The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out," and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
Rudyard Kipling(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.
Rudyard Kipling