Rikki-tikki-tavi vocabulary

something that comforts

• veranda
• cower
• consolation
• mourning

to crouch or sink down in fear

• cower
• shrink
• scuttle
• purchase

in a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive

• fool
• stealthily
• cunningly
• bravely

to become conscious; wake up

• assist
• renew
• awaken
• revive

to run quickly, with hurried movements

• scuttle
• hurtle
• plod
• flinch

in India, a house surrounded by a large outer porch

• veranda
• pillar
• sluice
• bungalow

cleared for the growing of garden plants

• cultivated
• plowed
• prepared
• planted

baby birds, not yet able to fly

• saplings
• infants
• fledglings
• colts

a long open porch

• bungalow
• veranda
• deck
• sitting area

showing grief for the death of someone

• sadness
• morning
• despair
• mourning