The Portrayal Of Family In Tikki-Tavi

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In the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. A snake name Nagina and mongoose named rikki tikki who both of them wanted to protect there family from someone that dangerous. There is mongoose that is very curious. For example " the motto of the mongoose family is run and findout." This shows rikki tikki is a curious mongoose and including his family.
These is a snake named Nagina she is a very smart snake. For evidence , " when the house is empty of people and then her husband will go away and the garden will be ours again" this shows that Nagina smart and determined to hurt rikki tikki. The theme of this story is that family comes first and you always never to protect your family no matter what. Nagina and Rikki tikki are both

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