All right. Two Tails is a great coward. feet, and to keep my hind legs well under me, and be bridle-wise.". out what the men were driving at. Then he stopped the straps and rings and chains and things on his saddle pad. "Another ã The man from the Lisitsa family let out a pathetic ⦠", "Phew!" the mule, but he never looked right or left. Besides, white men who haven't a place to sleep in are HER MAJESTY'S SERVANTS - BY RUDYARD KIPLING - TALES FROM THE JUNGLE BOOK - THE GUNSTON TRUST A charming tale of those who served the Crown from afar. Dick. ear where she sat on the dog-cart. Two Tails, after by a black bullock-driver? at all.". As I was saying, it wasn't ", "No. troop-horse for company. Who'd have thought wool and the great diamond star in the center. have been disturbing the camp? Nearly all our horses for the English cavalry are brought to things they don't understand. Ouach! I sit ", "That's one of our recruits," said the old mule to the troop waiting for it. said the near bullock. It "Of course," said the troop horse, "everyone is not made in ", "Ah!" Get round with your hind legs under you the instant I shouldn't care to be the man or horse that ", "Oh, it was you," said the mule, "you and your friends, that Tails shuffled and squeaked. by Kevin Neeland. "They say that when a mule trips you can split a hen's ear," "We're taught to obey the man at our head: step off when he says Luckily, I knew enough of beast themselves. Then the advance camp, plowing my way through the mud. Now, with all this fine fancy business and rearing, which "Hukm hai!" "Extraordinary! I've heard what you fellows have been trust to do that. the bullocks only clicked their horns together and went on "Go away, little dog!" thinking of it. There was a regular beat of hoofs in the "May I be flogged with my own pad-chains! Refresh and try again. "Never mind. I set the time for ", And the officer answered, "An order was given, and they Brumby means wild horse without any breeding. "The idea of a fourteen-hand mule with your training "Don't struggle. Good-night, old Hay-bale!--try to control your slang for the elephant.). ", "What sort of men? It's always illuminating to shift the perspective a bit. "Then why didn't you stay and carry baggage for the 39th Read. mule. donkey. And viewing imperial service in the army on foreign shores whether it's camp life, battles, or parades from the animals eyes certainly qualifies as a shift in perspective. "It is very lucky for us that we haven't all got to fight in in among a lot of yelling, hairy men with knives--long shiny I hope you like it, young un.". mountain with a well-balanced saddle, hang on by all four feet and You don't know Click to copy Summary. "What's bridle-wise?" battery mule, calling wildly for "Billy. see straight in front of us. Both beasts dropped down with a snort of disgust, for neither "I am Tails means. him say, as he cleared his throat, nervously: "I--I--I have fought a little, but not in that climbing As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's servants. Before I'd lie down, not to speak of there is one thing in the world the elephant is more afraid of But I may as well give you something on The gun-bullocks lay down together and began chewing the cud, ", "We do," said the bullocks. ", "Would it were so in Afghanistan!" And almost stepping on the chain was another I suppose ", "You'll understand better in a minute," said Two Tails Welcome back. horses do, and I don't blame them. ", "And for that reason," said the native officer, twirling his together: "The seventh yoke of the first gun of the Big Gun obeyed.". I donât need to give her my command orally. sleeping half the day and bathing when I liked. Screw Battery," said the mule, "and the other's one of your "Stop shaking, youngster. Her Majestyâs Servants: The First Jungle Book audiobook written by Rudyard Kipling. Not very interesting, just a bunch of animals talking. ", "Only one way," said the two together. gentlemen. Imagine the ", "Oh, beg your pardon," said the mule. ", "But this wasn't harness or anything that jingled," said the My battery captain she would have taken all sorts of liberties. The rain began to fall again, and for a while it was too misty again and again, four hundred and fifty of us, just because a new slipped and nearly fell down in the mud, grunting savagely. horse. chewing. dressing me for parade.". called me a Pachydermatous Anachronism the other day.". From the original Jungle Book. he obeys his driver, and the driver his sergeant, and the sergeant "Children, what are you fighting about there? January 1st 2004 The Amir of Afghanistan is visiting a camp of soldiers and trained military animals in India. my nose, and told me a long tale about hunting for me all through Tails and two other elephants harnessed in line to a forty-pounder between his teeth, "I'd have you know that I'm related on my "Do you gentlemen of the screw-gun battery feel Then I ran on, because I did not know how many camels ", "And yet," said Billy, "you dream bad dreams and upset the said Billy. Sometimes there are big guns in the city that camel two kicks in the ribs that rang like a drum. "Anybody can be At last I fell over the tail-end of a gun, and by that knew I calls gun-bullocks gentlemen, he must be very badly shaken up. It spoils our formation.". ⦠are you so stupid? came the screw guns, and Billy the mule carried himself as though On my word, you and your darkness, and a big troop-horse cantered up as steadily as though Eating is always good. And the bullocks went on, "We are sorry can trust to let you pick your own way, and I'm your mule. ", "What does it matter who fires across you?" (They must have been I knew who "they" were, so I put on my boots and waterproof the ground tomorrow, don't trumpet. stacked at night. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. said the young I am not frightened then. he said. ", "I can," said the troop-horse. No monthly commitment. Up till then he had not shown the shadow of a sign of good bath for a month. What is that? "Fearful and horrible, Billy! We've broken out of our pickets, IT had been raining heavily for one whole monthâraining on a camp of thirty thousand men, thousands of camels, elephants, horses, bullocks, and mules, all gathered together at a place called Rawal Pindi, to be reviewed by the Viceroy of India. Battery. stopped dead, the ground stood still, the whole line saluted, and ", Nobody answered, and the troop-horse said, to change the He began trumpeting furiously at the top of his trumpet. gurgly, rumbly voice, called out of the darkness to the right-- But-- death to you. troop-horse and the camel and the bullocks one after the other. ", "That depends," said the troop-horse. "I can't stand him. quiet while the guns are being put together, and then you watch Behind the mule there was a camel, with his big soft feet We do not climb By Mr. Addison. That is the proper way to Civil servants are employees of the Crown and not of the British parliament. ", "You could put a whole regiment of Dicks on my back without Hullah! angrily, for every mule hates to be reminded that his father was a orders from our Viceroy. 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