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THE TIGER THE TIGER KINGKING

The story reveals around the Tiger king whose name The story reveals around the Tiger king whose name was Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur . When he was born , the was Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur . When he was born , the astrologers had foretold that one day the king would die. astrologers had foretold that one day the king would die. Suddenly a miracle happened and the ten year old Jung Suddenly a miracle happened and the ten year old Jung Jung Bahadur started Jung Bahadur started speaking; he told them that all speaking; he told them that all those who were born would those who were born would have to die one day, so he askedhave to die one day, so he askedthem to tell the manner of his them to tell the manner of his death. death.

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Everyone stood stunned that an infant born just ten Everyone stood stunned that an infant born just ten days ago was talking in such a manner. The chief days ago was talking in such a manner. The chief astrologer told that he was born in hour of the bull . As astrologer told that he was born in hour of the bull . As bull and tiger were enemies bull and tiger were enemies therefore his death would therefore his death would come from Tiger.come from Tiger.

The Maharaja grew stronger and took to tiger hunting. The Maharaja grew stronger and took to tiger hunting. He was overjoyed when killed the first tiger. When he He was overjoyed when killed the first tiger. When he told the chief astrologer about that, the chief astrologer told the chief astrologer about that, the chief astrologer told him that he may kill 99 tigers but he must be told him that he may kill 99 tigers but he must be careful with the 100th one. In ten years he killed 70 careful with the 100th one. In ten years he killed 70 tigers. Soon the tiger population became extinct in the tigers. Soon the tiger population became extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram.forests of Pratibandapuram.

Tiger HuntingTiger Hunting

So the maharaja married So the maharaja married to a royal family where to a royal family where tiger population was tiger population was rich.rich.

Maharaja Jung Maharaja Jung Jung Bahadur killed five Jung Bahadur killed five or six tigers each time or six tigers each time he visited his father in he visited his father in law. law.

Thus thereby he Thus thereby he killed 99 tigers but one killed 99 tigers but one was still left.was still left.

There was no sign of tigers anywhere. Maharaja could There was no sign of tigers anywhere. Maharaja could not bear anymore. He raised the land tax and also not bear anymore. He raised the land tax and also dismissed some of his men. There was a tiger brought dismissed some of his men. There was a tiger brought later for maharaja. Maharaja took his men for hunt. He later for maharaja. Maharaja took his men for hunt. He shooted the tiger but it missed the tiger. Maharaja did shooted the tiger but it missed the tiger. Maharaja did not notice that.not notice that.

Maharaja men knew about it but they fear to tell the Maharaja men knew about it but they fear to tell the maharaja, then they may lose their job, so they killed the maharaja, then they may lose their job, so they killed the tiger. But maharaja did not know that he still has one tiger. But maharaja did not know that he still has one tiger left to be killed. Maharaja had to attend his 3 tiger left to be killed. Maharaja had to attend his 3 year old son’s birthday . he gifted him a wooden tiger. year old son’s birthday . he gifted him a wooden tiger. The tiger was made by an unskilled man . its surface The tiger was made by an unskilled man . its surface was rough , as a result its sharp edge pierced into was rough , as a result its sharp edge pierced into maharaja’s hand. slowly infection spread into his whole maharaja’s hand. slowly infection spread into his whole hand and as a result maharaja died.hand and as a result maharaja died.

Wooden TigerWooden TigerThus the fateful

hundredth tiger though a wooden one was the

cause of the maharaja’s death and proved the

prediction of the astrologer correct.

HumorHumorThe tiger king is The tiger king is

an example of a an example of a humorous story. There humorous story. There are number of incidents are number of incidents in the story which are in the story which are quite funny.quite funny.

When maharaja When maharaja was of just ten days he was of just ten days he started speaking which started speaking which was astonishing and was astonishing and addresses the addresses the astrologers clearly in astrologers clearly in his squeaky voice.his squeaky voice.

The king’s belief The king’s belief that he would change his that he would change his destiny and the astrologer’s destiny and the astrologer’s acceptance of the challenge acceptance of the challenge that he would cut off his hair that he would cut off his hair and become insurance and become insurance agent is quite comic.agent is quite comic.

Kalki again makes Kalki again makes fun of the king when he fun of the king when he tells us that the king did tells us that the king did not attend to anything, not attend to anything, not even his three - year - not even his three - year - old son, as he was busy old son, as he was busy completing the target of completing the target of killing hundred tigers.killing hundred tigers.

The suggestion of The suggestion of ‘‘mouse hunting’’ or ‘‘mouse hunting’’ or ‘‘mosquito hunting’’ ‘‘mosquito hunting’’

instead of tiger instead of tiger hunting, to the hunting, to the British officer is British officer is

amusing.amusing.

Even the Even the conversation between conversation between king and Dewan about king and Dewan about king marrying a tiger and king marrying a tiger and his ancestors being his ancestors being ‘married to swords’ ‘married to swords’ generates a lot of humor.generates a lot of humor.

Finally the killing of hundredth tiger and the way the Finally the killing of hundredth tiger and the way the dewan and his wife drag the tiger to the car, make it sit dewan and his wife drag the tiger to the car, make it sit on the back seat of the car, drive it to the forest, drags on the back seat of the car, drive it to the forest, drags the tiger out of the car and the tiger in front of the king the tiger out of the car and the tiger in front of the king offering himself to be shot and finally fainting from the offering himself to be shot and finally fainting from the sound of the bullet and the king celebrating his victory sound of the bullet and the king celebrating his victory over his destiny was really comic.over his destiny was really comic.

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THE TIGER KING BY KALKI IS A THE TIGER KING BY KALKI IS A SCATHING CRITICISM ON THE WANTON SCATHING CRITICISM ON THE WANTON MANNER IN WHICH THE TIGER KING GOES MANNER IN WHICH THE TIGER KING GOES ON A TIGER KILLING SPREE. HENCE THE ON A TIGER KILLING SPREE. HENCE THE NATURE HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND NOT NATURE HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND NOT DECIMATED.DECIMATED.

April 7, 2023

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