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The location would be English colonial town in India. The entire story takes place at the family’s house and garden so the setting would have a bungalow with a veranda and a large outdoor space.

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The main character of course would be Rikki-tikki-tavi. He is a brave mongoose who fights evil cobras to protect his family.

The minor characters would be Teddy, Teddy’s parents, Darzee and his wife, the muskrat, Nag, and Nagaina.

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The conflict would be Nag and Nagaina threatening to hurt Rikki’s human family. The tension would be Rikki figuring out a way to deal with these pests. There isn’t too much emotion in this story, but I think the final sense with Rikki chasing Nagaina is very exciting.

The time period is 1894. But law, politics, and government does not play a huge role in this story because it primarily focuses on animals and the laws they’ve created for themselves.

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I think the color, light, mood, and temperature would all be very bright and colorful to represent the tropical nature of India. The only except would be when it is dark or sad emotions are felt.

The music would be inspired by both Indian and English music. The story takes place in India, but the human characters are British.

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My ears perk up as I hear a young human say, “Here’s a dead mongoose. Let’s have a funeral.” I try to move, but I am too weak. The summer flood has destroyed my burrow and washed away my parents, surely, I will perish too. I hear another human approach, but I can’t make out what she is saying.

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I drift in and out of consciousness as I feel someone pick me up.

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I wake up wrapped in something warm and fluffy next to a small fire. I’m greeted by a large human with a smile on his face. “Now”, said the big man, “don’t frighten him, and we’ll see what he’ll do.” Little does he know mongooses are the bravest animals on earth!

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I spring to life, run around the table, and jump onto the young human’s shoulder. In my excitement I accidently scratch him, but I think he and his father understand that I’m trying to be friendly. I need to thank them for saving my life! From now on, I will live in the humans’ bungalow and protect them!

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The next morning, I decide to venture out to the garden. It was a splendid hunting ground, but I could hear someone crying in the distance. I spotted a pair of weeping tailorbirds in a thorn-bush.

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UyLYgzW94w

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“What is the matter?” I asked. The bird responded, “One of our babies fell out of the nest yesterday and Nag ate him.” I asked who Nag was, but the birds were cowering in their nest.

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I heard a low hiss and jumped back two feet. A large snake rose up spread his hood. “I am Nag.” hissed the cobra. I was afraid for a second, but it’s impossible for a mongoose to stay frightened for long! Nag lowered his head to speak, but I knew better than to listen to a snake! In that moment, another cobra had snuck up behind me, it was Nag’s wife, Nagaina!

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I jumped up in the air and bit her back. If I had chomped harder it would have killed her, but instead she shook me off and they quickly slithered away.

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That night I was restless. As soon as the boy fell asleep, I got up to roam the house. I quickly encountered a sniveling little rodent.

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I quickly encountered a sniveling little rodent. “Don’t kill me!” he said, almost crying. “Do you think a snake-killer kills muskrats?” I scoffed. The muskrat tried to offer some information on Nag and Nagaina, but he was of little help.

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Then I heard it. The faint sound of snake’s scales on brick. I ran around from room to room, frantically looking for Nag or his wife.

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyewg0sAeY

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I found them in the mother’s bathroom. Nagaina was in the middle of telling Nag that they must kill the humans and get rid of me in order to save their eggs.

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I was shaking with anger! How dare they try to harm the humans! I waited for Nagaina to leave before I attack. Once Nag coiled up to take a nap, I knew it was my chance to strike.

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I jumped on his back and bit down as hard as I could. Nag awoke and started trying to violently shake me off. He smashed me against the wall, I was certain he would kill me, but hung on with my teeth anyway. Then BOOM!

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Something went off like a thunderclap and knocked me to the ground. I was sure I was dead! Nag had killed me! I hesitated and then opened my eyes to find Nag severed in half and the large man standing in the doorway with a shotgun.

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Nag was dead!

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I knew I had to deal with Nagaina or she would carry out her plan. I convinced the tailorbird’s wife to distract Nagaina while I kill her eggs. I heard the bird greet Nagaina and I raced over to where the eggs were laid. I bit the tops off the eggs as fast as I could, making sure to crush the young cobras. Soon there was one egg left and I heard the tailorbird’s wife scream. “Rikki-tikki, I led Nagaina toward the house, and she has gone into the veranda, and –oh, come quickly- she means killing!” I grab the last egg and race back to the house. There was Nargaina, coiled up on the boy’s chair.

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“Turn around, Nagaina! Turn and fight!”, I yelled. I told her the rest of her children were dead and I held up the last remaining egg. My taunt worked, she uncoiled from the chair and lunged after the egg. She tried to flee, but I bit down on her tail and followed her into her burrow. She whipped me around and smashed me against the ground.Only a foolish mongoose would follow a snake into its burrow, but I had no other choice. In one swift move, I jumped up and bit Nagaina on the back of her head until she stopped thrashing.

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She laid dead next to the rest of her young.

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I emerged from the burrow victorious! “It’s all over. The widow will never come out again.” I declared. From then on, I kept the garden as a mongoose should keep it. No cobra dared show its head in the walls again.

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TltqE_PxobQ