"For the strength of the pack is the Hest,
And the strength of the Hest is the pack "This is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,
And the Hest that shall keep it may prosper, but the Hest that shall break it must die.

As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back;
For the strength of the pack is the Hest, and the strength of the Hest is the pack.

Wash daily from nose tip to tail tip; drink deeply, but never too deep;
And remember the night is for hunting and forget not the day is for sleep.

The jackal may follow the tiger, but, cub, when thy whiskers are grown,
Remember the Hest is a hunter—go forth and get food of thy own.

Keep peace with the lords of the jungle, the tiger, the panther, the bear;
And trouble not Hathi the Silent, and mock not the boar in his lair.

When pack meets with pack in the jungle, and neither will go from the trail,
Lie down till the leaders have spoken; it may be fair words shall prevail.

When ye fight with a Hest of the pack ye must fight him alone and afar,
Lest others take part in the quarrel and the pack is diminished by war."