The Jungle Book (1967)
Sterling Holloway: Kaa the Snake
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Quotes
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[Kaa tries to hypnotize Shere Khan just as he did to Mowgli]
Kaa : [singing] Trust in me...
[Shere Khan bats him away with his free paw]
Shere Khan : I can't be bothered with that, I have no time for that nonsense.
Kaa : Ssssssssome other time, perhaps?
Shere Khan : [Scratches Kaa's nostril with his claw] Perhaps. But at the moment I'm searching for a man-cub.
Kaa : Man-cub? What man-cub?
Shere Khan : The one who's lost. Now where do you suppose he could be?
Kaa : Search me?
[Kaa covers his mouth to stifle his gasp]
Shere Khan : That's an excellent idea. I'm sure you wouldn't mind showing me your coils, would you, Kaa?
Kaa : Ccccccertainly not.
[Shows his tail]
Kaa : Nothing here, and nothing in here.
[Points into his mouth]
Kaa : [Mowgli snores up in the treetop and Shere Khan's ears prick up at the sound; Kaa snores noisly]
Kaa : It'ssssssss my ssssinuses.
Shere Khan : Hm.
[looks up at the treetop]
Shere Khan : Indeed. And now, how about the middle?
Kaa : The middle? Oh, the middle.
[Kaa unfurls part of his midsection, twirling Mowgli around in his sleep, and brings it down for Shere Khan to inspect, which he does]
Kaa : [laughs] I-I-I assure you there's nothing in the middle.
Shere Khan : Hmm, barely. Well, if you do so happen to see the man-cub, you will inform me first.
[Scratches Kaa's chin]
Shere Khan : Understand?
Kaa : [gulps] I get the point. Cross my heart, hope to die.
Shere Khan : In good show. And now I must continue my search for the helpless little lad.
[Shere Khan wanders off, Kaa frowns]
Kaa : Oh, who does he think he's fooling. The helpless little lad... woooo he gives me the shhhhhhivers.
[Kaa's shivering wakes up Mowgli]
Kaa : Picking on that poor, little, helpless boy. Oh yes... poor, little, helpless boy.
[Mowgli pushes the rest of Kaa's coils off the branch he is on and sends him falling to the ground]
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[as Kaa is about to eat Mowgli, Shere Khan pulls on his tail, which makes a doorbell sound]
Kaa : Ooh! Oh, now what? I'll be right down. Yes, yes, who is it?
Shere Khan : It's me. Shere Khan. I'd like a word with you, if you don't mind.
Kaa : Shere Khan, what a surprise.
Shere Khan : Yes, isn't it. I just dropped by. Now forgive me if I've interrupted anything.
Kaa : Oh no, no, nothing at all.
Shere Khan : [brandishing his claws] I thought perhaps that you were entertaining someone up there in your coils.
Kaa : Coils? Someone? Oh no, I was just curling up for my siesta.
Shere Khan : But you were singing to someone. Who is it, Kaa?
[Shere Khan grabs Kaa's throat with his paw]
Kaa : Ah, um, oh no, I was just singing, uh, to myself.
Shere Khan : Indeed.
Kaa : Yes... yes, you see I have... trouble with my sinuses.
Shere Khan : What a pity!
Kaa : Oh, you have no idea. It's simply terrible. I can't eat, I can't sleep, so I ssssssing myself to sleep. You know, self-hypnosis. Let me show you how it works.
[Kaa prepares to look in Shere Khan's eyes and try to hypnotize him]
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Mowgli : [mentioning Kaa] Bagheera, he's got a knot in his tail!
Kaa : [mocking Mowgli] Ha-ha-he, he's got a knot in his tail!
[Kaa keeps pulling his knotted tail from between the small trees, only to make him recoil like a off-key accordian]
Kaa : [slinking awkwardly with a knot still in his tail] Oooh, thisss is going to ssslow down my ssslithering...
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Kaa : [after being hit by Bagheera] Ooh, my s-s-sinus. You have just made a s-s-s-serious mistake, my friend. A very s-s-s-stupid...
Bagheera : N-n-now, Kaa, I was...
Kaa : ...mis-s-stake. Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you.
Bagheera : [has one eye closed to avoid being hypnotized] No, please, Kaa...
Kaa : Both eyes, if you please.
[Bagheera is fully hypnotized]
Kaa : You have just s-s-sealed your doom.
[just as Kaa is about to eat Bagheera, Mowgli pushes Kaa's body off the tree; he falls in a pile on the ground]
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[after Mowgli pushes Kaa's coils off him the second and last time]
Mowgli : [angry to confront Kaa] You told me a lie, Kaa. You said I could trust you.
Kaa : It's like you said. You can't trust anyone!
[Kaa threatened to lunges at Mowgli, but suddenly a knot on his tail stops him. Mowgli leaves and runs away Kaa angrily grumbles]
Kaa : If I never see that skinny little shrimp again, it will be too soon.
[Slithering away]
Kaa : Oh, my s-ss-s-sacroiliac.
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Kaa : [hypnotizing Mowgli and coiling him up] Please, go to sleep, sleep tight little man-cub, rest in peace... sleep... sleep...
Mowgli : Ba... Bagheera?
[chokes]
Bagheera : Now, it's no use arguing anymore. No more talk until morning.
Kaa : [laughs] He won't be here in the morning.
[starts to eat Mowgli]
Bagheera : [almost asleep, but soon notices Kaa about to devour Mowgli] Huh? Oh yes, he will, I...
[shouts]
Bagheera : KAA! HOLD IT, KAA!
[smacks Kaa in the face]
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Kaa : [to Mowgli] Just you wait till I get you in my coils!
