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    Comparing and Contrasting of Rikki-tikki-tavi “Run and find out” (Rudyard Kipling, page 144), that is a motto that a very special mongoose lived his whole life by. The book Rikki-tikki-tavi is for the most part similar to the movie form of this story. The movie is just approached differently than the book that Rudyard Kipling wrote. In the story Rikki-tikki-tavi, Rikki the Mongoose is a brave little animal that protects the ones he loves by fighting the ferocious, deadly, and greedy snakes…

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    Rikki Tikk Summary

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    most of the fighting. A cantonment is a military base in India. Based on the language in the first paragraphs describing Rikki’s actions why is it fitting that this story takes place in a cantonment? It’s fitting because mongooses can be originated in India other than Asia and Africa.…

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    Tikki Tavi Research Paper

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    Rikki Tikki Tavi Comes Of Age The story of Rikki Tikki Tavi is a coming of age story because of the way he learns to solve a problem, accomplish a goal, and mature. Rikki Tikki is a young mongoose who washes up in a flood and lands in front of a young boys house. The boy, Teddy, and his English family take Rikki Tikki in and give him food, shelter, and a comfortable place to sleep.That hospitality comes at a cost, the family wants Rikki Tikki to protect them from any trouble that lurks in the…

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    prediction? The prediction that the reader made was, "Will The mongoose ever see his parents again? I think he will begin a jorney to find his way home." I do agree with the reader beacuse i do kind of wonder if the mongoose will find its family. What image does the reader in the model text explore by using the strategy of visualizing? How did it help the reader? The reader imagines the mongoose like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but like a weasel. It…

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    “Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.” This is exactly what a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi did. This brave mongoose befriended a young boy named Timmy. While exploring the garden outside of Teddy’s bungalow, Rikki-Tikki kills many snakes that live in the garden. In the book, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, and the movie that is based on that book, there are similarities and…

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    The lessons that the readers can learn from this text is to always be cautious about Hawaii’s ecosystem. In paragraph 1, it says,” They have strict rules for importing animals. They carefully screen all incoming pets. Who could blame them? They've had problems with new animals in the past”. In this section, they are talking about how Hawaiians are wary of letting new animals in. They are wary because of one past experience that went wrong. In paragraph 2, it explains how the Black rat was…

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    A high summer flood captured Rikki-tikki and carried him away from his mother and father to a roadside ditch. This was the beginning of a fierce war fought by Rikki-tikki, the mongoose. These events occur in the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. The story takes place in a bungalow in the Segowlee cantonment in India. It depicts that sometimes, it is necessary to put yourself at risk to protect or defend others. Rikki-tikki puts himself at risk to save the family that he now…

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    factors that drive people to face challenges and reach their goals such as Rikki-tikki-tavi, Farah Ahmedi, and Muhammad Ali. Rikki-tikki from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” is willing to face extreme challenges that could risk his life in order to maintain his mongoose family’s reputation and in order to fave his human family’s lives. The great cobra, Nag, sneaked into the bathroom and was going to kill the family in the morning. Rikki was determined to fight him and prevent this. “As he held he closed…

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    mission, there are always many motivations that drive people to undertake a mission.For example, Farah Ahmedi was determined to survive so she climbs up a mountain and thought about the good life she can get after this. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was a young mongoose who could kill snakes and make himself proud. Aengus didn't give up looking for someone who he only met once and decided to fall in love with her. Farah Ahmedi had the determination to survive, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi had a job he was born for which…

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    The character I chose is Rikki-tikki-tavi, he is from the story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”. The author of this story is Rudyard Kipling. The Character Rikki-tikki is a mongoose who is taken in by a family and protects them from danger, such as snakes. Rikki-tikki fights hard to keep the family safe and to protect the garden. Three great qualities that Rikki-tikki have are that he his loyal, he is brave when Rikki-tikki and his family are in danger, he is humble about the way he protects the house,…

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