“It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.”

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi http://www.gutenberg.org/files/236/236-h/236-h.htm#link2H_4_0009 <br class="br">The Jungle Book (1894)

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