Mowgli is a boy who has been raised by wolves deep in the Indian jungle. When the wolves hear that the fierce tiger, Shere Kahn, is nearby, they decide to send Mowgli to a local "man tribe" for his own safety. Despite the best efforts of his guide, Bagheera the panther, Mowgli seems to wind up in one mess of trouble after another between Kaa the Snake, King Louie the Monkey and Shere Khan himself. It's up to Bagheera and that swinging bear, Baloo, to get their wayward man-cub safely to the village where he belongs.