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“Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear, but finding a way through it.” Mongoose are animals who are trained from birth to kill and eat snakes. If mongoose eat a lot of food, it makes them slower. When mongoose become angry, their eyes turn blood red. To kill snakes, mongoose must be able to bite them directly on the back of the head. The story and the movie, Rikki-tikki-tavi has much to compare and contrast. There are many similarities and differences in the characters, setting, and conflict for both the story and the movie, Rikki-tikki-tavi. Characters in the story and movie have many similarities and differences. “They gave him a piece of raw meat.” (Kipling 144) The story states that Teddy’s family gave Rikki raw meat. However, in the movie Teddy’s family gives Rikki bananas.(movie) “He was afraid for the minute;” (Kipling 146) In the story Rikki is only afraid for about a minute. In the movie, it shows Rikki was afraid for about thirty seconds.(movie) “It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity.”(Kipling 144) Rikki is also curious in the movie.(movie) “Rikki-tikki felt his eyes growing red” (Kipling 147) The movie shows Rikki’s eyes turn red when he is angry.(movie) In both the movie and the story, Rikki’s eyes turn red when he is angry. The similarities and differences in Rikki’s characteristics helps readers and viewers see the little changes between the movie…

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Cobras with their threatening hoods and intimidating upright postures, are some of the most iconic snakes on Earth. Mongooses are long, furry, a pointed face, and a bushy tail. The snakes elegance, prideful stance and venomous bite have made them more respectful and feared. The three main characters are Rikki-tikki and the snakes, and Teddy. Rikki-tikki lives with Teddy and his parents in a big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. The plot is about two of the mediums like print and…

What helps characters in the missions they go on?The characters in the stories have to be determined to complete the mission.In the stories Rikki-tikki-tavi and New directions the antagonists have a mission the drive to complete. In the story Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikki´s problem was to rid the garden of the 2 snakes nag and nagaina.In the story Rikki was determind when going aginst nag.Here is a quote from the story to prove my claim ¨Now if I kill him here,nagaina will know,and if I fight him…

As Norman Schwarzkopf once said, “True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.” “Angry as he was, Rikki-tikki was frightened as he saw the size of the big cobra.” “Rikki-tikki held on with his eyes shut, for now he was quite sure he was dead; but the head did not move, and the big man picked him up and said: “It’s the mongoose again, Alice; the little chap has saved our lives now.” Do you have the courage to stand up for someone? For this…

Rikki-tikki-tavi was a smart mongoose in the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” written by Rudyard Kipling. When Rikki-tikki-tavi washed up in garden, a family took him in and he found himself defending the garden and the family, from two ruthless snakes. He became to be the savoir of the garden that all animals trusted, through the story he proved to be brave, agile, and heroic. First, Rikki-tikki showed to be brave when he waited out nag in the bathroom so he would only need to know that he…

The story,” Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,is by Rudyard Kipling,is a novel based on the main characters Rikki Tikki Tavi and Nagaina.They go through a series of trying to protect their families. Moreover, Rikki Tikki is more human than animal because he is very smart and only thinks about his families safety.Like how for example,Nagiana was just trying to protecther family and Nag like in paragraph 8 it says “Nag was thinking to himself and watching the least little movement in the grass,so Nagiana could…

In the story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” the three main topics we talk about are Rikki tikki,Nagaina, and last the theme of the whole story. First, Rikki-tikki has many human characteristics. For instance, “I didn’t so you must tell me, quick, Chuchundra or i’ll bite you”(Kipling 14). Even though Rikki-tikki is courageous he is still very aggressive at times with other animals. Instead of speaking nicely to the mouse he threatens chuchundra. Not including all the parts where Rikki-tikki is mean he is…

Have you ever fought a snake? “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. In this tale, a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki, single handedly, fought his way through the bathrooms of the Big Bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. He fought against two cobra mates, fighting for their own children, dominance, and their lives. The exposition of the of the story introduces the main protagonist and other side characters. It introduces Rikki-Tikki, Teddy, the “big man”, Teddy’s mother, Chuchundra,…

In the story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling Rikki Tikki is a brave and curious mongoose. Nagaina is a clever and protective mother. The theme of the story is to overcome fear to protect your family. First of all, Rikki is a brave and curious mongoose. For example “Well” said Rikki and tail began to fluff up again, “marks or no marks do you think it is right for you to eat fledglings out of a nest?” (Kipling paragraph 8) This shows that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is not afraid of a challenge.…

The short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” by Rudyard Kipling focuses on a brave and curious mongoose named RIkki-Tikki whose main purpose is helping and saving his family. Meanwhile a wicked cobra named Nagaina wants to overrun the bungalow for her, her husband, and her children. Both characters show passionate personalities and traits toward saving their families. For example, Rikki-Tikki was brave to even fight all three snakes to keep his family safe. “Rikki-Tikki held on with his eyes shut,…