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Quotation from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
“It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity.”
The Jungle Book, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Project Gutenberg #236)
Rikki-tikki is brought into the bungalow after the flood and at once begins exploring.
Citation: "It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity." — Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Project Gutenberg #236). (id the-jungle-book-q6)
Portrait: JunglebookCover, Illustrated by John Lockwood Kipling, Public domain.
