Here Is Mowgli In Real Life; Lives In The Forest, Eats Grass And Can't Talk

Ellie, Mowgli in real life (YouTube screenshot)

JAKARTA - Born with learning difficulties, Ellie (21) does not go to school and is afraid of fellow villagers. He chose to live in the forest near his village in Rwanda and often ate bananas and other fruits.

Ellie often refused to eat food prepared by her mother. The mother, meanwhile, was forced to chase her son into the forest with an emergency lasso so he wouldn't go too far.

Her mother loved Ellie very much. She described Ellie as a special child and a gift from God when she and her husband lost five children at birth.

This boy, who was filmed by Afrimax TV, was nicknamed the 'monkey' by the bullies because of his unusual way of life.

“He doesn't like food. He prefers to eat bananas. He doesn't know anything, he can't do anything, "said his mother as quoted by the Daily Star, Thursday, November 26.

"All he does is run. When he sees people, all he does is run from them. Wherever he runs, I have to chase him. In a whole week we can cover 230 km.

"If I don't follow him, he probably won't come back home."

According to the film, the entire village tried to keep him out of the forest to keep him safe. The neighbors are forced to watch Ellie and chase her to protect her from harm.

Ellie is often seen as a monkey (YouTube screenshot)

In the film, his mother says: “He was always grazing like an animal. He's always running away. "

Ellie has been described as 'as fast as Usain Bolt' and spends her days running through the forest. Ellie didn't know how to speak and could only communicate by waves.

At birth, Ellie had a head the size of a tennis ball, according to the film Born Different.

“After losing our five children, we asked God to at least give us a disabled child, as long as he doesn't die as early as possible. When she released him, I knew it was a message from God, "the mother told the director.

The mother said that the neighbors did not think of her son as a son but a monkey, and kept harassing her.

“It hurts me a lot, when my son goes and comes back and gets beaten up. They shouted at him and called him monkey. It makes me really sad to hear people bully my son, "he continued.

“Not just kids, but seeing adults bully him shamelessly. They made me lose my temper. They don't see him as human, only animal. "