Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 26
rds. When he got to the house, Teddy andTeddys mother (she looked very white still, forshe had been fainting) and Teddys father cameout and almost cried over him; and that nighthe ate all that was given him till he could eatno more, and went to bed on Teddys shoulder,where Teddys mother saw him… … IT IS ALL OVER. Oh, it s you, said he. What are youbothering for ? All the cobras are dead; andif they were nt, I m here. Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of him-self; but he did not grow too proud, and he keptthat garden as a mongoose should keep it, tillnever a snake dared show its head inside…
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