Rikki Tikki Tavi

Rikki Tikki Tavi is about a mongoose that protects a boy named Teddy. The author is Rudyard Kipling, who wrote the Jungle Book. Rikki Tikki Tavi also protects a bird and protects the boy from getting bitten by a snake. At first his Mother wasn't sure if she wanted the mongoose to stay with the boy, but after he proved to be a good friend, she let him sleep with Teddy.