Personification in "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Animal's Name
Rikki-tikki
Darzee
Personality
traits
Key actions or words
brave
loyal
protected the family
protective
happy
worriesome
helpful
absent-minded
warns Rikki that Nagaina is
coming
sings
worries about his babies
tailor bird
protective
clever
distracts Nagaina so
Rikki can crush eggs
protects her babies
muskrat
timid,
frightened
hides
never goes in middle of
room
warns Rikki
cries
Type of
animal
mongoose
tailorbird
Darzee's wife
Chuchundra
cobra
evil
killed baby bird
plots to kill humans
hiding, lying in wait
cobra
evil
smart
tries to kill family &
Rikki
protect her babies
Nag
Nagaina
Title: Period 2 (1 of 3)
killed cobras
Personification in "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Animal's Name
Rikki-tikki
Darzee
Darzee's wife
Chuchundra
Nag
Nagaina
Title: Period 3 (2 of 3)
Type of
animal
Personality
traits
mongoose
brave, loyal,
good fighter
"come and fight me"
wasn't afraid to fight
snakes much bigger than
him
tailorbird
absent-minded
doesn't think
things through
sings
thinks (at first) it's
unfair for Rikki to
destroy snake eggs
tailorbird
muskrat
cobra
smart
brave
frightened;
cowardly
Key actions or words
provides a diversion
with a fake broken wing
knew not to look snake
in eyes
cries
afraid of Nag
confusing him for
Rikki
eats a baby bird
Personification in "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Animal's Name
Rikki-tikki
Darzee
Darzee's wife
Chuchundra
Nag
Nagaina
Title: Period 4 (3 of 3)
Type of
animal
mongoose
Personality
traits
brave
loyal
Key actions or words
killed 2 cobras and
Karait
saved the family