One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss." Another story by this author tells of the death of Nagaina at the hands of the title mongoose, and he also wrote about a combat water carrier described as "a better man than I am."  This author of Kim, Gunga Din and The White Man's Burden  is best known story collection features characters like Shere Khan, Baloo, and Mowgli. For 10 points, 
One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss." Another story by this author tells of the death of Nagaina at the hands of the title mongoose, and he also wrote about a combat water carrier described as "a better man than I am."  This author of Kim, Gunga Din and The White Man's Burden  is best known story collection features characters like Shere Khan, Baloo, and Mowgli. For 10 points, name this Indian-born British author of The Jungle Book.
One poem by this man references a character who "can make one heap of all [his] winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss."
Joseph Rudyard Kipling