Rudyard Kipling's works are known for their vivid characters, and three of the most famous are Mowgli, Kim, and Kaa. Mowgli is a feral child who was raised by wolves in the jungle and is the protagonist of Kipling's novel The Jungle Book. Kim is an orphaned street urchin who becomes a spy in the novel Kim. Kaa is a python who befriends Mowgli and helps him on his adventures in The Jungle Book.