Read the following excerpt from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Now, Tabaqui knew as well as any one else that there is nothing so unlucky as to compliment children to their faces; and it pleased him to see Mother and Father Wolf look uncomfortable.

Tabaqui sat still, rejoicing in the mischief that he had made.

How does the narrator characterize Tabaqui in this excerpt?

by using physical description
by using characters’ dialogue
by sharing the character’s inner thoughts
by sharing other characters’ inner thoughts

Physical : the fact that Tabaqui sat still shows his satisfaction with the action that he has done without having any sort of physical reaction that would suggest any sort of discomfort with what he has done.

character’s dialogue : the action that the character did, “ compliment children to their faces” is very rude and not a nice thing to do however he did the action without saying anything that would suggest he felt remorse which displays the characters mischievous intentions with wanting to cause trouble.

inner thoughts : the “rejoicing feeling” Tabaqui felt with what he did suggests that he enjoyed causing trouble to the children and had fun in doing so.

other character’s inner thoughts : the fact that Tabaqui’s parents were feeling discomfort suggests that they do not agree with his actions and tells readers that the character’s parents are not like Tabaqui and instead good people who don’t cause mischief.