lairs , stayed where they were , cowering , till the loaded branches bent and crackled under them . The monkeys on the walls and the empty houses stopped their cries , and in the stillness that fell upon the city Mowgli heard Bagheera shaking his wet sides as he came up from the tank . Then the clamor broke out again . The monkeys leaped higher up the walls . They clung around the necks of the big stone idols and shrieked as they skipped along the battlements , while Mowgli , dancing in the summerhouse , put his eye to the screenwork and hooted owl-fashion between his front teeth , to show his derision and contempt . `` Get the man-cub out of that trap ; I can do no more , '' Bagheera gasped . `` Let us take the man-cub and go . They may attack again . '' `` They will not move till I order them . Stay you sssso ! '' Kaa hissed , and the city was silent once more . `` I could not come before , Brother , but I think I heard thee call '' -- this was to Bagheera . `` I -- I may have cried out in the battle , '' Bagheera answered . `` Baloo , art thou hurt ? `` I am not sure that they did not pull me into a hundred little bearlings , '' said Baloo , gravely shaking one leg after the other . `` Wow ! I am sore .
XXXXX , we owe thee , I think , our lives -- Bagheera and I. '' `` No matter .
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