鲁德亚德·吉卜林是英国获得诺贝尔文学奖的第一人,但他的名字却与“帝国主义诗人”“帝国号手”之类的称呼联系在一起。[1]抛开政治观点,仅就文学造诣而言,吉卜林的艺术成就有目共睹,尤其是他的《丛林之书》小说集,堪称世界文学史上的瑰宝。《蟒蛇卡阿捕猎》是《丛林之书》中的一部短篇,小说讲述了“狼孩”莫格里被猴子劫持及被解救的过程,大蟒蛇卡阿首次登场。在这篇小说中,吉卜林就如同一位见多识广的老人将动人心弦的故事娓娓道来,展现 Rudely Kipling was Britain’s first man to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, but his name was associated with the title of “imperialist poet” “Empire Trumpeter.” [1] Putting aside political views, Kipling’s artistic achievements are obvious to all as far as his literary attainments are concerned. His “Jungle Book” novels, in particular, are treasures in the history of world literature. “Boa Qa Hunting” is a short story in The Book of the Jungle, and the novel tells the story of the wolf Moghul being abducted and rescued by a monkey. In this novel, Kipling acts as an insightful storyteller, demonstrating