Genre: Classic Fiction Author’s Purpose – Entertainment Reading Skill: Plot, Drawing Conclusions, Foreshadowing Compiled by Terry Sams, PiedmontTerry Sams

Summary Summary Rikki-tikki-tavi has a big job to do. This mongoose must kill all the snakes that live in the house and garden of Teddy and his mother and father. The largest snakes are two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, who want to kill everyone in the family so that they and their babies will have the garden all to themselves. He tricks the adult snakes, feeds their eggs to the ants, and succeeds in killing them all. Teddy's grateful family rewards Rikki with all he can eat, and Rikki himself is proud and satisfied with his success. Rikki-tikki-tavi has a big job to do. This mongoose must kill all the snakes that live in the house and garden of Teddy and his mother and father. The largest snakes are two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, who want to kill everyone in the family so that they and their babies will have the garden all to themselves. He tricks the adult snakes, feeds their eggs to the ants, and succeeds in killing them all. Teddy's grateful family rewards Rikki with all he can eat, and Rikki himself is proud and satisfied with his success.

Classic Fiction Classical literature is a term used to describe fiction and other works before the 20 th century (?-1800s). This literature has been passed down through the ages because of its consistency and because it reflects the life and times of society when it was written. Classical literature is a term used to describe fiction and other works before the 20 th century (?-1800s). This literature has been passed down through the ages because of its consistency and because it reflects the life and times of society when it was written. Examples: Oliver Twist, Robinson Crusoe, Dickens Christmas Carol, and Rikki-tikki-tavi

Personification TE 337i Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits or characteristics are given to nonhuman things. Personification is a figure of speech in which human traits or characteristics are given to nonhuman things. Personification makes a story lively and dramatic. Personification makes a story lively and dramatic. Examples: Animals talking or Rikki “tingling with rage.” Examples: Animals talking or Rikki “tingling with rage.”

Review #1a Pages How did Rikki come to live with the English family? 2. What kind of reputation does Rikki have? 3. What is Nag planning to do and why? 4. What can you tell about cobras from this story?

Review #2a Pages Why does Darzee’s wife pretend her wing is broken? 2. How is Darzee different from his wife? 3. Why are Teddy and his parents sitting “stone still” at the table? 4. Why does Nagaina run away instead of finishing the fight?

Write About It Choose one of these and write about it: Pretend you are Nagaina. Write a paragraph that tells what you would say to stop Rikki from crushing the last egg from your brood. What if Rikki met the pet your own pet? Write a paragraph describing the meeting between your pet and Rikki.

Names to Know! Nag and Nagaina Nag and Nagaina (the cobras) (the cobras) Chuchundra Chuchundra (muskrat) (muskrat) Rikki-tikki-tavi Rikki-tikki-tavi (mongoose) (mongoose) Darzee and his wife Darzee and his wife (tailor birds) (tailor birds)