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The Tiger King
How did the king tiger acquire his name?
The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram was known as the Tiger King. He had several designated names but his name is shortened to the Tiger King. He had killed about hundred tigers when he was born, the astrologers predicted that he would be killed by a tiger. On growing up, he took a row to kill one hundred tigers and started killing them. Thus he came to be known as the Tiger King.
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How will the Maharaja prepare himself for the hundredth tiger which was supposed to be his fate?
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
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“The story, ‘The Tiger King’ is a satire on the conceit of those in power.” Do you agree with this statement? Explain with reference to the lesson that you have read.What is the author's indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the wilfulness of human beings?
How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja's minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find any similarity in today's political order?
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In what way the minions of the Maharaja behave towards his king? Keeping in view their attitudes specify that there is a great similarity in today's political order.
Can you relate instances of game-hunting among the rich and the powerful in present times that illustrate the callousness of human beings towards wildlife?
We need a new system for the age of ecology - a system which is embedded in the care of all people and also in the care of the earth and all life upon it. Discuss.
How did the king tiger acquire his name?
What predictions did the astrologers make at the birth of the Tiger King?
What did the ten day old baby say to the astrologers?
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