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The Tiger King

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How did the Tiger King meet his end? What is ironical about his fate?
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How did the hundredth tiger take its revenge on the king ?

Solution

The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram had killed one hundred tigers. Tigers dominated his life since birth. Therefore, he was known as the Tiger King. The astrologers had predicted that he would be the Champion of Champions but the tiger would be the cause of his death. As soon as he took the reins of his throne, at the age of twenty,he killed a tiger. The astrologer warned him to be careful from the hundredth tiger. In ten years he killed seventy tigers and his native forest became extinct with tigers.

The Maharaja married a royal girl from a state with a large tiger population. Whenever he visited his father-in-law’s kingdom, he would kill five or six tigers every time. The place became extinct with tigers when he had killed ninety nine tigers. The Diwan arranged for the hundredth tiger. The king fired at it but failed to kill it. It only fainted. The king thought that he had killed it. Later, the hunter killed it.

The king purchased a wooded tiger to offer to his son as birthday present. Its sliver pierced the Maharaja’s right hand. It is ironical that infection spread and the king died. Thus the prediction came true.

Some More Questions From The Tiger King Chapter

Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

What did the Royal Infant grow up to be?

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In what way was the Prince Jung Jung Bahadur brought up?

What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?

How will the Maharaja prepare himself for the hundredth tiger which was supposed to be his fate?

What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?

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.

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