| Title | : | Rikki-Tikki-Tavi |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0688143202 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780688143206 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1894 |
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Reviews
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This is a longer story that Jerry illustrated beautifully. The story, written by Rudyard Kipling, is about a Mongoose name Rikki-Tikki Tavi and apparently, mongooses are campion snake killers, so if you live in India, this would be a great animal to have around.
A Mongoose is washed downstream one day and found by a family where it becomes part of the family. There is a family of cobras also living in the yard that have a plan to kill off the people and the Mongoose is there to stop them in their tracks. The Mongoose is a very interesting animal and this story makes me so curious about it. How cool that a specials is designed just to kill deadly snakes. That’s amazing. My parents need one of these down in copperhead territory. Why doesn’t everyone have one of these in their yard?
Anyway, it was a good story. The nephew was amazed by the animal. He kept asking if a mongoose was real and I told him it was a real thing. “Can they really kill snakes?” It’s looks that way, I said. He wants a mongoose now. He thinks they are supercool the way they move and wiggle waiting for a snake. He gave this 4 stars. He got really wiggly during the long story, but he liked it. -
This is a pretty good short story by Rudyard Kipling about a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi who saves his new family from two evil King Cobras. I saw the animated film of this a while back and it was a pretty good adaptation of the short story. Definitely check this short story out here at this link and enjoy! This is one of the breakfast club buddy reads at the Reading for Pleasure book club on goodreads.
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It's a classic story told for over a century. Good vs. evil. Who will triumph? The two cobras, Nag and Nagina with 25 eggs to protect? Or Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the mongoose, who has been rescued by Teddy and his parents. You can't help but hold your breath as one after another, the snakes make their moves. The battle is on. Spoiler alert: they are no match for our hero, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Love Jerry Pinkney's award-winning style and his version of the story hits all the high notes. Kids will want to hear this story again and again. Then when they are older they can read the original.
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“The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.”
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is Kipling's classic and it's originally part of
The Jungle Book. This heart-warming story is about an expat family living in India and the a courageous mongoose called Rikki who guards the family from two king cobras in the garden. The plot, although simplistic, is gripping, bloody and at times frighting (for children) and yet it's exhilarating to watch the little mongoose engage in an epic death battle with the King Cobra .
I read
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi along with
The Jungle Book many years ago and really enjoyed it. Reading books by authors who are long dead is a bit like time travelling. You see an intimate portrait of long gone people, cultures and places preserved through stories.
You also engage with non PC old world ideas and thoughts in Kipling's stories but you have to take some of the classics with a grain of salt. The stories/ideas are filtered through the history of the time/place and the sensibilities and prejudice of the author but that makes it even more intriguing as you get a small glimpse of their world and personality.
No doubt Rudyard Kipling is man of his time and yet he is a truly amazing story teller. -
Are you serious, this is the book that made me a book nerd. The cobra's were so scary to me when my mother would read this book to me. Oh and the movie, even scarier with those glowing cobra emblems on their heads. Poor ricki, so brave.
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A delightful, endearing yet suspenseful book for all ages! One has to root for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, that lovable mongoose! Love the illustrations as well! I highly recommend this book to read aloud to young children!
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Well, I can't say how much I actually "enjoyed" this story but it was well told. This is the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave mongoose who protects an English family in India by waging war with the cobras in the garden. The animals in the story are vibrant characters and I like that a few divergent points of view are raised (such as, if the mongoose eats cobra eggs, why is it not fair for the cobras to eat bird eggs; if a mother bird wants to protect her babies, why shouldn't a mother cobra try to protect hers) but overall it was just a tad violent for my taste. I'm not a huge lover of snakes, and have lived with my share of snake-danger since we have rattlesnakes in our neighborhood (shudder!) and I know all animals aren't vegetarian, but I still don't really like to read about it. Also, while I have enjoyed Pinkney's illustrations in other books, they just didn't really win me over here for some reason... Still, I'm glad to have met the cunning, brave and loyal Rikki-Tikki-Tavi!
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Now, I have actually gotten into the story of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” when I was little through Chuck Jones’ classic cartoon and I must say that I still enjoyed that cartoon to this very day. So, when I finally picked up this book of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” which this version has illustrations by none other than Jerry Pinkney, I was absolutely blown away by how faithful this story was to the original tale and to the Chuck Jones cartoon!
The story starts off with a small mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi being found by an English family living in India after he was washed away from his home when a summer flood hits. It was then that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi found a new home with this English family and became a close companion with the family’s son, Teddy. But, when Rikki-Tikki-Tavi discovers that there were two snakes named Nag and Nagaina in the garden and that they were planning on killing the entire English family in order to take over the garden for themselves, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi will do anything to protect the English family from the clutches of Nag and Nagaina!
