Characters
This brave animal is the protagonist.
Who is Rikki-tikki-tavi?
This natural event brings Rikki to the human family.
What is a flood?
The cobras want to kill the humans for this reason.
What is so that they have the garden to themselves.
A small house.
What is a bungalow?
“Teddy’s safer with that little beast…” foreshadows this event.
What is a snake entering the house?
This animal is the story’s antagonist.
Who is Nag?
Why does the family keeps Rikki because he is friendly and can do this job.
What is protect them from snakes?
Rikki keeps from overeating because he wants to stay ready for this.
What is fighting the cobras?
Cleverly and sneakily.
What is cunningly.
Snakes moving quietly through the grass hints this will happen.
What is a snake attack or danger from the cobras?
This nervous muskrat is terrified of Nag and Nagaina.
Who is Chuchundra?
Rikki kills this small but deadly snake to save Teddy.
Who is Karait?
What motivates Nagaina to fight even harder after Nag dies?
What is revenge?
Worn out or beaten.
What is battered.
Mentioning mongooses fight snakes foreshadows this major conflict.
What is Rikki fighting Nag and Nagaina?
This bird’s constant singing frustrates Rikki.Who is Darzee?
Who is Darzee?
Rikki overhears the cobras’ plan in this part of the house.
What is the bathroom?
Rikki’s eyes turn red when this emotion takes over.
What is anger?
Very great in size or degree.
What is immensely.
Darzee crying over his eaten baby hints the danger of this character.
Who is Nag?
This minor snake is the first one Rikki kills.
Who is Karait?
The animals believe Rikki is dead when he follows Nagaina here.
What is the rat hole?
Why is Nagaina mad at Darzee's wife?
She tricks her to save Rikki -Tikki-tavi.
A victory.
What is a triumph?
Early mention of the “big man’s stick” foreshadows this dramatic action.
What is the big man shooting Nag?