He distracts Nagaina while Rikki-tikki gets her eggs.
I believe they were walked to the guillotine and told to kneel at the head of it. They would then be executed while people watched. It was brutal in that time.
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To emphasize that Egyptians even those who are highly educated mistrust social media
Most authors connect their books to actual people, the way people read books sometimes they really connect to the characters so it can effect them. Also let's say a book is about bad decisions that can also change a person's decision in something in life, also effects then. Hope that helped a bit