Characters
to shrink down or crouch
what is cowered
How does rikki come to live in the garden
a flood washes him there
a small brown snake killed by Rikki-tikki
Who is Karait?
What other piece of literature did the author write
to restore life
What is revive
What is eating?
how does the family treat rikki after he kills karait
they let him stay in the house, feed him dinner and sleep with teddy
this character helps Rikki during his fight with nag
Who is Big Man (Teddy's father)?
these characters' eggs get eaten in the story
Who are Darzee and Darzee's wife's eggs?
to lightly burn
singed
grounds where the characters live on
What is a military base?
why does rikki not eat karait after killing him
a full mongoose is a dead mongoose
how Teddys father kills Nag
what is a shotgun?
disarray, or disorderly
what is disheveled
what rikki does when he is ready for battle
What is a warcry?
why does darzees wife choose to help rikki
she wants her babys to live a long life, baby snakes means adult snakes means her babys are at risk
the town crier
Who is the coppersmith?
baby birds
Who are fledglings
unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot
What is to be lame?
what is a grown mongoose's business in life
to fight and eat snakes