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Riki Tiki Tavi was a mongoose.
I have heard both nuh-gay-na and nah-guh-ee-nah.
The cobras lived in the garden.
Animal/Fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
It is a short story, told in a single chapter.
He was rescued by a boy and his father. They took hi as their pet and named him Riki-Tiki Tavi. (And he is NOT a female!!) Its also a mongoose.
Rikki-tikki-tavi is a short story written by Rudyard Kipling and published in 1894 as part of the Jungle Book. It is about a mongoose, adopted by an English family living in India, and how he repays their kindness by protecting them from the two King Cobras, Nag & Nagaina.
if the cobras kill or get rid of all of the people in the house they think that Rikki tikki tavi will leave as well
it is a short story in the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling dated 1894
In "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, the problem is solved when the mongoose, Rikki-Tikki, successfully defeats the evil cobras, Nag and Nagaina, who threaten the safety of the human family. Rikki-Tikki's courage, intelligence, and determination ultimately lead to his victory over the cobras, ensuring the family's safety.
In the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki successfully defeats the snake Karait by outsmarting him and ultimately killing him. Rikki's quick thinking and brave actions help him emerge victorious in the conflict.
The protagonist in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is the brave and cunning mongoose named Rikki-Tikki. He protects his adoptive human family from the dangers of a pair of cobras, Nag and Nagaina.