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The Tiger King

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Even' today so many among us believe in superstitions. An astrologer Predicted about 'the Tiger King' that he would be' killed by a tiger. He 'Killed' one hundred tigers yet was he 'killed' by a tiger. How did the Superstitious belief ‘prevail’?

Solution

When the Maharaja was born, the astrologer had predicted that he would be killed by a tiger. After he grew up, the astrologer made a prediction that he would be killed by the hundredth tiger. The Maharaja proclaimed that he would disprove this prediction. But, he was threatened deep down the heart. His belief in superstition urged him to kill a hundred tigers. He started killing the tigers in his kingdom. Soon, he succeeded in killing them all.
In fact, he married a girl from a kingdom that had a high tiger population so that he could have more tigers to kill and on account of reaching the count of the number. After he shot the hundredth tiger, he was assured that he had killed 100 tigers and so now he was safe. As luck would have it, he had only wounded the 100th tiger. The biggest irony was that he was killed by a wooden tiger while playing with his son. His arm became septic after it was injured by a rough surface protruding out. Eventually, the infection spread rapidly and the king died. Destiny avenged the death of all the tigers the Maharaja had killed.

Some More Questions From The Tiger King Chapter

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.

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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What great miracle took place and why did the people stand stunned?

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