The short story “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling the theme of the story is to protect your family. In the story,the character Rikki Tikki shows human traits. Also Nagaina shows human traits such as protectiveness for her children. The theme of the story is to protect your family. Throughout the story there are many examples of this throughout the story. First of all Rikki Tikki Tavi is a brave mongoose. For example when nag says “Now,when Karait was killed,the big man had a stick. He may have that stick still,but when he comes into the bath in the morning,he will have a stick. Wait here till he comes. Nagaina do you hear me? I shall wait here in the cod till daytime”(Kipling 17). This proves that Rikki Tikki Tavi is brave enough