GG or gee-gee is a word for horse used by children or in colloquial speech in UK. Wikipedia says that the term “Gee-Gee” is taken from horse-racing where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate. Other sources say that GG is short for the command given to horses to go: “gee up”.
Q. What is a old horse called?
What is another word for old horse?
| nag | crowbait |
|---|---|
| inferior horse | tired-out horse |
| stallion | mare |
| gelding | filly |
| colt | yearling |
Q. Is a female horse called a nag?
A ‘nag’ is simply an older mare that is past her breeding period in her life. Savannah Dawson, Lived around horses my whole life and I read them better than people.
Q. What animal is a nag?
Nag, and his wife Nagaina, are snakes. Specifically they are cobra snakes. Big, black cobras to be really specific.
Q. What kind of animal is Rikki Tikki Tavi?
grey mongoose
Q. Who is Nag in Rikki Tikki Tavi?
Role. Nag was the husband of Nagaina and the enemy of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose. Nag and Nagaina lived in a garden alone until a British family moved in it and built a bungalow within it. He and Nagaina were fought by Rikki-Tikki, the family’s pet mongoose.
Q. What animal is Karait in Rikki Tikki Tavi?
Karait: A small snake that Rikki kills while defending Teddy. Setting of Rikki Tikki Tavi: Where the story takes place.
Q. What happened when Rikki Tikki Tavi became angry?
What happened whenever Rikki-tikki-tavi became angry? His eyes turned red.
Q. Why is Rikki Tikki Tavi so popular?
“Rikki-tikki-tavi” is among the most widely read short stories ever written. Why do you think it is so popular? The story is popular because its plot is suspenseful and exciting. Its hero is likable, and its villains are evil.
Q. What is Rikki Tikki Tavi character traits?
The protagonist of the story, Rikki-tikki-tavi is a young, inquisitive mongoose who saves his adoptive English family—and the animals in their garden—from the dastardly cobras Nag and Nagaina. He’s described as fearless, self-confident, and…
Q. Does Rikki-Tikki Tavi die?
No, the protagonist Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, does not die in the short story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
Q. Who is Nag describe his characteristics?
Despite how cruel and crafty he is, Nag is fearful. Upon first seeing Rikki, because he understands how deadly mongooses are for snakes, “he was afraid.” When he questions Nagaina about the necessity of killing the humans, it is doubtful he does so from any kindness in his heart toward them.
Q. What is the one motto of all the mongoose family?
The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out”; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
Q. What is the mongoose motto?
run and find out
Q. Why does nag hide in bathroom?
Why does Nag hide in the bathroom? He wants to surprise the mongoose by attacking him in the house. He is angry at his wife and wanted to get away from her. He is lost in the house and wants to wait until daylight to find his way out.
Q. What is nag and Nagaina’s plan?
Nevertheless, in Nagaina’s mind, the people are associated with Rikki, and her plan is to kill the people and then Rikki so that she and Nag can be “king and queen of the garden.” Nag’s plan is different only in that he believes after they kill the people, Rikki will leave of his own accord.
Q. What finally happens to nag Nagaina?
RTT chases Nagaina into her snake hole. RTT kills Nagaina and climbs out of the snake hole victorious. The Coppersmith announces the news of Nagaina’s death to all the garden inhabitants. The garden is once again safe from the threat of the cobras.
Q. Why does Rikki-Tikki destroy Nagaina eggs?
Rikki-tikki’s decision to destroy Nagaina’s eggs contributes to the story by driving the action forward towards the main conflict and ensuring that there will be no more cobras in the garden, at least in the immediate future. The destruction of the eggs leads to the final conflict between Rikki-tikki and Nagaina.
Q. What happens to nag and Nagaina?
Nagaina was the female cobra in the garden at the Indian bungalow. Rikki-tikki killed her mate, Nag, earlier in the story. However, it turns out that Nag and Nagaina had eggs. The other animals assume that once he follows her into her hole he is dead, because a cobra hole is very dangerous.
Q. Are nag and Nagaina evil?
They are described in evil terms, like Nag’s arrival with a “low hiss—a horrid cold sound” and “wicked snake eyes” (23). Likewise, Nagaina makes a “savage hiss” when she misses her chance to kill Rikki-tikki (30).
Q. How many eggs did nag and Nagaina have?
Nagaina had twenty-five eggs that she had hatched in the melon beds. The eggs were the size of the bantam’s eggs, but they had whitish skin instead of…
Q. Why do nag and Nagaina plan to kill?
Why do Nag and Nagaina plan to kill teddy and his parents. Nag and Nagaina plan to kill Teddy and his parents because they are king and queen of the garden and want to get people out (¨When there were no people in the bungalow, did we have a mongoose in the garden?
Q. How did Rikki Tikki attack nag?
4) How did Rikki-tikki attack Nag? Ans: Rikki-tikki jumped on his head, clamped his teeth on it and closed his jaws tighter and tighter.
Q. Why does Rikki Tikki refrain from eating Karait?
Naturally, Rikki-tikki wants to eat the snake, but then he remembers that a full meal makes for a slow mongoose. In other words, if he’s too full from eating Karait, he won’t be quick enough to carry out his duties in defending Teddy and his family from other snakes.
Q. Why did Rikki-Tikki-Tavi kill Karait?
Rikki-tikki killed Karait because Karait threatened to harm Teddy. The fight between Karait and Rikki-tikki is very brief, and the build-up to it is even more brief. The text says Rikki-tikki was ready to be petted.
