
Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or "heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle." Other readers have interpreted the work as allegories of the politics and society of the time. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families and communities. The tales in the book are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years.

Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there.

The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 189394. The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling.
