Akela lifted his head again, and said: "He has eaten our food; he has slept with us; he has driven game for us; he has broken no word of the Law of the Jungle."
"Also, I paid for him with a bull when he was accepted. The worth of a bull is little, but Bagheera's honor is something that he will perhaps fight for," said Bagheera in his gentlest voice.
"A bull paid ten years ago!" the Pack snarled. "What do we care for bones ten years old?"
"Or for a pledge?" said Bagheera, his white teeth bared under his lip. "Well are ye called the Free People!"
"No man's cub can run with the people of the jungle!" roared Shere Khan. "Give him to me."
Carlos makes the claim "Shere Khan and his followers have lost all respect for the Jungle Law.”
Which detail from the passage best supports this claim?
"Also, I paid for him with a bull when he was accepted. The worth of a bull is little, but Bagheera's honor is something that he will perhaps fight for.”
"A bull paid ten years ago!" the Pack snarled. "What do we care for bones ten years old?"
“Or for a pledge?" said Bagheera, his white teeth bared under his lip. "Well are ye called the Free People!"
"He has eaten our food; he has slept with us; he has driven game for us; he has broken no word of the Law of the Jungle."
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The detail from the passage that best supports Carlos's claim that "Shere Khan and his followers have lost all respect for the Jungle Law" is:
"A bull paid ten years ago!" the Pack snarled. "What do we care for bones ten years old?"
This statement indicates that the Pack, influenced by Shere Khan, is dismissing long-standing customs and agreements that are part of the Jungle Law, demonstrating a lack of respect for the principles that govern their society.
