A courageous and adventurous mongoose named rikki-tikki-tavi (so named for his famous chattering Ò€œwar cryÒ€) is swept away from his burrow by an intense summer flood. Rikki-tikki is carried through Ò€¦ Rikki-tikki-tavi, the indian mongoose, takes on the responsibility for keeping the big bungalow belonging to an english family safe.

Nearly drowned from an intense seasonal thunderstorm, a curious and adventurous mongoose Ò€ later named rikki-tikki-tavi for his chattering vocalizations Ò€ is rescued by a small british family, a Ò€¦ Rikki, alternatively spelled rikkie, is a given name of feminine and masculine usage.