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Analysis Of Rikki Pavi, By Rudyard Kipling
(Rikki Tikki Tavi) is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, that is about a mongoose, Rikki Tikki, that should be proud of himself for many reason. Rikki Tikki should be proud of himself because he saved the family that saved him from the flood, as it reads on page 13. When Rikki Tikki met Darzee, on page 14, Rikki Tikki asked, “What is the matter,” “We are very miserable,” Darzee said “One of our babies fell out of the nest yesterday and nag ate him.” From there on, Rikki Tikki helped by sticking up for Darzee and later killing Nag on pages 18-19. That is one reason for Rikki Tikki to be proud of himself. Another reason for Rikki Tikki to be proud of himself, is that he helped the family by guarding Teddy, the mother and father’s son, while he

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