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Riki-Tiki-Tavi

By: Rudyard Kipling
Narrated by: Walter Zimmerman, Cindy Hardin Killavey
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This is a selection from The Jungle Book, in which a mongoose saves the day.

Public Domain (P)1980 Jimcin Recordings
Classics Young Adult
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Rudyard Kippling's irresistible language is brought to a new level with Cindy Hardin Killavey's performance of Riki Tiki-Tavi. This famous excerpt from The Jungle Book centers on the adventures of a heroic mongoose with pink eyes. There is nothing like listening to Kippling's delightful world of animals in action. Killavey's lyric narration and Walter Zimmerman's virtuosic rendition of characters makes this audiobook a wonderful companion for anyone who wishes to travel the world without moving an inch.

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Great story, good narration, poor recording quality

I’d forgotten I read this as a child. Still a wonderful cute story. Though the line about white men at the beginning shows its age. The narrator was good, but there is a background fuzz. Sounds like an old record recording that was digitized, maybe.

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Nostalgic feel at bedtime. Loved it.

I haven't read this book since childhood. It was a pleasure to hear at bedtime.

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Awesome!

I loved this book!💖I recommend this book to people who like intense storys.🐱😺😸😄🐈🐕🐆🐅🐬🐳🕊🐿🐇🐩🐈🐕🐾🐉🐲✨🍪🍩 🍥🍕🍕🍞🍯🍓🍇🍉🍏🍒🍉🧀🍔🌮🍭🍦🍿🎂🍡⚽️🎹🎭 📱🔦💡haaaaaaaaaa, yay.

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childhood story brought back memories

May 3, 2020
I remember reading this as a child in an encyclopedia Britannica book that had children's stories In it at my grandparents. One of my most memorable tales from childhood, .The audiobook was excellent, I enjoyed the narrator's narration.

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India, a dangerous place

Both the story and the narrator were excellent. Riki-Tiki is indeed a brave, and swift, mongoose.

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My daughter loved it

I loved it. It brought back childhood memories and my daughter absolutely loved it! This was great for our short drive.

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Good childrens story, but---

Where does Riki-Tiki-Tavi rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Well, considering I am rating the audiobook, not so much the book, I'd say that Riki.T.T. is kind of low actually. I was recommended it as an introduction to how Kipling writes (by a major Kipling fan), and while I do very much like the story, the narrator for this book was disappointing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Favorite character was actually the male bird. Despite being not so bright, I liked him for his slow of mind way.

How could the performance have been better?

The performance itself was...less than par. The narrator did do her best to add emphasis and emotion to the story- which she did. I appreciate that, however, her voice was not what I would have chosen for this book. All but two of the characters in the book were male, so I'm not certain why a female was chose to read the story. I am also a bit picky though, preferring the narrators gender to match the author or the majority of characters genders.

The audio quality on this particular audio book was also very poor. You can hear strange audio ghosts from the narrators voice as you listen. Almost like a muffled echo.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I personally like Riki's first kill.

Any additional comments?

Perhaps re-record with same narrator if you must? This audio seems old.

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Great simple story!

I had always watched the cartoon as a child and it was neat to hear the short story read.

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ok

a bit old fashioned, but entertaining - not as entertaining as the Jungle book though...

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Childhood. Favorite

Great old story, one of my childhood v favorites. I like it better than the jungle book

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