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More About Rudyard Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
What type of Animal is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Rikki-tikki-tavi, introduced in the short story of the same name in The Jungle Book, is a mongoose. In the story, Kipling describes him like this: “He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits.”
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Characters: Who are the other animals in the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
There are several other animals in the story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” Darzee, the tailorbird, and Chuchundra, a muskrat, and Nag, a big black cobra. There is also a family of humans, a mother, a father, and a boy named Teddy.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Word Count: How long will it take me to read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
With a word count of 5,800 words, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi will take a typical reader about 23 minutes to finish, if they read at an average speed of 250 words per minute.
Author: Who was Rudyard Kipling, the author of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and journalist who was born in Mumbai in 1865. Throughout his life, he lived in India, England, and the United States. He wrote The Jungle Books, which “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is included in, in 1894 and 1895 while living in Vermont, based on his time living in India. He died in London in 1936.