bravery, his wit, and his strength. He battled two Cobra’s, he distracted Nagaina, and he battled 3 snakes and never lost. I think he was brave because he single handedly fought two Cobra’s and destroyed the eggs. That is really hard for a young Mongoose like Rikki. Now that is real bravery. For an example in the story it says,”Rikki was plunged into the rat hole where Nag and her used to live.” on page 27. That is pretty brave to fight a snake underground in their lair. (Kipling 27) …
The history of dogs can be complex. This is mainly because almost all scientists say their hypotheses about the origin of dogs. One of the main hypotheses is that dogs came from domesticated wolves. The dog is so much like that of the wolf that some have even gone wild. But how far does the chain go back and what were the steps to having the dog? The chain has been traced back to the beginning of life with an animal called Miacid *Figure 2*. They were small, about the size of a gopher, to a…
followed Mongoose into the void, the long haired man looked around. He has been here before, long ago during his Thug and Swindler days. The man continued to follow him until they arrived upon the destination, He walked on top of stars, confused to how such a thing was possible, was he going to fall through eventually and be devoured, Germs mind was racing, too many things was going through his mind all at once. He listened to the man speak, to think such a thing was possible was beyond…
I. The Bay Pigs Invasion was a covert operation conducted by the CIA and the U.S. Government in the 1960’s. The operation took place in Cuba and ended being a complete failure which led to the cover up by the CIA saying that the U.S. had no part in the invasion at all even though it was completely their plan. At the time president John. F Kennedy had agreed to come up with the funds to go through with the invasion. A poor landing site, unfavorable decisions regarding air strikes, and poor…
The plot that will be read will blow people’s minds. It all started when a mongoose lost his way home from a flood and ended up in a beautiful garden. There lived a nice family and creatures like birds, and snakes. The plot in the two mediums, written version vs. movie, has the same subject, however, there are differences that will be found in this essay. This part will make people saying, “ooh...ahh”. The written version of this, written by Rudyard Kipling, will make you go wild.…
Theme is the central idea or the moral of a story. Therefore, in “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, the theme is obviously good triumphs over evil. To explain, Rikki is great-hearted because he is considerate and listens to the animals, whereas the cobras are as wicked as a witch. They are also immensely selfish because they want the garden all to themselves. Rikki’s relationship with the cobras help guide us to understand the theme of good prevailing evil. I can understand why some people…
At the end of the story, Kipling writes: “Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but he did not grow too proud…” (p. 134). In “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-tikki is a brave mongoose who protects an innocent family, consisting of a mom, a dad, and a little boy named Teddy, living in a bungalow in India. He does this by defeating two vicious cobras, Nag and Nagaina, that were 3 times his size. Rikki-tikki has a right to be proud of himself because he was willing to…
Lemurs life time Lemurs live in the island areas like, “madagascar and comoros”. They live in this area because of the temperature it is hot and dry there and it has a lot of trees there.”Most lemurs inhabit trees most of the time”. Ringed tailed lemurs love trees because well they are monkeys.They have” black and white rings or stripes on their tail and has gray soft smooth fur, and has a white circle on their stomach.” “They have a black snout and two black circles around there eyes and the…
28-29)The evidence shows Rikki plotting whether or not to kill Nag, and the chance is right so he does it. In the story, it says that Nag is one of the two most dangerous snakes in the garden, so it must be extremely difficult to kill him. But the mongoose showed courage, and assisted in his death. Eventually Rikki kills the other dangerous snake and, Because of his bravery, the garden turns back into the peacefull place it once…
The yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus) is indigenous to the island of Puerto Rico. It is speculated that this species is derived from the red-winged blackbird which is native to the Haitian Island. Physically the yellow-shouldered blackbird looks just like it sounds, black with brachial yellow patches around the shoulders of the bird. The males are usually larger,heavier and have larger wings than the females of the species. On average the adult birds measure between twenty to…