Who is a minor character in Rikki Tikki Tavi?
The minor characters in the story are Darzee’s wife, Karait, Chuchundra, and the Coppersmith.
Who are the main characters in the story Rikki Tikki Tavi?
The characters of Rudyard Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavi include: Rikki-Tikki, Darzee, Darzee’s wife, Nag, Nagaina, Chuchundra, Karait, Teddy, Teddy’s mother, and Teddy’s father. The major themes, or main ideas, of the short story are bravery and loyalty.
Who is the round character in Rikki Tikki Tavi?
Rikki-tikki-tavi, Darzee’s wife, Nag, and Nagaina are all examples of round characters, who have multiple character traits and are relatively complex.
What does Chuchundra do in Rikki Tikki Tavi?
Chuchundra: Another one of Rikki’s friends. He is a muskrat that helped Rikki by giving him advice during the ongoing battles with Nag and Nagaina. Karait: A small snake that Rikki kills while defending Teddy. Setting of Rikki Tikki Tavi: Where the story takes place.
Why is nag and Nagaina evil?
So, they are obviously in conflict with the heroic knight, a.k.a. Rikki-tikki-tavi. As such, the cobras are seen as a force of evil, through and through. Likewise, Nagaina makes a “savage hiss” when she misses her chance to kill Rikki-tikki (30). Oh, and they try to kill the British family with a sneak attack.
Why do you think Nag was trying to avoid killing Rikki Tikki?
Nag was trying to avoid killing Rikki Tikki because he knew that Rikki Tikki was strong enough to kill him. It would not be an easy fight.
Why does Rikki Tikki hunt Nagaina?
Why does Rikki-tikki hunt down Nagaina? Rikki-tikki hunts down Nagaina because her eggs are about to hatch.
Who killed Nag in Rikki-Tikki Tavi?
mongoose
Is Rikki Tikki Tavi a hero?
Rikki Tikki Tavi is a fictional mongoose from the short story of the same name. He was a hero to both the British human family and to a tailorbird named Darzee and his wife.
Which is the best summary of Rikki Tikki Tavi?
One day, a summer flood washes a young mongoose named Rikki-tikki-tavi away from his family. He’s found and revived by a British family living in India. The family adopts the orphaned mongoose—or, more accurately, he decides to stick around. (Their bungalow is pretty swank.)
Is Rikki-Tikki Tavi a true story?
Review with your students that “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a fictional story, because even though there are such things as cobras and mongooses, the story characters and events are made up.
How did Rikki-Tikki saves the family from snakes?
He is able to kill a small snake, Karait, and then the male cobra, Nag. After killing Nag, Rikki-tikki ensures that Nagaina does not get the better of him. He distracts her from biting Teddy and kills all of her baby cobras in their eggs. Rikki-tikki protects his family because that is what he was born to do.
Why does Rikki Tikki Tavi help Teddy’s family?
Rikki-tikki, who is essentially orphaned, understands the value of family, first from the advice given to him by his mother, and then later under the protection of his “adopted” human family. For example, Teddy’s parents allow Rikki-tikki to sleep with the boy because the mongoose will protect him from snakes.
What did Rikki Tikki hear when he was in the garden with Chuchundra?
Rikki-tikki heard a very faint scratching sound in the garden. It sounded like a wasp was walking on a window- pane or like the scales of a snake while moving on brickwork.
What is Rikki-Tikki Tavi afraid of?
Rikki-tikki feels a great dislike for the snakes, especially when they threaten the family. The snakes despise Rikki-tikki for protecting the family. They are also afraid of him.
How did Rikki-Tikki kill Nagina?
Rikki-tikki killed Nagaina by following her into her hole and fighting her to the death. Rikki-tikki knew that he had to kill all of the snakes in the garden for the family to be safe, so he killed all of the eggs except one and used that egg to lure Nagaina out of the house.
Why was Rikki-Tikki Tavi lying in the hot sun?
When he comes back to himself, he is at this point lying in the hot sun in the middle of a garden path, where he hears a young boy saying, “Here’s a dead mongoose. Let’s have a funeral.” However, luckily for Rikki-Tikki, the boy’s mother suggests they should take the mongoose inside in case he isn’t really dead.