Curiosity In Rikki-Tavi, By Rudyard Kipling

Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Have you ever felt curious before?Curiosity can be dangerous at times but it also allows you to make new experiences.Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a fictional story that illustrates the theme to always find new experiences through curiosity.

Rikki Tikki, the main character, is a curious and brave little mongoose in the story. In paragraph 14 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi says, “ ‘There are more things to find out about in this house,’ he said to himself, ‘than all my family could find out in all their lives. I shall certainly stay and find out.’ ”This demonstrates that Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is

He knew that mongooses in the garden meant death sooner or later for him and his family, but he wanted to get Rikki-tikki off his guard. So he dropped his head a little and put it on one side. ‘Let us talk,’ he said. ‘You eat eggs. Why should I not eat birds? ‘Behind you! Look behind you!’ sang Darzee. Rikki-tikki knew better than to waste time in staring. He jumped up in the air as high as he could go, and just under him whizzed by the head of Nagaina, Nag’s wicked wife.”This demonstrates that Nagaina is witty, she,knowing not to make an entrance, chooses to ambush Rikki instead. Furthermore, it shows that Nagaina isn’t like Rikki because she doesn’t question who Rikki is like what a curious and decides to remove what may be a possible threat. In paragraph 80 it says, “Nagaina lifted up her head and hissed, “You warned Rikki-tikki when I would have killed him. Indeed and truly, you’ve chosen a bad place to be lame in.” And she moved toward Darzee’s wife, slipping along over the dust.” This shows that Nagaina is vengeful because she wants to avenge her husband by killing everyone involved in the murder.Therefore, it shows that Nagaina isn’t similar to Rikki-tikki do to the fact that Rikki-tikki would be less witty and that he would be curious

In paragraph 32 and 33 it says, “when Teddy came running down the path, Rikki-tikki was ready to be petted. But just as Teddy was stooping, something wriggled a little in the dust and a tiny voice said: ‘Be careful. I am Death!’ It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth; and his bite is as dangerous as the cobra’s. But he is so small that nobody thinks of him, and so he does the more harm to people. Rikki-tikki’s eyes grew red again, and he danced up to Karait with the peculiar rocking, swaying motion that he had inherited from his family. It looks very funny, but it is so perfectly balanced a gait that you can fly off from it at any angle you please; and in dealing with snakes this is an advantage. If Rikki-tikki had only known, he was doing a much more dangerous thing than fighting Nag, for Karait is so small and can turn so quickly that unless Rikki bit him close to the back of the head, he would get the return stroke in his eye or his lip.” This is an example of personification because it shows that Rikki-tikki is gaining human values by protecting someone he cares about like teddy. This personification proves the theme by showing that Rikki-tikki is curious about Karait and he is developing human traits by protecting someone he cares about. In paragraphs 48, 49, and 53 it says, “He stole