I have always enjoyed the story of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” ever since I was a child and reading this classic tale that has illustrations by Jerry Pinkney definitely added more depth to this story than what I was usually used to. Rudyard Kipling has done a brilliant job at writing this story as this story is full of adventure, intense moments and heartwarming moments, especially the moments shared between Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the English family as it shows that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi truly does care about the family and is willing to do anything to protect them from harm. I also loved how villainous both Nag and Nagaina are as their plan to kill off the entire family to take over the garden was truly vicious and it showed how far they were willing to go to take the garden for themselves. Jerry Pinkney’s artwork is as usual gorgeous to look at as all of the characters look truly realistic, especially of the images of the English family and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi as they really bring out so much realism to this story.
Parents should know that there are some scary moments in this book, especially concerning Nag and Nagaina and their plan in killing off the entire family to take over the garden. Children who are scared of snakes in general might feel a bit uncomfortable in reading this book, especially since the images of the snakes look pretty realistic and the fact that they keep threatening the family would scare small children.
Overall, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is a truly remarkable tale for anyone who is a huge fan of Rudyard Kipling’s works and who loves reading books about India and mongooses! I would recommend this book to children ages seven and up since the scenes with the snakes might be too frightening for some children and the length of the book might be too tiresome for some small children.
Review is also on:
Rabbit Ears Book Blog
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This is a short story about a mongoose that becomes a family pet. It tells about a time that this mongoose protects the family from poisonous snakes. This story is told thru the eyes of the mongoose.
This was a pleasant surprise that I really enjoyed. I listened to the audiobook and I enjoyed every second of it. If you have ever owned a family pet you know of a love without any conditions and that is on display here as the mongoose is willing to sacrifice his life for his family. Even though it is a short story the author conveys the danger from the snakes and I believed the family was in danger. We get to meet a few eccentric animal characters that I enjoyed. This book gave me serious Watership Down vibes and that is high praise as I love that book.
This book is meant for children but it will be enjoyed by people of all ages. One of the better short stories that I have read and makes me want to go out and get a mongoose for a pet. -
In life, we all have a part to play, and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’s job is to watch over the garden of the family he lives with.🧐
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Another beloved story of my childhood that stands up to the test of time. I still love Rikki Tikki Tavi after all this time. Having now reread it as an adult, I'm not sure how I wasn't terrified reading it when I was young. Those snakes are scary!
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Far less well known than "The Jungle Book", but in my opinion, it is a much better story.
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Suitable and appealing for both young and old. Quite beautiful.
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I just thought it was boring. The climax was o.k. The words weren't strong. The story has a few strength. Not a lot. I mostly found weakness. I wouldn't continue this if it was a series. The story wasn't really interesting to me because it was too plain. I already got TIRED of it at the 1ST PAGE. Plus, it was confusing. What mostly confused me was the names. I kept getting confused on who the main enemy was. Nothing really made it interesting. I think the conflict was boring. It's just a fight between too animals. That happens everyday. Plus it's kind of cheesy. The author could have done better. If you love books with animals fighting, this book is for you.
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This story takes all of maybe 20 minutes to read, so the review really isn't going to say a lot. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is about a mongoose who is taken in by a small family in India, and the consequential conflict between the cobras in the garden and himself.
This story is obviously meant for young children, perhaps to be read by a parent to a young child. My rating reflects the opinion of a far younger me. The story is quirky, yet serious. It introduces new words into a child's language in a subtle way. Not only was it enjoyable, but it had strong educational merit. -
I've read this book before of course....first time was way back in the 70's! (Old)
Just putting it in my Kid folder in order to remind me to read it to my daughter. Can't wait to read the parts of the ssssssssssssnake.... -
Okay, wait a second....
I have to read this story for school, and it seems like a cute little children's story. And at times, it is.
But I'm supposed to look at how Kipling discussed British Imperialism through this story (and also in "The White Man's Burden") and I'm realizing... it's a bit more messed up than I realized.
It's no secret that Kipling thoroughly encouraged British Imperialism back in like...the 1890s. He tried to make it a bit more bite-sized for his child audience, but I don't think that made it okay.
In
Rikki Tikki Tavi the theme of Imperialism is tougher to find at first glance since it is not so boldly titled "White Man’s Burden” and centers around a curious mongoose, but it still pops up here and there.
Rikki-tikki, an Indian mongoose, goes to live with a white family who saves his life. He is delighted to be with them “because every well-brought-up mongoose always hopes to be a house-mongoose some day…and Rikki-tikki’s mother…had carefully told Rikki what to do if ever he came across white men.”
