Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

story by Kipling

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“The Jungle Book”

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    In The Jungle Book: Stories

    In “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” the eponymous mongoose chases a pair of scheming cobras from a house occupied by the human family with whom he lives and kills them. “The White Seal” recounts how Kotick found a safe haven for other seals being hunted by Bering islanders. The village…

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