`Throughout the story, Rikki shows great bravery. The part that shows his bravery the best is when Rikki goes into the cobra hole with nag. Rikki “Plunged into the rat hole where she and nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail and he went down with her. Very few mongooses, however wise or old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.” (27)
Along with his bravery, he shows that he is very intelligent. He knows