Rikki-tikki-tavi
By: Rudyard Kipling
Summary-
Rikki-tikki is a mongoose who is saved
by a family. He starts to live with them, and spends his time protecting them.
One of the things he does to protect his family, is to fight cobras. Rikki-tikki
fights two cobras named Nag and Nagaina, and eventually wins. After his win, he
spends the rest of his life protecting his family.
Characters-
The mongoose, Rikki-tikki, is a brave
mongoose willing to do anything in his power to help his family and friends. He
seems to have an adventurous side, along with a curious side shown when he
travels around. He is also clever because of his plan to defeat Nag and
Nagaina.
Nag and Nagaina, are a pair of cobra and
the antagonists. Nag and Nagaina are married. They both are cunning and evil,
showing how they killed a baby bird, and attack the humans. Nagaina however,
shows an affectionate side for her eggs.
Teddy is the son of said family, is a kind
and caring person.
Darzee’s Wife is a smart and brave bird,
who helped Rikki-tikki to defeat the evil cobras, Nag and Nagaina.
Plot Elements-
The exposition in the short story would
be when the story talks about the war between Rikki-tikki and Nag/Nagaina.
Also, how he was adopted into the family.
The rising action in the short story would
be when Rikki-Tikki kills a cobra named Karait.
The climax in the short story would be
when Rikki-tikki fights Nag and Nagaina, to protect everyone he cares about.
The resolution in the short story would
be when Rikki-tikki wins the war, and kills Nag and Nagaina, and he lives the
rest of his life protecting his family.
My honest feelings for the short story-
I am not a big fan of animal stories,
but I do love animals, just not a big fan of animal stories. I found the story
ok because it was an animal story. But, many animal story lovers would enjoy
this story because of its various animal themes, and the wits of the animals.
For a person who is not a big fan of animal stories I was only partially
interested. But, I do believe it has potential for others.
The moral of this story would be, protect
the ones you love, showing how Rikki-tikki is putting down his life to protect
his family.
I would most likely give this story a 4/10.
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