The bulls swept off as Akela bayed , and Gray Brother stopped in front of the cows . They charged down on him , and he ran just before them to the foot of the ravine , as Akela drove the bulls far to the left . `` Well done ! Another charge and they are fairly started . Careful , now -- careful , Akela . A snap too much and the bulls will charge . Hujah ! This is wilder work than driving black-buck . Didst thou think these creatures could move so swiftly ? '' Mowgli called . `` I have -- have hunted these too in my time , '' gasped Akela in the dust . `` Shall I turn them into the jungle ? '' `` Ay ! Turn . Swiftly turn them ! Rama is mad with rage . Oh , if I could only tell him what I need of him to-day . '' The bulls were turned , to the right this time , and crashed into the standing thicket . The other herd children , watching with the cattle half a mile away , hurried to the village as fast as their legs could carry them , crying that the buffaloes had gone mad and run away . But Mowgli 's plan was simple enough .
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