Tikki Bungalowing

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The short story, Rikki-tikki-tavi, is a memorable one written by Rudyard Kipling. The story takes place in a bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. A bungalow is a low, one-story house, and Segowlee cantonment is a British army post in India. In the story, it describes the life of the mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi. A mongoose is like a cat in the body, but like a weasel in the head. A mongoose is an extremely curious creature, one who wants to know about everything. A mongoose’s greatest enemy is the cobra. The cobra is a vicious creature, wishing to do harm. Mongooses and cobras, being natural enemies, will fight each other ferociously. Narrowed down to a few reasons, Rikki-tikki-tavi has a right to be proud of himself in this story because he saved

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