# Kim — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Kim by Rudyard Kipling.

- [Chapter I: The Wonder House and the Lama](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/i.md): Kim, a poor white boy who lives freely in Lahore, sits astride the cannon Zam-Zammah and encounters a Tibetan lama seeking the Wonder House (Lahore Museum). Kim guides him inside, where the lama is deeply moved by a stat
- [Chapter II: The Prophecy of the Red Bull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/ii.md): Kim and the lama travel southward, stopping at a village where the lama's wisdom and horoscope-casting impress the locals. The family priest interprets Kim's prophecy of a Red Bull on a green field, foretelling the arriv
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/iii.md): Kim and the lama continue their journey, encountering an old soldier who joins them briefly. Kim prophesies a war to the villagers, impressing them with his knowledge. They later meet a farmer who initially treats them h
- [On the Grand Trunk Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/iv.md): Kim and the lama join the caravan of a wealthy old lady traveling south. Kim delights in the vibrant life of the Grand Trunk Road, observing diverse castes, pilgrims, and travelers. The lama remains absorbed in meditatio
- [The Lama's Grief and Kim's Destiny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/v.md): Kim and the lama are confronted by Father Victor and Mr. Bennett, who reveal Kim's true identity as a white boy and the son of a soldier. The lama is devastated that his chela will be taken from him to be made a Sahib, a

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- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [The Gates of Learning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Road to Simla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Great Game Intensifies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/x.md)
- [The Juggler's Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [The Woman of Shamlegh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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