626 RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE
Bless and praise we famous men
Men of little showing For their work continued, And their work continueth. Broad and deep continueth, Great beyond their knowing !
THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE
this is the Law of the Jungle as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth for- ward and back
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Wash daily from nose-tip to tail-tip; drink deeply, but never
too deep; And remember the night is for hunting, and forget not the day
is for sleep.
The Jackal may follow the Tiger, but, Cub, when thy whisk- ers are grown,
Remember the Wolf is a hunter go forth and get food of thine own.
Keep peace with the Lords of the Jungle the Tiger, the
Panther, the Bear; And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the Boar in
his lair.