How it dose that is the point of view. And how its in third person in the story well. Rikki Tikki Tavi they fight and the narrator know there feelings and emotions. In Rikki-tikki-tavi the point of view is third person and that effects the story because. The author know the thoughts and feelings of all of the animals and the people in the story.
Well from the text it says," There was no answer from outside, so Rikki-tikki knew Nagaina had gone away. Nag coiled