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After an intense seasonal thunderstorm, an Indian mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (from his chattering vocalizations) becomes the pet of an English family residing in India after they save him from drowning. He becomes friendly with some other creatures inhabiting their garden.
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Apr 20, 2014 · From Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", a reading of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", a short story about a brave mongoose who defends his home from the cobras.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. by Rudyard Kipling. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was inspired by the ancient Indian fables in the Panchatantra, Book Five. At the hole where he went in. Red-Eye called to Wrinkle-Skin. Hear what little Red-Eye saith: "Nag, come up and dance with death!" Eye to eye and head to head, (Keep the measure, Nag.) This shall end when one is dead;
Rikki-tikki-tavi fought a great war in a bungalow in Segowlee. Though other animals offered advice, it was Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose—a small, pink-nosed creature somewhere between a cat and a weasel—who single-handedly won the war. His name comes from the sound of his “war-cry.”
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. The story recounts the “great war” fought between Rikki-tikki-tavi, a mongoose, and a pair of cobras in the garden of an English family living in the Indian province of “ Segowlee .”. Rikki-tikki’s name stems from his war cry, which he delivers as he runs through the tall grass.
