Mowgli is a fictional character in which of Rudyard Kipling's literary works?

Mowgli is a fictional character who is revealed to be an Indian boy raised by wolves. He is the central figure in Rudyard Kipling’s collection of children’s stories included in "The Jungle Book" (1894) and its sequel "The Second Jungle Book" (1895). Mowgli first appeared as a young adult in the 1893 short story "In the Rukh".

"The Jungle Book" and "The Second Jungle Book" contains colorful stories linked by poems. The stories tell mostly of Mowgli, a boy who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and, more fancifully, the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan, the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli’s enemy; Tabaqui the jackal, Shere Khan’s obsequious servant; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose. The stories in the book are set in a forest in India;