Rikki
Natural born enemy of the cobra.
Who is a mongoose?
“One of our babies fell out of the nest yesterday, and Nag ate him."
What is what Darzee says to Rikki in the garden?
The term for a person whose husband has died.
What is a widow?
British citizen, Rudyard Kipling
Who is the author of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"?
a word for a small house
What is a bungalow?
A mongoose's angry eyes.
What is turn red?
“Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!”
What is Rikki's war cry?
She took this with her down the rat hole.
What is her very last egg?
animal characters have human traits
What is personification?
a long, open porch, usually with a roof
What is a veranda?
Where he first meets Nag and Nagaina.
What is the garden of the Bungalow?
"Look and be afraid!."
Who is Nag to Rikki?
The place Teddy was threatened by an angry cobra.
What is on the veranda?
Clues about what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
another word for brave and courageous
What is valiant?
The mongoose motto.
What is, "Run, and find out!" ?
“Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes.”
Who is Chuchundra to Rikki?
Deadly snake with the mark of Brahm on its head.
What is a cobra?
Left India at the age of five
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
a comfort
What is consolation?
The number of cobra eggs Rikki smashed.
What is 24?
"The great god Brahm put his mark upon all our people."
Who is Nag?
He distracts her from killing Teddy.
Who is Rikki?
A term for a reasonable guess about what will happen.
What is a prediction?
in a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive
What is cunningly?