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Read the following excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

Bagheera, who had eyes and ears everywhere, knew something of this, and once or twice he told Mowgli in so many words that Shere Khan would kill him some day; and Mowgli would laugh and answer: “I have the Pack and I have thee; and Baloo, though he is so lazy, might strike a blow or two for my sake. Why should I be afraid?”

How do these lines add to the rising action of the story?

They let the reader know that Mowgli is in danger.
They show how much Bagheera cares about Mowgli.
They introduce the reader to Mowgli and Bagheera.
They show how Bagheera’s feelings for Mowgli are changing.