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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Hello,

He kept that garden as a mangoose would keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls.

These lines are from "Rikki Tikki Tavi" written by Rudyard Kipling.

I am able to understand the meaning of the given sentences.

Can anybody explain the meaning of the above sentences?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, He kept that garden as a mangoose would keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls. Can anybody explain the meaning of the above sentences? The mongoose guarded the garden from snakes.

— Clive

  • Hi, He kept that garden as a mangoose would keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls.
  • Can anybody explain the meaning of the above sentences?
  • The mongoose guarded the garden from snakes.
  • When he saw one, he jumped on it and bit it.
  • Finally, the cobras became afraid to come inside the garden walls.
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Hi,

He kept that garden as a mangoose would keep it, with tooth and jump and spring and bite, till never a cobra dared show its head inside the walls.

Can anybody explain the meaning of the above sentences?

The mongoose guarded the garden from snakes. When he saw one, he jumped on it and bit it. Finally, the cobra
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