Answer:
It shows readers just how devious he really is.
Explanation:
Below is the 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, and then he said spitefully:
"Shere Khan, the Big One, has shifted his hunting-grounds. He will hunt among these hills during the next moon, so he has told me."
The above excerpt reveal how devious cunny Tabaqui is. Tabaqui is a jackal and the servant of Shere Khan.
"The Jungle Book" is simply a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. It talks about Mowgli, an Indian boy who wolves raised up and how he was able to learn self-sufficiency and wisdom from the animals in the jungle. It also reveals the natural order of life as seen in the jungle.