Tikki-Tavi By Rudyard Kipling: Summary

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Banks Camryn Banks Hensley Honors English 11/ First Period 08 January 2018 Part 1: Plot Summary “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling is a story about a mongoose who saves a family from the evil black cobras that go by the name of Nag and Nagaina. In the beginning of his journey, Rikki-tikki was a young mongoose and was washed by a summer flood from his burrow where he lived with his father and mother. After awakening in an unfamiliar place by the heat of the sun, a young boy found him, believing he was dead, but the mother and father insisted that he was not, so they brought him inside to be dried off and warmed up. After the family did this for him, Rikki-tikki was very thankful and also curious, so he decided to stay and explore the families …show more content…

As they spoke, Nag rose from the bushes and his wife struck towards Rikki-tikki assuring him that his life here would not be as easy as he had thought. As Rikki-tikki was in the yard with the little boy, a snake appears from the dust threatening to kill the boy, but Rikki-tikki would not have it and struck the snake dead. When the boy went to bed that night, after he fell asleep Rikki-Tikki went for his nightly walk around the house, later hearing the voices of Nag and Nagaina speaking of their plans to kill the family. Nag snuck into the bathroom and fell asleep in the water jar waiting until …show more content…

With the help of Darzee’s wife to distract Nagaina, Rikki-Tikki killed all of the babies but one single egg. Darzee’s wife flew back to him in a frenzy, telling him that the snake had gone to the house for revenge upon the family and that she meant business. Rikki-Tikki raced to the house, just to catch her ready to strike the boys leg as he was eating breakfast. Rikki-Tikki got her attention and assured her that the egg that he had in his paw was the only one left of her family, and she immediately forgot about the boy. Nagaina and Rikki-tikki were on the porch ready to fight, but Rikki-tikki had placed the egg down and Nagaina snached it and raced to her nest. Rikki-Tikki bounded after her, determined to keep the family and the garden safe. She made it to her burrow but Rikki-tikki chased her down, not knowing when they would reach the point where she would be able to turn around and strike. Darzee began singing a heroic song of the mongoose that risked his own life to save the garden. As Darzee was singing, out came Rikki-Tikki from the burrow covered in dirt. Rikki-Tikki had saved the garden

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