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Without waiting for breakfast, Rikki-tikki ran
When morning came he was very stiff, to the thornbush where Darzee was singing
but well pleased with his doings.
a song of triumph at the top of his voice. The
news of Nag’s death was all over the garden,
for the sweeper had thrown the
Now I have
Nagaina to settle body on the rubbish heap.
Nag is dead—is
with, and she will dead—is dead! The
be worse than five valiant Rikki-tikki caught
Nags, and there's no him by the head and held
knowing when the fast. The big man brought the
eggs she spoke of
bang-stick, and Nag fell in
will hatch. Goodness! two pieces! He will never
I must go and see eat my babies again.
Darzee.
All that’s true
enough. But
where's Nagaina?
Rikki-tikki requested Darzee and his wife to
lead Nagaina away from her eggs. Darzee’s
wife fluttered in front of Nagaina by the
On the rubbish rubbish heap and cried out.
heap by the
stables, mourning
for Nag.
Have you ever Oh, my wing
heard where she is broken! The boy
keeps her eggs? in the house threw
a stone at me and You warned
broke it.
Rikki-tikki when
I would have killed
him. Indeed and truly,
you've chosen a
In the melon
bad place to be
bed, on the end
lame in.
nearest the wall,
where the sun
strikes nearly all
day. She hid them
there weeks ago.
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