I had always wanted to read these stories (never realized Rikki Tikki Tavi was part of this book!) but am just-somewhat underwhelmed. I think these books have a wonderful legacy, but they are definitely dated (wasn't expecting so much "Thee, thy thou"!). I hate saying that too, I really wanted to love these stories but mostly just wanted to get through it. That's OK though. I'm still glad I did!