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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Here is the thrilling story of Rikki, a fearless young mongoose who finds himself locked in a life-and-death struggle to protect a boy and his parents from Nag and Nagaina, the two enormous cobras who stalk the gardens outside the family's home in India. Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling's timeless masterpiece has been lovingly passed from one generation of readers to the...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 26th 1997
by HarperCollins
(first published 1894)
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I would have given this book 5 stars but I HATE SNAKES. So, with that in mind, I would like a mongoose as a pet if they truly do have the personality told in the story. But I think I would have to have snakes for him to fight off, so maybe not. The version I read was illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and that was a true pleasure in and of itself. He writes a wonderful story of his coming to illustrate these types of books on the last page of the book. I am so enjoying rereading or reading for the fir...more
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.
I think that this book was very action packed and interesting. It started with the scene where Rikki was washed away by a huge storm. Then, he was taken in by a family which he loved a lot. After getting used to them, Rikki takes a stroll in the garden where he learns about the dictating cobras that are feared by every animal, but Rikki is determined to conquer them and end the generations of dictating cobras. That day he gets attacked by both of the cobras, but luckily servives. You might have...more
Rikki Tikki Tavi, written by Rudyard Kipling, is an enthralling tale of bravery and heroism. It involves a mongoose who battles against numerous enemies in his quest to protect his adopted family. The mongoose is taken in by an English family living in India. A mongoose’s motto is, ''Go and find out,'' and the curious Rikki adopts the house and the family as his own. In return for their kindness, he protects them from two King Cobras, Nag & Nagaina. Rikki almost feels it his duty to protect...more
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 tr...more
Sep 28, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
There are two schools of thought regarding illustrated adaptations of literary classics. One school holds that stories that are simplified for early listeners can be ruined in the process, because the listener's first experience doesn't contain the beauty and depth of the original. The second school holds that well-written adaptations can serve as stepping-stones to original works, making them more accessible. I am still between the two camps, but in making decisions about specific classic title...more
wooooowwwwww !!!!what an amazing story !!!!1 it talks about a mongooose called rikki tikki which got next a bungalow in india after a flood.in the veranda of the bungalow,he found 2 birds darzee and his wife which told him about the 2 snakes nag and nagaina.rikki wanted to kill nag and nagaina but once a snake called karait that got in a fight with rikki and he got dead.then rikki heard nag and nagaina from behind the wall talking and saying that they want to kill teddy and his family to own the...more
I confess that I have always avoided Kipling because I find The Jungle Book to be completely obnoxious and can't bear to give him another chance. However, one of my students yesterday left this in the classroom and I picked it up out of curiosity. I love this book! This is a story about the chances you take for love and how one can protect their families when called upon to do it. It's reading level is 6.4 but I think even very young children will enjoy this tale.
For those of you who've ever seen a Disney movie as a child and continued taking pleasure in the thought that those stories are being told to the kids of the present will definitely get a kick out of this book.
Riki-Tiki-Tavi personifies a mongoose who is a natural born snake hunter. When the family who adopted him becomes endangered by a nasty family of Cobras, Riki-Tiki-Tavi decides to take them on.
The book is written from the perspective of Rikit-Tiki-Tavi. Keep in mind, he's a mongoose in a b...more
Riki-Tiki-Tavi personifies a mongoose who is a natural born snake hunter. When the family who adopted him becomes endangered by a nasty family of Cobras, Riki-Tiki-Tavi decides to take them on.
The book is written from the perspective of Rikit-Tiki-Tavi. Keep in mind, he's a mongoose in a b...more
I thought that Rikki Tikki Tavi was a face-paced and full of action story that was described in great detail. The fighting between the cobras and RTT the mongoose seemed realistic in my mind in the way Rudyard added enough detail to make it seem that it was in real time and their actually was a cobra fighting a mongoose. The animals were personified into the way you would imagine them to be such as the tailor bird, Darzee, constantly in song and Nag the cobra acting cruel and malicious. The way...more
I read this in my literature book in school along with the rest of my English class as a project. I understand that Rudyard Kipling was a well known writer and his pieces are still remembered, but the book just sickened me. He probably wasn't aiming to make it all too descriptive, and that it was mostly a good-vs-evil sort of thing, but it wasn't at all enthralling or inspirational in any way.
The characters seemed to make absolutely no impact and the plot was predictable, and his writing style j...more
The characters seemed to make absolutely no impact and the plot was predictable, and his writing style j...more
Logan listened to this as an audio book, read by Michael York and published by Weston Woods. I can't figure out how to add that, as there is no isbn# for downloadable electronic files. Anyway, I did notice that the text is "adapted" by Pinkney, which is sad, but I couldn't find an audio book of Kipling's original text that wasn't abridged and I like Michael York, so there you are. Logan enjoyed the story and has listened to it several times, although I think it was a little scary for him at firs...more
I thought that this book is extremely action packed and definetely deserves four stars. it deserves the stars because action with Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Nagaina is great how they fight. also, it is touching how the Teddy finds Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and saves his life and later in the end of the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi saves Teddy and his mom and dad. another way that this book is good how it has Rikki-Tikki-Tavi meet friends in the garden and the friends save him when Nagaina sneak attacks him and they...more
One of my thoughts on the short story Rikki Tikki Tavi was that it was a great story because it starts out with Rikki Tikki Tavi loosing his family and his home. Next he finds a new home and a new family. Then he proves himself by standing up to Nag and Nagiana. Then when Nag and Nagiana try to get revenge and kill his family, Rikki Tikki stays loyal to his family and protects them. Finally the story finishes with the death of Nag and Nagiana. I liked the plot because it starts out sad, but then...more
I thought this book was well written. The author, Rudyard Kipling, used a lot of details so you felt like you were really there. When he described Rikki, you could picture a little furball of entertainment. Also, when he described Nagaina. You felt frightened just by her description. Another reason why I believe this book is well written is because Rudyard Kipling ends each page so you have to turn to the next. I rated this book a four out of five because you could predict the ending when Rikki...more
Dec 21, 2011
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This was a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale. My hubby and I both remember this one from our childhood, so we wanted our girls to hear it too. My husband talked about the story a lot and our oldest finally brought this book home from her elementary school library. The story that I remember from my childhood seemed a bit different, but I'm not sure which version it was and it was over thirty years ago.
