RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI AND OTHER STORIES

Dazzling sitar music appears throughout this short story from THE JUNGLE BOOK. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a mongoose, and his story is presented with appropriate verve, and speed, by narrator Madhav Sharma. The many animals speak befitting their species: the snake hisses his demands and threats while the bird mournfully pretends to be injured to fool the snake. After Rikki saves a child, the family who once feared him sound different as their changing feelings are conveyed by Sharma. His best creation is the fight between Rikki and the snake. It sounds like a sparring match, with listeners in attendance. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2014]