Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 201 Who is Rikki-tikki-tavi, and how does he meet Teddy? Rikki-tikki-tavi is a young mongoose. He meets Teddy after floodwaters wash him out of his nest and into Teddy’s garden. Teddy finds the nearly drowned mongoose in his garden.

Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 203 Who is Nag? Nag is a cobra who lives with his wife in Teddy’s garden.

Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 205 What happens when Rikki meets Karait? Rikki-tikki kills Karait and proves that he is a skillful snake fighter.

Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 207 What does Rikki decide is the best way to attack Nag? Rikki-tikki decides to jump on Nag, bite him on the head, and hold on tightly while Nag tries to shake him off.

Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 209 What prevents Rikki from celebrating Nag’s death? Rikki-tikki can’t celebrate because he still has to fight Nagaina and make sure that her eggs do not hatch.

Rikki-tikki-tavi – reading check Pg. 211 What does Rikki bring with him to the veranda? He brings the last surviving cobra egg from Nagaina’s nest.