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4. Why is Rikki-tikki anxious to learn where Nagaina has hidden her eggs? He wants to destroy the eggs before they hatch.
- What does Rikki-tikki learn from his encounter with Nagaina?
- What happened to Nagaina in Rikki-Tikki Tavi?
- Who distracts Nagaina so that Rikki-Tikki Tavi can destroy her eggs?
- What did Nagaina do when she saw Rikki-Tikki Tavi in the garden?
- Who is Nagaina in the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
- What is the relationship between NAG and Nagaina?
- What is the meaning of Nagaina?
- What had Nagaina hidden in the melon bed?
- Why did Darzee's wife fly near Nagaina?
- How is Nagaina described in Rikki-Tikki Tavi?
- Why is Rikki-Tikki determined to undertake the mission of destroying nag and Nagaina?
- What does Nagaina instruct Nag do?
- Where did Rikki Tikki Tavi take place?
- How is Nagaina prevented from biting Teddy?
- Why do nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family?
What does Rikki-tikki learn from his encounter with Nagaina?
The victory of a mongoose over a snake is due to "quickness of eye and quickness of foot." Rikki realizes from what has just happened that he is indeed quick enough to gain victory over a cobra.
What happened to Nagaina in Rikki-Tikki Tavi?
Rikki-tikki killed Nagaina by following her into her hole and fighting her to the death. ... Rikki-tikki knew that he had to kill all of the snakes in the garden for the family to be safe, so he killed all of the eggs except one and used that egg to lure Nagaina out of the house.
Who distracts Nagaina so that Rikki-Tikki Tavi can destroy her eggs?
Darzee's wife distracts Nagaina so the RTT can go to the melon bed and destroy her eggs that are almost ready to hatch. Nagaina corners Teddy and his parents on the veranda, and RTT shows her the last one of her cobra eggs.
What did Nagaina do when she saw Rikki-Tikki Tavi in the garden?
What did Nagaina do when she first saw Rikki-tikk-tavi in the garden? She tried to kill him.
Who is Nagaina in the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Nagaina is the wife of Nag and an enemy of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose. Nag and Nagaina lived in a garden alone until a British family moved in an built a bungalow. They despised the family for taking over their territory and sought to kill them. They were often at odds with Rikki-Tikki, the family's pet.
What is the relationship between NAG and Nagaina?
What is the relationship between Nag and Nagaina? Nag and Nagaina are husband and wife.
What is the meaning of Nagaina?
Nagaina is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Nagaina, a character from Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
What had Nagaina hidden in the melon bed?
Nagaina was smart when she hid her eggs “In the melon bed on the end nearest the wall where the sun strikes nearly all day. She hid them there weeks ago.”(23) She also shows she is smart when she sneaks up on Rikki-tikki while Nag is talking to him.
Why did Darzee's wife fly near Nagaina?
Darzee's wife helps Rikki defeat Nagaina by distracting her while he destroys most of the cobra eggs, by warning him that Nagaina is on the veranda, and by fluttering about Nagaina as she tries to escape from Rikki down the rat hole, which allows Rikki to catch up to the snake.
How is Nagaina described in Rikki-Tikki Tavi?
Nagaina shares many qualities with her husband: she, too, is capricious, cruel, underhanded, and happy to rule the garden through fear. Yet despite her irredeemable villainy, she's still given understandable motives in the form of her eggs: a family of her own which she and Nag wish to raise.
Why is Rikki-Tikki determined to undertake the mission of destroying nag and Nagaina?
Rikki is determined to destroy Nag and Nagaina because it is his instinct, and because they are threatening his people. We are told that mongooses all want to be a house mongoose. ... A mongoose's instinct and will in life is to kill snakes. It is part of protecting the house, and it also protects the mongoose.
What does Nagaina instruct Nag do?
Nagaina advised Nag to first kill the big man, who had killed Krait and then kill all the other people of the house. When done she wanted Nag to come and inform her about this so that they could hunt for Rikki-tikki together.
Where did Rikki Tikki Tavi take place?
Rikki Tikki Tavi takes place in a bungalow's garden in Colonial India. Theme of Rikki Tikki Tavi: The “big” idea or lesson from a piece of text. A story can have more than one theme.
How is Nagaina prevented from biting Teddy?
When Nagaina realizes that Rikki-tikki is destroying her eggs, she travels to the bungalow, where she threatens to bite Teddy. Instead of destroying all of Nagaina's eggs, Rikki-tikki once again does the right thing at the opportune moment by saving the last egg, which he uses to prevent Nagaina from biting Teddy.
Why do nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family?
Why do Nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family? They resent the English as conquerors of their land. They believe that once the family is gone, Rikki-tikki will leave and they will be safe. They know how much Rikki-tikki loves the English family and hope to break his spirit.
