Buldeo, the evil hunter of the village, and Ganshum’s grandfather, tells his outraged fellow villagers an incredible story: one day, he ventured deep into the jungle and came upon some grey monkeys guarding the secret of eternal youth, who offered him some delicious wine. But this was not all; Buldeo knows that the king of all the animals is a chimeric dragon, known as the "Fire Dragon". He tells his audience that Shere Khan is possessed by the soul of the village's most hated man, named Purun Dass, who died the year before and is then determined to take revenge by killing everyone in the village. As proof that the tiger is the reincarnation of the thief, Buldeo adds that they both have a scarred eye. It becomes quite clear that Mowgli will soon have another fight on his hands.