A wild mongoose who came into his office & sat on his shoulder inspired Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in "The Jungle Book"
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finished he went out into the veran da and sat in the sunshine and fluffed up his 
fur to... [DOC] [TLE] UNIT 2: Short Stories - All Parents Engaged in Learning [PAR] His father's voice came to him again, first reading the letter the principal had sent 
... Greg had sat in the small, pale green kitchen listening, knowing the lecture ....