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The Book Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was written by Rudyard Kipling has a character named Rikki-tikki, He’s Brave, protective, smart . The Book was originally published in 1898. It was illustrated by William Henry Drake. The story is about a muskrat that was washed away by a flood in india, to a bungalow that an english man lived in.

First off, Rikki-tikki’s Brave he went into the hole with Nagina when it was very risky. Rikki-Tikki risked his life for the humans by battling Nag and Nagina. He is brave by confronting Chuchundra.He was Brave to help darzee and his wife by dealing with nag.

In addition, Rikki-tikki is protective, he wanted the sleep on teddys chin so he could protect him from Nag/Nagina. He's protective because he risked his own life

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