Tikki Tavi Characteristics

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Madison Reiter
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Character Analysis Paper

In the dusty desert, of India lives a deadly cobra. In my ELA class we read a story called Rikki Tikki Tavi written by Rudyard Kipling. In the story, a little mongoose named Rikki Tikki Tavi, or for short Rikki Tikki, gets help from a family in India. Rikki Tikki then goes on an adventure throughout the garden and the house. He also protects the family throughout the dangers they come across, but then trouble comes. Nag and Nagaina are fighting Rikki Tikki for the garden to create more living space for both Nag and Nagaina’s family. Rikki Tikki may be aggressive at some points, but Rikki Tikki is also very brave and generous. One of Rikki Tikki’s strongest traits is bravery. Rikki Tikki’s

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