In other words, Rikki is pretty "lucky" to be rescued by a white family. Bits of old British living are revered and protected as he “kept that garden as a mongoose should keep it…till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls.”
At times, “Rikki Tikki Tavi” is just a cute children’s story celebrating courage and compassion, but the thematical roots grow deeper than that. Rikki protects Teddy and his family who saved him. A mutually loving relationship is not bad (of course)—but with the topic of Imperialism, if Kipling was trying to emphasize that white men were the saviors of Indian people who in turn needed to protect and save them and their culture, then that was a sign of his misguided prejudice.
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” could just be a harrowing story of a mongoose overcoming wicked snakes, but it could also be a dark interpretation of Kipling’s ideal happy British Imperialism. -
The story by Rudyard Kipling is an average book.Personification is in this book because they use the animals like Rikki Tikki Tavi as a mongoose talking and like Nag the king cobra talking back to him. Rikki Tikki had an internal conflict of be scared of killing Nag. While the external conflict was protecting the garden from the cobras. The climax of this story was when Rikki Tikki finally killed the monstrous Nag. The antagonist are Nag, Nagiana, and Karait. The protagonist are of course Rikki Tikki, Darzze and his wife, and lastly Teddy and his family. Foreshadowing in this story was when Rikki Tikki heard them talking about a plan the kill the family.
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I love that the sound the animal makes is Rikki Tikki, Rikki Tikki. I'd think that a mongoose would be just as apt to bite as a snake but I don't really know that much about those animals. The den of cobra eggs in the garden gave me the shivers.
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I remember reading this story ages ago, it was in my school English textbook. It was always a real treat to find stories I enjoyed in these English/literature textbooks, lol. I kinda felt a bit bad for Nag and Nagaina though, cobras do what cobras do.
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Read this in school. Can't remember when!
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Here’s one of Rudyard Kipling’s tales of India adapted for picture book. It’s truly engaging and even though it’s wordy, your children are sure to stay focused throughout; particularly through nature’s battle scenes!
An English family in India adopts a young mongoose. The wise father knows that mongoose hunt and eat the deadly snakes that roam the garden, and so not only will Rikki-Tikki be a fun pet, but a protector.
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This is my book review on the short story Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling. In Rikki Tikki Tavi, there are a bunch of literary devices that the author uses in the story. One of these is personification. The animals in Rikki Tikki Tavi talk like humans and have many feelings like humans as well. The characters in Rikki Tikki Tavi also experience internal and external conflict. An example of internal conflict would be Nag and Nagaina and how they were deadly afraid of Rikki Tikki. An example of external conflict would be when Karait was fighting with Rikki Tikki and Rikki Tikki killed Karait. There is also a climax in Rikki Tikki Tavi. It is when Rikki Tikki was fighting Nagaina in the snake's den. A climax is the most exciting point of the story and the most important part. The climax of Rikki Tikki Tavi is when Rikki Tikki Tavi fought Nagaina in her den. An antagonist is someone who is an enemy of the main character or someone who does bad. The antagonist of the story is Nag, Nagaina, and Karait. Karait isn't a big part of the story but he shows us how a mongoose kills a snake. A protagonist is someone who is a friend of the main character or someone who does good. The protagonists of Rikki Tikki Tavi are Rikki Tikki Tavi, Teddy, Teddy's mom, Teddy's dad, Darzee, Darzee's wife, and Chuchundra. Foreshadowing is when you suspect something to happen in the future of a story. An example of foreshadowing is when Rikki Tikki Tavi killed Nag you suspect that Nagaina is going to try to kill Rikki Tikki Tavi. I think this story was decent because it was good but at the same time it wasn't very exciting since you pretty much knew what was going to happen next.
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The short story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling was great. First of all, there several literary devices used in the story. Personification is one major device that is used. Personification means to give non-human things human actions. For example, the animals in the story including Rikki can talk and they also have emotions. Secondly, we have Internal conflict which is a conflict that happens in you. For example, the cobras have an internal conflict which is how they know that they are no match for the mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Next, we have the external conflict which is when the people are afraid of the cobras. The climax of the story is when Rikki-Tikki and Nagaina the snake battle. The protagonist of the story means that those are the good people of the story like Rikki, Darzee, the family, and Chuchundra. The antagonist of the story means that they are the bad people of the story like Nag and Nagaina. Lastly, we have foreshadowing which is when the author give hints on what is going to happen in the story. There are several foreshadowing in the story. Overall, this story is an awesome story. I recommend this story very much.
