Rikki teaches you the elements of literature based on th story "Rikki-tikki-tavi".

1. Hello :-) My name is Rikki-tikki-tavi. Come!Learn with me! The Elements of Literature By Brando Gonzales and Pedro Hasbun Ms. Farg é Creative Expressions /Period 2 Mulholland Middle School

4. Nag A Cobra Nagaina A Cobra Chuchundra A Muskrat Rikki-tikki-tavi A Mongoose Darzee A Tailor Bird The Characters Animals

5. The Characters Teddy Teddy’s Parents People

6. What is a mongoose? A mongoose is a member of the family of small cat -like carnivores . Mongooses are widely distributed in Asia , Africa , the Caribbean , and southern Europe . There are more than thirty species , ranging from one to four feet in length. Mongooses mostly feed on insects , crabs , earthworms , lizards , snakes , chickens , and rodents . However, they will also eat eggs and carrion . Some species, such as the Indian mongoose, are popularly known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes . They are able to do this because of their agility and cunning, but typically avoid the cobra and have no particular affinity for consuming their meat.

10. This story takes place in India. India is in the continent of Asia. It is next to China. It also takes place in Teddy’s house, a bungalow, and in the garden The Setting Garden Teddy found Rikki in The garden of his house India Teddy’s House

12. The Antagonists: Nag and Nagaina The antagonist are the characters or force that act against the protagonist of the story. Nag and Nagaina are two Evil cobra snakes who are Planning to kill Teddy’s Family. Nag Rikki fights and kills Nag in The bathroom. Nagaina Nagaina is trying to bite Teddy while he is at the Dinner table.

13. An English family, who have moved to a Bungalow in India, discover a young mongoose half drowned from a storm and decide to keep it as a pet. The young mongoose, called Rikki-Tikki, soon finds himself confronted by two dangerous, murderous cobras, Nag and his even more dangerous they might the next day) and that their children will need room and quiet. Nag goes to the bathroom to wait to kill the "big man", and mate Nagaina, who had had the run of the garden while the house was unoccupied. After that first encounter with the cobras, Rikki's first true battle is with Karait, a small venomous sand snake who threatens the boy. Although Rikki is inexperienced and the snake, because of its deadly venom and small size, is an even more dangerous foe than a cobra, the mongoose defeats him. At Nagaina's urging, Nag plans to kill the human family to get the house empty again so they can have free run of its garden again. She also reminds him that their eggs would hatch soon (as goes to sleep while waiting. Rikki grabs Nag by the head above the hood. Nag thrashes about furiously, and the noise wakes the man, who fires both barrels of a shotgun into Nag, blowing him in two pieces and almost hitting Rikki. Nag is thrown on the rubbish heap, where Nagaina mourns for him and vows vengeance. Rikki, well aware of the threat, enlists a tailor bird to distract Nagaina while he searches for her eggs. However, while he finds and destroys most of the brood, Nagaina arrives and threatens to kill the family's son with her poisonous bite, as the family is now in the garden. Alerted to the crisis, Rikki races to his family with the last egg. Once there, Rikki claims he killed Nag himself while showing the egg to distract Nagaina long enough for the man to pull the boy to safety. Nagaina snatches the egg and flees to her hole while Rikki pursues her inside. The underground fight is not described, but after an agonizingly long wait, Rikki comes out of the hole in triumph having killed Nagaina. With that victory, Rikki spends the rest of his days defending the family garden where no snake would dare enter. The Plot: The plot is the story from the beginning to the end.

17. The End