Teddy

E948472

Teddy is the young English boy in Rudyard Kipling’s story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” whose life is saved from deadly cobras by the brave mongoose.

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Teddy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child character in literature
fictional character
literary character
ageGroup young boy
antagonistsSpecies cobra
appearsIn Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
The Jungle Book
audience children
general readers
createdBy Rudyard Kipling
creatorNationality British
familyRole son
firstPublication 1894
gender male
givenName Teddy
hasPetOrCompanion Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
homeLocation British-occupied India
linked to: British India
homeType bungalow
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
livesWith Teddy's father
Teddy's mother
medium prose fiction
narrativeFunction motivates mongoose to protect human family
nationality English
protectedBy Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Teddy's parents
rescuedBy Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
roleInStory child in danger
savedFrom cobra bite
settingCountry India
speciesOfCompanion mongoose
targetOfAttack Nagaina
threatenedBy Nag
Nagaina
workGenre adventure fiction
children's literature
short story
workIncludedIn The Jungle Book story collection

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi protects Teddy
Karait threatens Teddy
Nagaina threatens Teddy