1. MRS. PACKLETIDE’S TIGER
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Mr. S.C. Katiyar
Kshitij Sharma
T.G.T. (English)

2. INTRODUCTION
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1. M r s . P a c k l e t i d e
About the writer 2. L o o n a B i m b e r t o
Critical summary 3. M i s s M e b b i n
Critical summary
Word meaning
V.S.A. Type Questions
Moral values
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3. ABOUT THE WRITER
Hector Hugh Munro by E.O. Hoppé (1913)
Born 18 December 1870
Akyab , Burma
Died 13 November 1916 (aged 45)
Beaumont-Hamel , France
Pen name Saki
Occupation Author, Playwright
Nationality British
Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki , and also frequently as H.
H.Munro , was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture.
He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker . Influenced by Oscar Wilde ,
Lewis Carroll , and Kipling , he himself influenced A. A. Milne , Noël Coward , and P. G. Wodehouse .
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4. CRITICAL SUMMARY
 This story tells us about a woman's pleasure and intention to shoot a tiger. This short masterpiece is written by a very renowned author -- Saki. The story
was written at a time when there was a very little awareness about the need to protect the tigers. The story deals with an important character named Mrs.
Packletide whose motive was to kill a tiger for her pleasure. This wasn't due to her lust to kill but it was created due to her close friend, Mrs. Loona
Bimberton.Mrs. Mrs. Loona Bimberton.Mrs is another character in the story that has recently shot a tiger and the name and fame she has got due to it had a
major impact on Mrs. Packletide which made her think of shooting a tiger.
 2. As the circumstances seemed favourable, she stared her journey to accomplish her motive. Mrs. Packletide has offered a thousand rupees for the
opportunity to shoot a tiger without any risk. The neighbouring village gets to know about the news and accepts the challenge as it had a large number of
tigers in it. The precious amount of a thousand rupees had spread all over the village and the villagers which included women and children cloud be seen
working of the challenge of grabbing this amount. As it happens, a very elderly tiger, who is no longer able to chase down it prey for supper, has taken to
preying on the village's domesticated animals, and the villagers would like to get rid of him as much as Mrs. Packletide would like to bag him.
 3. The day had arrived. It was moonlit and cloudless. The villagers had constructed a platform in a leafy tree for Mrs. Packletide, and tether a goat “with a
particularly persistent bleat" underneath it was kept as a prey for the tiger. To accomplish this task more safely, Mrs. Packletide had appointed a paid
companion, Miss. Mebbin. Now, Mrs. Packletide, accompanied by her paid companion Louisa, waits through the night for the tiger to appear. At last the tiger is
seen making his way into the clearing. Instead of attacking the terrified goat, however, the tiger lies down."I believe it's ill," Louisa says, but the tiger rises
again and heads for the goat. Mrs. Packletide fires, and the tiger falls.
 4. In a moment, all the natives could be seen excited to see the seen as the tiger was dead. This gladnews was carried to the whole village and the thumping
of tom-toms could be heard to suit the scene.
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5. CRITICAL SUMMARY
 5. But, the story takes a change when Miss. Mebbin finds out that the goat was shot and had a wound while no trace of a bullet or a wound could be
found on the tiger. It was later found out that the wrong animal had been hit accidently. The tiger had died due to a heart attack as it was very old
and could not bear the sudden bullet shot out of the rifle. Mrs. Packletide was annoyed at this discovery but at the same time she was convinced
that she had shot a tiger and accomplished her motive. The villagers will not give away Mrs. Packletide's secret for the thousand rupees. Mrs.
Packletide assumes she can trust Louisa for the same reason.
 6. The news then spreads as Mrs. Packletide’s as her picture frame reaches from the Texas Weekly Snapshot to the Novoe Vermaya. But Louisa,
who seems to felt herself underpaid and underappreciated for some time, informs Mrs. Packletide that she'll require a little extra funding to
insure that the story doesn't happen to leak out. Specifically, what Louisa needs is the money to buy a small cottage near Darking. People are very
surprised when Louisa, a paid companion, suddenly becomes a homeowner; but they are even more surprised when Mrs. Packletide gives up her
newfound hobby, big-game hunting. "The initial expenses are so heavy," she tells those who ask the reason for why she gave up big-game shooting.
This is how the story ends.
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6. WORD MEANING
Words meaning
Intention Aim
Lust Very strong desire for something
Motive Aim
Deviation The act of moving away
Chiefly Mainly
Swayed Controlled
Abandon To give up
Conveniently Easily
Hushed Silenced
Clung Hung
Ought Should
Chorus A group of song
Indulges Does not do
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7. Answers
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8. MORAL VALUES
We should jealous on others success & joy.
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