Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Main Ideas

• Courage and selflessness: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a small mongoose, shows incredible bravery and selflessness in protecting a human family from dangerous snakes.
• Friendship and loyalty: The story highlights the importance of friendship and loyalty, showing how Rikki-Tikki-Tavi becomes a faithful friend and protector to the family that took him in.
• The battle between good and evil: The main conflict in the book is the struggle between good (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi) and evil (the snakes Nag and Nagaina), symbolizing the eternal clash of these forces.
• Natural instincts and survival: The book also explores the natural instincts of animals and their role in survival, showing how Rikki-Tikki-Tavi uses his instincts for protection and hunting.
• Family values: The story emphasizes the importance of family values and protecting loved ones, demonstrating how Rikki-Tikki-Tavi becomes part of the human family and defends it as his own.