Mowgli befriends one of colonel Hathi's juvenile trainee elephants, who fears to be denied admission to the marching troop if he fails the ritual trumpeting test, that full moon evening. Besides training loudness, they must contend with the river's giant crocodile Chakala, which is after Mowgli too. Mowgli's peril carries an unhoped-for boon.—KGF Vissers