1. Background Information
Rikki-tikki-tavi
Background Information

2. Author: Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling
Born: 30 December 1865
Died: 18 January 1936
an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist
He is chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India and his tales for children, including The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes "Rikki-tikki-tavi”).

3. India The seventh largest country by size
The second largest country by population at over 1.2 billion people
India shares a border with both Pakistan and China
Four world religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture.

4. British in India
The British Raj (meaning "rule" in Hindi) was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and The region under British control—commonly called "India" in contemporary usage—was less commonly also called the Indian Empire.
The British Raj extended over almost all of present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa") in India.

5. Climate in India
The Indian climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayan Mountains and the Thar Desert.
The Himalayas block the cold Central Asian winds from blowing in, keeping the bulk of the Indian subcontinent warmer than most locations at similar latitudes.
The Thar Desert plays a crucial role in attracting the moisture-laden south-west summer monsoon winds that, between June and October, provide the majority of India's rainfall.
Four major climates dominate in India: tropical wet, tropical dry, subtropical humid, and montane (mountain).

6. Story Setting Summary India during British colonization
Family lives in a bungalow with a veranda (open
room/terrace with partial walls)
Animals live in the surrounding lush garden
This is a bungalow.

7. Mongoose
a slender, ferret-like carnivore, of India, noted especially for its ability to kill cobras and other venomous snakes

8. Muskrat
a large, aquatic, North American rodent, its thick, light-brown fur, used for coats, hats, etc.

9. Tailor-bird
any of several small Asian birds that stitch leaves together to form and conceal their nests

10. Indian Cobra Asian snake of the family Elapidae that is equipped
with an inflatable neck hood
which serves as a warning
its large hood is marked on
the back by a pattern of
figures resembling eyes
poisonous and has short,
rigid fangs attached at the
front of its mouth
usually 4 to 5 ft long
preys on rats and is,
therefore, often found in
houses
females lay eggs

11. Mongoose vs Cobra!!!

12. Vocabulary
English 7

13. draggled adj. wet and dirty Synonyms: drenched, soiled, soaked
Antonyms: clean, dry
After playing outside in the rain, my dog was tired and draggled.

14. flinch to move back or shrink, as if verb away from a blow
Synonyms: wince, recoil, withdraw, cringe
Antonyms: confront, face, meet
When the player flung his bat into the stands, the crowd flinched to avoid getting hit.

15. mourning to feel sorrow for the death of a loved one verb noun
the period or interval during which a person grieves
Antonyms: v. rejoice
Synonyms: v. bewail, bemoan, grieve
Mourning the loss of a fellow soldier, members of the U.S. Army gathered around his gravesite for a memorial service.
troops-for-serving-our-country

16. consolation noun something that makes you feel better
Synonyms: comfort, compassion
Antonyms: discouragement, antagonism
The basketball team didn’t win the tournament, but each player received a trophy as consolation.

17. cunningly adv. cleverly Synonyms: skillfully, slyly, deceivingly
Antonyms: honestly, openly
The sly fox cunningly lured the rabbit into its lair.