Messua's husband is an otherwise unnamed fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. A fictional character is any person who does appear in a work of fiction. ... Rudyard Kipling, British author Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... The Jungle Book (1967 movie) French edition, 1957. ... Embossed cover from the original MacMillan edition of The Second Jungle Book, 1895, based on art by John Lockwood Kipling (Rudyards father) The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. ...

He is the richest man in an Indian village; when his wife Messua decides to adopt the wild boy Mowgli, who has strayed out of the jungle, believing him to be their long-lost son Nathoo, her husband is initially as enthusiastic as she is, but the boy's ignorance of village customs results in some embarrassing incidents for which he is penalised; early editions of The Jungle Book mention an incident in which he has to placate the village priest with silver, but this is cut from later editions. Messua is a fictional character in Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. ... A feral child is a child who has lived isolated from human contact starting from a very young age. ... Mowgli by John Lockwood Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling). ... Jungle refers usually to a forest. ... Nathoo is a fictional character referred to (but perhaps never seen) in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ...

When Buldeo, the village's chief hunter, learns that Mowgli can command wolves, he accuses the boy of being a sorcerer and has him driven from the village. Messua and her husband are sentenced to death. Mowgli returns and rescues them, but his adopted father is not happy at having to leave most of his money behind. Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), also known colloquially as just the wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ...

Six or seven years later Mowgli learns that he and Messua settled in a new village where he fathered another son but died soon after. Mowgli shows no grief at his death and does not inquire as to the cause.