Literature
My Jungle Book part 23: Mowgli the artist
It was a beautiful day, Bagheera was teaching Mowgli:
"Remember, Mowgli," the panther told him, "by using a little mud, you can repel mosquitoes."
"I understand. Do you have anything else to teach me?" Mowgli asked.
"Yes," Bagheera said. "The sight of animals."
"The view?" Mowgli said.
"Yes, Mowgli," Bagheera said. "Every animal in the jungle has a different way of seeing the world. For example, buffalo see everything in brown, frogs only see colored spots, snakes have thermal vision, canids see everything in black and white, pachyderms, on the other hand, are nearsighted, so they don't see well, while moles are completely blind, and the animal with the best eyesight in the jungle is..."
"I know, the eagles," said Mowgli.
"Correct," Bagheera said.
At that moment, Mowgli stared at a colorful butterfly that flew by and landed on the boy's finger:
beautiful colors this butterfly has!" Mowgli exclaimed, marveling at the vibrant hues as the butterfly flew away.
Bagheera, noticing how