Justification
of Title
“The Tiger King” is a very
appropriate title for the story for several reasons. First of all, the king is
crazy about tiger hunting so much that he marries a princess whose father’s
kingdom has a sizeable tiger population. He kills one hundred tigers just to
fulfill his vow. Secondly, the king with all his frenzy, anger and ruthlessness
is as ferocious as a tiger. Thirdly, he dies of a silver prick received from a
wooden toy tiger. Finally, the prediction that a tiger would cause the king’s
death also comes true. Since the story revolves round the king and the hundred
tigers that he kills, it could not be better titled than “The Tiger King”.
SUMMARY:-
TIGER KING
Kalki
The tiger king is a story of eccentric kings
dominating their subjects but living under the moral fear of the Britishers.
The author has given a tinge of the supernatural interspersed in the story.
Arrogant Tiger King desired to disprove the prophecy of the astrologer, but
destiny proved to be powerful and the prediction which was made when the king
was ten days old comes out to be true.
NOTES
v The Maharaja of Pratibandh Puram
·
Maharaja's
Name shortened to the 'Tiger King'
·
Author's
Intention to inform the readers 'The Tiger King is mortal'
·
Astrologer
announces- that the prince to be great warrior and hero of heroes, but will one
day have to meet his death.
v Ten days old prince astonishes everybody
·
Challenges
astrologer to tell the way of death
·
All
those who born will die one day
·
Astrologer
tells him that death will come from tiger because he is born in the hour of
bull
·
Infant
prince utters "let tigers beware"
v Young prince gets knowledge of his Infancy
oath
·
Brought
up like all princes of India
·
Given
milk of English cow- taught by an English tutor- watched English films
·
Crowned
at the age of twenty.
·
Word
reaches maharaja's ears about the astrologer's prediction
·
Kills
first tiger
·
Tells
the astrologer about the killing
·
Astrologer
advised to avoid killing 100`1 tiger
·
If
success in killing 100`" tiger astrologer would change his profession-
giving hint it would result in the King's death.
v King's Tiger killing mission
·
Tiger
killing banned in state
·
Defaulter's
wealth and property will be confiscated.
·
Meets
many dangerous situations.
·
Sometimes
success fully fights tigers bare handed.
·
Refuses
even British officer to kill tiger or to have photograph with dead tiger.
·
In
fear of losing his kingdom Maharaja decides to bribe the officer by sending
expensive diamond rings expecting his wife would choose one or two.
·
The
Greedy officer's wife keeps all rings and sends thanks to the Maharaja. King
saved his kingdom at the cost of Rs. 3 lakhs.
v The tiger hunt
·
In ten
years of tiger hunting expeditions the king kills 70 tigers
·
Tiger
population become extinct in Pratibandh Puram .
·
Advises
Dewan to find suitable princess from a state with large tiger population.
·
Maharaja
killed 29 tigers more during his visits to in laws.
·
The
skins of 99 tigers adorn the walls of palace
v Search for 100th Tiger
·
Tiger
farms run dry in his father in law's house
·
Recalls
astrologer's warning of should beware of killing 100th Tiger
·
Decides
to give up tiger hunting after achieving the target
·
News
about the presence of a tiger near a village proves disappointing.
·
In
frustration king terminates the service of many officers
·
Dewan
is warned of the dangers and risks involved in it
v Dewan’s role in the hundredth kill
·
Arranges
an old tiger from people's park.
·
In
Madras and kept hidden in his house
·
Drags
the old and weak tiger with the help of his wife
·
King
reaches the place- shot at-tiger drops down
·
The elated
king returns to his capital orders to cart the tiger in grand procession.
v The hundredth tiger not killed
·
Tiger
(got baffled) faints from the shock of bullets
·
The
lamb like tiger wakes up
·
To
hide truth it was killed by an officer.
v The birth day present for three year old
prince
·
King
now feels relieved.
·
Brings
a wooden tiger as birth day present for his son.
·
Plays
with prince, sliver of warden rough tiger pierces kings right hand.
v The prophecy comes true
·
The
wound develops spreads all over the arm
·
Three
surgeons from Madras operated but fail to save king's life
·
Thus
the hundredth tiger takes the final revenge -Upon the tiger king.
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