Explanation: Rikki-Tikki
moves washed away from his mongoose family in a flood
and that is the manner by which he winds up with the individuals. All mongooses need to be “house mongoose” sometime in the not so distant future, implying that they will live with individuals.
How did Rikki come to live with Teddy and his family why did the family like to keep him?
How did Rikki come to live with Teddy and his family? Rikki had come to live with Teddy and his family when he was found lying in the middle of a garden path after a flood had washed him away from his family. … The family wanted to keep Rikki
because he could protect them by killing snakes
.
How did Rikki come to live in the house?
When Rikki-Tikki awakes in the middle of a garden path, he hears a little boy telling his mother
that they should hold a funeral for the dead mongoose
. The mother then notices that Rikki-Tikki is not dead and her husband carries Rikki into their bungalow.
Why does the family decide to let Rikki Tikki stay in their home?
First of all, the boy who finds Rikki-tikki-tavi wants
to have a funeral for him
, believing him to be dead and wishing to respect Rikki-tikki even in death. Then the mother wants to take the mongoose inside and dry him to give him a chance at life if such a chance exists.
What brought Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to live at the bungalow with the English family?
Jonathan Beutlich, M.A. The reason that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is living with humans in a bungalow instead of with the rest of his mongoose family is narrated in paragraph three of Kipling's enjoyable story.
A summer monsoon and following flood washed Rikki out of his burrow
and carried him away.
Why didn't Rikki Tikki Tavi destroy all of Nagaina's eggs?
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi didn't destroy all of Nagaina's eggs
because he wants to use one egg as leverage to draw Nagaina to him
. The main conflict is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi must keep Teddy and his family safe, and they are threatened by cobras living in the garden.
Why did Rikki-tikki argue with nag?
Nag was
thinking to himself
, and watching the least little movement in the grass behind Rikki-tikki. He knew that mongooses in the garden meant death sooner or later for him and his family, but he wanted to get Rikki-tikki off his guard. Rikki-tikki is too smart for this though.
What happened when Rikki-Tikki-Tavi became angry?
What happened whenever Rikki-tikki-tavi became angry?
His eyes turned red
.
How did Rikki-tikki save 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 is it the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose?
” It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose,
because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity
.
What finally happens to nag Nagaina?
Rikki-tikki killed Nagaina by following her into her hole and fighting her to the death
. Nagaina was the female cobra in the garden at the Indian bungalow. Rikki-tikki killed her mate, Nag, earlier in the story.
How does Rikki Tikki feel after he kills Karait?
After he has killed Karait, we are told that Rikki-tikki-tavi is
“thoroughly enjoying himself
.” He doesn't seem to experience any guilt or remorse for killing the snake. On the contrary, however, we are told that the snake is very dangerous and could have done significant damage to the family.
What made Nagaina forget about biting Teddy?
What made Nagaina forget about biting Teddy?
Teddy's father dropped a piece of meat
. … Nagaina saw her egg between Rikki-tikki-tavi's paws.
What does Rikki-Tikki do with Nagaina's last egg?
Riki knows that he needs to kill Nag and Nagaina. What conflict did Rikki face and what did he decided to do? Rikki-Tikki bites Nagaina and follows
her into the hole and kills her and destroy the last egg
, but all the other animals think that Rikki will surely die.
What is the moral of the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
The moral of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is
to show bravery and a clear head in the face of fear
.
How was Nagaina able to get away with the egg in paragraph 99?
Even though Nagaina's husband, Nag, has been killed, Rikki realizes that he must destroy her eggs to prevent more cobras in the garden. Darzee, a helpful bird, tells Rikki the location of Nagaina's eggs, then lures her away
from them by pretending to have a crippled wing
.