In any case, we enjoyed the story and we loved the illustrations. The tale was very d...more
In any case, we enjoyed the story and we loved the illustrations. The tale was very d...more
Nov 25, 2011
Boudy
added it
well i liked the book for many reasons but i liked it mostly because it was scary and it included snakes and fights adventurous and u cant stop reading it until u know what will happen in the end other stuff.... but what i dislike its toooo long plus the names are confusing :| (but the teacher told us the names so i reunderstood them) its a book that talks about a mangoose who got seperated from his family by a flood but then a famlily foud him and warmed him up after he saw the house he went ou...more
I've disliked this story ever since I was 11. It's a well-told story, but the character roles are really screwed over. Heroes and villains are typecasted based on how cute they are, with the sweet little fluffy mongoose starring as the hero of the story and the mean, nasty, slimy, venomous cobras playing the villain. It's odd, considering that Rudyard Kipling was more than willing to make a bone-crushing python a heroic character in his other stories.
I know that humans can empathize with mammali...more
I know that humans can empathize with mammali...more
I read this at a quite young age, and was fascinated/fearful, not being old enough to know that all would end well. I remember the cobras being very realistic and sinister, and the little mongoose being very brave and faithful.
Another of my childhood favourites. WHo can not fall in love with such a strong protective little weasel lke Rikki Tikki Tavi? I still want a ferret because of my love of this character. This was my Velveteen Rabbit.
I read this book because I have 4 ferrets and what is a ferret but a form of mongoose? This is a great story. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a heroic little beast and I enjoyed this quite a bit. Good stuff.
I really enjoyed this story. I first read it when I was 8 and I liked it from the very beginning. It's a quick, easy, and enjoyable read! Besides, how could you go wrong with a name like Rikki Tikki Tavi?
I thought that Rikki Tikki Tavi was a good short story. It expressed alot of detail which really made the story come to life. I read the book last year so reading it again made me understand the meaning more.The story was very action packed at some points and at other times it was not, and I thought that made the story well porportioned. This story would not be a five star rating for me because I didn't really love the plot but I understood what the message was and tied to keep an open mind. I a...more
Nov 23, 2012
Oceana Fern {Assorted Insanity}
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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childrens
A childhood favorite, when I was around four.
See, I'm in a bitchy mood because currently we're reading this in our advanced English class.
Ten years after I first read it.
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See, I'm in a bitchy mood because currently we're reading this in our advanced English class.
Ten years after I first read it.
-.-
I really enjoyed the book because the plot is different than any other book. The mongoose - Rikki Tikki - kills the snakes, Nag and Nagini, which wanted to harm the people. He only wanted to be a house pet and to save the garden to protect Teddy's family. All Rikki wanted was a place to stay to feel safe and loved.
What I did not like in the story was when Rikki Tikki was taken away from his family because of a summer high flood that washed him out of his borrow.
I recommend this book to everyone...more
What I did not like in the story was when Rikki Tikki was taken away from his family because of a summer high flood that washed him out of his borrow.
I recommend this book to everyone...more
This story unnerved me when I first read it. But after seeing the cartoon made of it? Oh my word! Scary!!! For a time I think I wanted to own a mongoose just so I could feel safe again.
Reminds me of childhood. I made my dad read me this book over and over and over. I also think it may have something to do with my severe dislike of snakes.
I remember watching the Disney version of this story when I was younger, so when I had to read this in a compilation of literature for school, I found old memories rushing to greet me. Right down to the dialogue and the narration by Rikki, I remembered everything. And it wasn't a bad thing, either. I loved the movie as a child, and loved the written story as a 16-year-old. The writing was wonderful; the story plot may be simple, but the overall message (at least for me) - protect what/who you lo...more
I picked this up because this book was featured in a 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' questions- it was which country does it take place in? I narrowed the answer to two but wasn't sure that it was India. It is. So when I saw the book on the shelf I grabbed it because I obviously do not remember the story well enough.
Its a good story, lots of action. When I was in 6th grade my science teacher had a stuffed model of a mongoose and a cobra fighting. That always stuck with me. Its a good tale of ani...more
Its a good story, lots of action. When I was in 6th grade my science teacher had a stuffed model of a mongoose and a cobra fighting. That always stuck with me. Its a good tale of ani...more
I don't know what edition I read, but this book is one that made me want to be a writer because through it I began to understand the power of a great story. I read it over and over. What a wonderful tale of bravery, friendship and gratitude. And as a small child who felt helpless against the snake of a man who was hurting me, it made me feel powerful. This story empowered me to become a fighter despite my size--a weak little girl, half-drowned from fear, who started using her brain to conquer he...more
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author."
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“The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.”
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