"The Jungle Book was released on October 18, 1967 and it became the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics Series. It was inspired by the stories about Mowgli from the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. The film grossed over $73 million in the United states in its first release, and as much again from two re-releases." Mr. Shuester introduced the section.
"We have two song selections from The Jungle Book: Mike will sing 'I Wanna Be Like You' and everyone will sing 'That's what Friends Are For'." Rachel read.
"Why don't we just do them in that order?" Finn suggested.
"Sounds good," Rachel replied, everyone else saying similar things.
"I Wanna Be Like You is sung by King Louie to Mowgli, trying to get the secret of how to make fire. This song will be sung by Mike Chang."
As Mr. Schuster walked of stage, Mike and Artie came on.
"Now I'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle VIP. I've reached the top and had to stop, and that's what botherin' me. I wanna be a man, man-cub, and stroll right into town; and be just like the other men, I'm tired of monkeyin' around!" Mike began, dancing goofily around the stage.
"Oh, oobee doo, I wanna be like you; I wanna walk like you, talk like you, too. You'll see it's true, an ape like me can learn to be human too."Mike continued his dancing, earning him laughs from the crowd.
"Gee, cousin Louie, you're doin' real good!" Artie exclaimed in a little kid voice.
"Now here's your part of the deal, cuz. Lay the secret on me of man's red fire." Mike whispered to Artie, throwing an arm around the other boy's shoulder.
"But I don't know how to make fire!" Artie replied.
"Now don't try to kid me, man-cub, I made a deal with you. What I desire is man's red fire to make my dream come true. Give me the secret, man-cub, clue me what to do; give me the power of man's red flower so I can be like you. You! I wanna be like you; I wanna talk like you, walk like you, too. You'll see it's true someone like me can learn to be like someone like me! Can learn to be like someone like you! Can learn to be like someone like me!" Mike finished the song with a huge smile on his face. The song had always been one of his favorites and it was now most likely his favorite solo for the concert.
"Hello, Debbie." Rachel greeted Mrs. Puckerman as she walked into the house.
"Hello, Rachel. What are you doing here?" Debbie smiled at her son's girlfriend.
"Just came to give you a break from your needy sick son. It's meeting night at Temple I know that you hate to miss any of the four meetings you attend."
"Thank you, Rachel." Debbie's smile grew as she began to gather her things she would need, "You won't have to worry about Sarah; she's at a friend's tonight. I'll pick her up on my way home. I just finished making some soup for Noah, he's upstairs in his room moaning and groaning and telling everyone who will listen how absolutely miserable he is."
Rachel rolled her eyes, knowing exactly how annoying Puck was when he was sick. The best it was, the worse he got. Whenever he got sick, she prayed it was something that would make him not want to talk.
"I'll take it right up to him."
"Rachel, honey, I want you to know, the earplugs are in the bathroom so you won't have to actually listen to him complaining. Just pretend like you're listening and nod your head. Trust me, he buys it every time. Now, he has a slight, a very slight fever. Just humor him. Keep him under the covers and bring a bowl of ice water upstairs with a wash cloth. Make him think that your making him get better."
Rachel smiled at Mrs. Puckerman and started to ladle the soup into a bowl and poured a glass of orange juice before receiving a kiss on the cheek as Mrs. Puckerman left the house. She smiled after the woman as she filled another bowl with cold water and ice. She grabbed from the draw and a wash cloth from the hall closet, setting it inside the water bowl, and set the two bowls, spoon, and juice on the tray and made her way upstairs to Puck's room. Once she opened the door, she shook her head at how pitiful her boyfriend looked.
"Mommy?" Puck asked sounding much like an upset kid.
"No," Rachel replied, setting the tray on his nightstand and picking up the bowl and spoon, "Here, your mom made you some soup."
"Thanks, Rachel," he groaned, slowly sitting up and taking the bowl. He gestured to the other bowl in her hands and asked, "What's that?"
"A little something to help get that fever down." Rachel said softly, sitting down on the edge of his bed and making sure the wash cloth was thoroughly soaked.
He finished the soup, setting the empty bowl on the tray and leaned back against his headboard, sighing as Rachel began to dab his head with the freezing wash cloth.
"That's cold," he said, hissing slightly.
"Well, duh, Noah, it's supposed to be; it'll bring down your fever down." Rachel laughed at him.
After five minutes of dabbing his forehead with the washcloth, she set the bowl and cloth back onto the tray as he downed the orange juice.
"I'll be right back, Noah." Rachel rubbed his arm for a moment and then stood and took the try back downstairs. She walked back upstairs and saw that Puck had removed his t-shirt.
"I'm feeling much better now, Rach. Maybe we could act out that nurse fantasy I have," Puck smirked up at her before tagging on, "I'm sick and I need a check-up."
Rachel just rolled her eyes and put in Puck's favorite movie and laid down on the bed next to him, pushing him away or hitting him lightly every time he tried to start something. An hour into the movie, he finally gave up and settled for just holding Rachel.
"Our closing number for this group is That's What Friends Are For. The song is sung by a quartet of 'mop-top' vultures who are making friends with Mowgli. This song will feature all of New Directions."
New Directions replaced Mr. Shuester on the stage, forming two arches and receiving starting pitches from Rachel.
"We're your friends. We're your friends. We're your friends to the bitter end." the Basses started the song.
"When you're alone, who comes around to pluck you up when you are down?" the Tenors came in.
"And when you're outside, looking in, who's there to open the door?" The Sopranos and Altos sang together.
"That's what friends are for!" The group sang together, their harmonies fitting perfectly.
"Who's always eager to extend a friendly claw? That's what friends are for!" Sam and Puck sang, shaking hands in a corny way that earned them laughs.
"And when you're lost in dire need, who's at your side at lightning speed?" Santana and Rachel sung together next, wrapping their arms around the other girl.
"We're friends of every creature comin' down the pike. In fact we never met an animal, we didn't like, didn't like. So you can see, we're friends in need, and friends in need, are friends indeed, We'll keep you safe in the jungle forevermore. That's what friends are for!" They finished the song, each singing a different notes that blended together perfectly.