The powerful animal the mongoose kills snakes including the all powerful cobra. Both the movie and the book of Rikki Tikki Tavi are very similar but have some differences. Rikki Tikki Tavi was washed into Teddy’s backyard in India after a big rain storm. Teddy and his parent keep him and take care of him. After a little bit of time he meet two Cobras Nag and Nagaina. The two cobras plotted to kill Teddy and his parents to try and get Rikki Tikki out of their garden so they can be queen and king once again. The printed version of Rikki Tikki Tavi took place In India during the summer. The problem in Rikki Tikki Tavi the book is that Nag and Nagaina want to be king and Queen. This is a problem because Rikki Tikki is a Mongoose that killed