Play The Jungle Book — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Rudyard Kipling, 1894

Run with the wolf pack as Mowgli. Learn the Law of the Jungle from Baloo, ride the treetops with Bagheera, and face Shere Khan when the pack turns. Or leave the jungle for the village — if you can call it home.

A moment from one playthrough

Red eyes glow beyond the council fire: Shere Khan has come for you, and half the young wolves stand with him. Akela's grip on the pack is failing. Seize the burning branch, or speak to the pack first?

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Start free — 10 Somni Coins when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live The Jungle Book, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Jungle Book, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Rudyard Kipling's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Rudyard Kipling's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Jungle Book unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing The Jungle Book

Is The Jungle Book free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Jungle Book and step into the first scenes. After that, Somni Coins cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused Somni Coins are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Rudyard Kipling's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Jungle Book as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play The Jungle Book aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and The Jungle Book plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.