吉卜林是获得诺贝尔文学奖的第一位英国作家，拥有传奇般的经历，风格迥异的创作手法，清丽脱俗的文笔。《丛林故事》是他最出色的代表作，字里行间透露出对生活的执着和独特诠释。从被狼抚养的人娃娃莫格里运用智慧战胜跛腿老虎萨克汗、白海豹科迪克锲而不舍带领同伴们找到理想的栖息地，到花园里英勇机智地和眼睛蛇战斗的獴，作者都栩栩如生地展现在我们面前。

本丛书策划引进的立意在于借鉴亚洲主要国家英语阅读形成的各自经验，挑选各国最具代表性的英语阅读经典，为中国读者提供富于启发的异国视角和参考读本。

The Jungle Book

 1. The Big One

 2. The Man-cub

 3. The Pack Accepts Mowgli

 4. Bagheera Warns Mowgli

 5. Mowgli Leaves the Jungle

 6. "My son, Nathoo !"

 7. Shere Khan Is Dead!

 8. Back to the Jungle

 9. Messua Is Saved

 10. Mowgli Takes Revenge

 11. Mowgli Meets Messua Again

 12. Man Goes Back to Man

Tales of Ancient India

 1. What Makes an Eclipse

 2. Why Snakes Have Forked Tongues

 3. Why the Sea Has Waves

 4. How the Stork Got His Long Neck

 5. How the Squirrel Got His Stripes

 6. Why the Parrot Calls the Name of Ram

 7. The Story of the Pole Star

 8. How Thunfder and Lightning Were Made

 9. Cock Sparrow and Hen Sparrow