Rikki-tikki-tavi had never met a cobra before, but when the first
thrill of fear had passed he knew what he must do.
8
The Gods of the Copybook Headings
ByRudyard Kipling
After the devastation of the Great War, calls rose for a new economic
and social system, and to put the wisdom of our forebears behind us.
9
The Making of Tommy Atkins
ByMajor-General Sir George John Younghusband
In all his years of soldiering at home and abroad, Major-General George Younghusband had never heard British soldiers talk like those in Kipling’s tales.
10
Kipling’s Proof
ByRudyard Kipling
If officials in the Raj ever forgot who their boss was,
they would bring the whole government down about their ears.
11
Cupid’s Arrow
ByRudyard Kipling
Kitty Beighton enters an archery contest where the prize is one very beautiful bracelet and one very ugly Commissioner.
12
Kim and the Art of Begging
ByRudyard Kipling
A street urchin of Lahore takes it on himself to provide a naive Tibetan monk with a hot meal.
