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Quote #10
[…], and as [Nagaina] plunged into the rat-hole where she and Nag used to live, [Rikki-tikki's] little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her—and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole. (101)
Rikki-tikki's bravery takes him into the one place we wouldn't want to go, a cobra's den. Wonder if he regrets being so brave at this point and time? Eh, probably not.