Ok after a lot of soul searching, I have finally come up with a name for my new addition, he's black, purring smoothly most of the time, he's slinky like a Panther, so I tune in to Jungle Book, one book which has had me fascinated for my 34 years. And that's Bagheera. In Disney's adaptation, in my opinion one of the best movies ever, he Panther was portrayed as a clever, serious and responsible character, quite similar to the Bagheera in the novel, except that in the novel Bagheera spoiled Mowgli more. In the movie, it is Bagheera and not the wolves who first finds Mowgli in a wrecked boat, and he is the one who takes him back to the village. During the movie, Bagheera often argues with Baloo, for he knows that as long as Shere Khan is in the jungle, the jungle is not safe for Mowgli despite all attempts of the bear to protect him. Bagheera is also the narrator of the movie's story. Bagheera is one of Mowgli's mentors. He shares in many of Mowgli's adventures as he grows, but eventually the time comes when the man-cub becomes a man and has to return to human society. Bagheera frees Mowgli, and Mowgli returns to his adopted human mother Messua. In the movie, Bagheera also has this sleek sexy voice.... big sigh, ok I know it's a human being doing th talking, but it still makes Bagheera sound sexy.
So... now I have my own Bagheera, he's just downed a whole tin of fish mackarel, which I doubt the real Bagheera would have been interested int. But what the heck, he's mine, original to a fault. Figaro... you watch over please.
