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Quote #4
"We are very miserable," said Darzee. "One of our babies fell out of the nest yesterday and Nag ate him." (21)
As we mention in our "Characters" section, the cobra and Indian culture are inseparably linked together. The story sets up Nag as a baby killer very early, and the postcolonialist might read this as the story suggesting that Indian culture has a similar primitiveness and barbarity.
Quote #5
[…], and he looked at Rikki-tikki with the wicked snake's eyes that never change their expression, whatever the snake may be thinking of. (23)
Here's another example of the story making Nag out to be the bad guy. These snakes just can't catch a break with Rikki-tikki or the narrator.
Quote #6
Teddy carried him off to bed, and insisted on Rikki-tikki sleeping under his chin. Rikki-tikki was too well bred to bite or scratch […]. (39)
The narrator claims Rikki-tikki is too well-bred to bite or scratch but try telling that to the snake he just killed. No, Rikki-tikki only refrains from scratching the British family. He threatens all other matter of animal with violence, including Darzee and Chuchundra.