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    Rikki Tavi Analysis

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    they’ll never stop until it’s safe. A story by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-tikki-tavi is about a young mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi was carried away from his home land by a flood. He was washed ashore into the Segowlee cantonment, and was maintained by a British family, who lives in a bungalow. When being fed and cared for, Rikki-tikki-tavi develops a strong bond with the British family, and this leads to the mongoose to care for the family, dedication, and the bravery to save the beloved family. Soon after Rikki-tikki-tavi

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    Rikki Tavi Essay

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It is about a small mongoose named Rikki-Tikki, who is washed away from his family in a small flood. He lives in a bungalow with a small family, and Rikki must fight the cobras threatening the family to keep them safe. This essay will prove how Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is confident, determined, and very stealth like. To start, Rikki showed that he was confident by proving to Nagaina that it was him that killed her husband Nag, not the man. Rikki also

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a story about a mongoose always saving the peoples lives. Rikki was first a mongoose that lived in the jungle, and then a flood flooded the rainforest and Rikki was washed out of the den without his family and he first thought he was going to die. Then the next thing he knows is that he’s in a British family home and as soon as he wakes up he’s exploring the place. Then Rikki goes to bed with Teddy and the next day he’s eating, but not to much because he needs to be agile and

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Compare and Contrast) Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a story about a fight between the most feared snake in the garden- a King Cobra, and a mongoose who will not stand for his cruelty in a bungalow in India to protect the freedom of all the animals. An animated movie about the story was filmed and a novella was written to tell the story. There were many differences and similarities between the two stories, such as the food Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

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    Rikki the Valiant The mongoose who is a hero, seems impossible for a small creature to fight dangerous reptiles such as snakes. The King Cobra is a very venomous snake in the world. On a summer night, there was a terrifying flood that made animals lose their homes. One animal in particular, such as a mongoose, almost died by the flood being half choked with water. A family of three saves the poor mongoose and gives him food to eat. That mongoose name is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, but Rikki for short. The

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    impossible for a mongoose to stay frightened for any length of time... and he knew that all a grown mongoose's business in life was to fight and eat snakes". Rikki never backs down from a snake fight and uses this trait to gain the trust of Teddy and his parents. Rikki even followed Nagaina into a rat hole to end the cobras, "she plunged into the rat-hole where she and Nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her -- and very few mongooses, however wise

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    Gavin Goodman Mrs. Keithley 5th Hour ELA 13 November 2017 The Book and the Movie of Rikki-tikki-tavi The Indian gray mongoose, and other types of mongooses, are well known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, particularly cobras. Brave Rikki-tikki-tavi is a mongoose who was washed away from his home during a horrible storm. He learns how to survive after this tragedy. There is a book and a movie about the story of the courageous Rikki-tikki-tavi. There are similarities and very minor

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    loves Teddy but why?This related to the theme because it says that rikki did almost the impossible to save Teddy. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it. Rikki is a mongoose who is not afraid to fight this what makes him the main character in this story Rikki was usually restless he could scratch where he pleased with any of his legs front or back. This demonstrates my thesis because Rikki fought by himself three

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    Tikki Tavi Theme Essay

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    The story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is of a story of a mongoose who fights to protect his garden and family. The classic tale of good versus evil, where the good triumphs evil. However, there lies an allusion to meaning between what “good” and “evil” is considered to be. Rudyard Kipling, the author of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, portrays the cobras as evil, but are they really the evil one? They shouldn’t be the only one marked evil because even Rikki-Tikki resorted to such ways to achieve what he wanted. The true

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    Tikki Book Vs Movie

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    Rikki Tikki was a very valiant and tough mongoose. There are movies and books made about the story. It is about a mongoose who is washed away by a flood from his family and is found by a family. The mongoose protects the family from snakes. The mongoose the hero to the family after saving the family’s lives several times. Rikki Tikki is trying to get rid of all snakes around the house in India of where they live. The movies and stories are not quite the same. Both the movie and the story have same

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