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Is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi written in first person?
Rikki Tikki Tavi is told in third person. A narrator is telling the reader what is happening in the story. The great fight between Nag and Rikki, which ended in Nag’s death. The fight between Nagaina and Rikki at the end of the story.
When was Rikki Tikki published?
1894
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi/Originally published
How many pages does Rikki-Tikki-Tavi have?
40
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (picture book)
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
|---|---|
| Published | 1997 (Morrow Junior Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780688143206 |
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. Then invite them to separate the facts from the fiction in Kipling’s story.
How does Rikki-tikki save Teddy?
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi saved Teddy’s life by tricking the deadly snake, Nagaina. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi saw Nagaina sitting near the bare legs of Teddy.
How old is Teddy in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
15
Teddy’s mother and father are a typical, almost cliché (or should we say archetypal?), mother-father duo. The mother is a bit timid when it comes to all things “nature,” as we see when she’s afraid to have Rikki-tikki sleep with Teddy (15). She even faints after the incident with Nagaina on the veranda (107).
Who wrote the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Rudyard Kipling
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi/Authors
A classic story from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, adapted and illustrated by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney, this is the tale of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fearless young mongoose. Soon after a flood washes Rikki into the garden of an English family, he comes face-to-face with Nag and Nagaina, two giant cobras.
What age is appropriate for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Ages 6-up.
What age group is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
From School Library Journal. Kindergarten-Grade 4. In this glorious picture book, Pinkney’s accessible retelling and dramatic watercolors plunge readers into the lush garden Rikki rules and the life of the family he comes to guard.
How could Rikki-Tikki-Tavi be considered a coming of age story?
By Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki starts the story as a young and inexperienced mongoose, which this means he has only one place to go from there: up. Yes, like many coming of age stories, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is about a boy who grows into manhood by having himself an adventure.
What is Teddy’s mother afraid Rikki Tikki might do to Teddy?
2. What is Teddy’s mother afraid Rikki-tikki might do to Teddy? Bite him.