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 whiskers 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 . When Pack meets with Pack in the Jungle , and neither will go from the trail , Lie down till the leaders have spoken -- it may be fair words shall prevail . When ye fight with a Wolf of the Pack , ye must fight him alone and afar , Lest others take part in the quarrel , and the Pack be diminished by war . The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge , and where he has made him his home , Not even the Head Wolf may enter , not even the Council may come . The Lair of the Wolf is his refuge , but where he has digged it too plain , The Council shall send him a message , and so he shall change it again . If ye kill before midnight , be silent , and wake not the woods with your bay , Lest ye frighten the deer from the crops , and the brothers go empty away . Ye may kill for yourselves , and your mates , and your cubs as they need , and ye can ; But kill not for pleasure of killing , and SEVEN TIMES NEVER KILL MAN . If ye plunder his Kill from a weaker , devour not all in thy pride ; Pack-Right is the right of the meanest ; so leave him the head and the hide . The Kill of the Pack is the meat of the Pack . Ye must eat where it lies ; And no one may carry away of that meat to his lair , or he dies . The Kill of the Wolf is the meat of the Wolf . He may do what he will , But , till he has given permission , the Pack may not eat of that Kill . Cub-Right is the right of the Yearling . From all of his Pack he may claim Full-gorge when the killer has eaten ; and none may refuse him the same . Lair-Right is the right of the Mother . From all of her year she may claim One haunch of each kill for her litter , and none may deny her the same . Cave-Right is the right of the Father -- to hunt by himself for his own . He is freed of all calls to the Pack ; he is judged by the Council alone .
Because of his age and his cunning , because of his gripe and his paw , In all that the Law leaveth open , the word of the Head XXXXX is Law .
Cave-Right Council Cub Father Lair Mother Pack-Right Wolf midnight war