Question

why did teddy think that the mongoose was dead in the story Rikki tikki tawi?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Rikki got his name from the sound he makes, an example of onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a sound device where a word is used that makes a sound. The words are usually spelled to represent the sound. In this case, the sound is the war cry of the mongoose.

Answer 2

Teddy thought Rikki was dead as he was found from a summer flood.

• The question has been asked from the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling.
• Rikki Tikki Tavi is the name of the mongoose in the story.
• A family had recently relocated to a home in India, when they find a mongoose, that was nearly dead from a summer flood.
• They take him to their house and dry him out, and he becomes Teddy's pet.