Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the mongoose and main character in the story, fights three snakes and destroys 25 snake eggs that are about to hatch. The two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, are the most challenging threats because they are large, full-grown cobras, and Rikki is only a young mongoose. The first conflict is between Rikki and Kurait, a dusty brown snakeling. Although he is small, he is deadly, and Rikki must strike him at exactly the right place....
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the mongoose and main character in the story, fights three snakes and destroys 25 snake eggs that are about to hatch. The two cobras, Nag and Nagaina, are the most challenging threats because they are large, full-grown cobras, and Rikki is only a young mongoose. The first conflict is between Rikki and Kurait, a dusty brown snakeling. Although he is small, he is deadly, and Rikki must strike him at exactly the right place. He does, to the great appreciation of the human family. Second, Rikki battles Nag. He lies in wait until Nag falls asleep in the bathroom of the bungalow. As he starts to fight him, the father wakes up and comes with his gun, which he shoots, killing Nag. Rikki may not have been able to take Nag on by himself, but by waking up the father with the struggle, he saves the family's life. Third, Rikki knows he must destroy the eggs. He finds where Nagaina has hidden them and destroys all but one by crushing them and killing the snakes inside. Finally, he must take on Nagaina. She gains control of the last remaining egg and carries it down a rat hole. Rikki, fearless, follows her into the tunnel, something very few adult mongooses would dare to do. The animals in the garden can't see what Rikki is doing and fear for him, but he emerges, "covered with dirt," as the victor. He has killed three snakes and destroyed twenty-five others that were about to hatch. He has saved the lives of the family three times and has "a right to be proud of himself."
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