THE TIGER KING is a chapter in 12th NCERT Textbook 'Vistas'.................

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THE TIGERTHE TIGER
KINGKING

2. The story reveals around the Tiger king whose nameThe story reveals around the Tiger king whose name
was Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur . When he was born , thewas Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur . When he was born , the
astrologers had foretold that one day the king wouldastrologers had foretold that one day the king would
die. Suddenly a miracle happened and the ten year olddie. Suddenly a miracle happened and the ten year old
Jung Jung Bahadur startedJung Jung Bahadur started
speaking; he told them that allspeaking; he told them that all
those who were born wouldthose who were born would
have to die one day, so he askedhave to die one day, so he asked
them to tell the manner of histhem to tell the manner of his
death.death.
SummarySummary

3. Everyone stood stunned that an infant born just tenEveryone stood stunned that an infant born just ten
days ago was talking in such a manner. The chiefdays ago was talking in such a manner. The chief
astrologer told that he was born in hour of the bull . Asastrologer told that he was born in hour of the bull . As
bull and tiger were enemiesbull and tiger were enemies
therefore his death wouldtherefore his death would
come from Tiger.come from Tiger.

4. The Maharaja grew stronger and took to tiger hunting.The Maharaja grew stronger and took to tiger hunting.
He was overjoyed when killed the first tiger. When heHe was overjoyed when killed the first tiger. When he
told the chief astrologer about that, the chief astrologertold the chief astrologer about that, the chief astrologer
told him that he may kill 99 tigers but he must betold him that he may kill 99 tigers but he must be
careful with the 100th one. In ten years he killed 70careful with the 100th one. In ten years he killed 70
tigers. Soon the tiger population became extinct in thetigers. Soon the tiger population became extinct in the
forests of Pratibandapuram.forests of Pratibandapuram.

5. Tiger HuntingTiger Hunting

6. So the maharaja marriedSo the maharaja married
to a royal family whereto a royal family where
tiger population wastiger population was
rich.rich.
Maharaja JungMaharaja Jung
Jung Bahadur killed fiveJung Bahadur killed five
or six tigers each timeor six tigers each time
he visited his father inhe visited his father in
law.law.
Thus thereby heThus thereby he
killed 99 tigers but onekilled 99 tigers but one
was still left.was still left.

7. There was no sign of tigers anywhere. Maharaja couldThere was no sign of tigers anywhere. Maharaja could
not bear anymore. He raised the land tax and alsonot bear anymore. He raised the land tax and also
dismissed some of his men. There was a tiger broughtdismissed some of his men. There was a tiger brought
later for maharaja. Maharaja took his men for hunt. Helater for maharaja. Maharaja took his men for hunt. He
shooted the tiger but it missed the tiger. Maharaja didshooted the tiger but it missed the tiger. Maharaja did
not notice that.not notice that.

8. Maharaja men knew about it but they fear to tell theMaharaja men knew about it but they fear to tell the
maharaja, then they may lose their job, so they killed themaharaja, then they may lose their job, so they killed the
tiger. But maharaja did not know that he still has onetiger. But maharaja did not know that he still has one
tiger left to be killed. Maharaja had to attend his 3tiger left to be killed. Maharaja had to attend his 3
year old son’s birthday . he gifted him a wooden tiger.year old son’s birthday . he gifted him a wooden tiger.
The tiger was made by an unskilled man . its surfaceThe tiger was made by an unskilled man . its surface
was rough , as a result its sharp edge pierced intowas rough , as a result its sharp edge pierced into
maharaja’s hand. slowly infection spread into hismaharaja’s hand. slowly infection spread into his
whole hand and as a result maharaja died.whole hand and as a result maharaja died.

9. Wooden TigerWooden Tiger
Thus the fateful
hundredth tiger though
a wooden one was the
cause of the maharaja’s
death and proved the
prediction of the
astrologer correct.

10. HumorHumor
The tiger king isThe tiger king is
an example of aan example of a
humorous story. Therehumorous story. There
are number of incidentsare number of incidents
in the story which arein the story which are
quite funny.quite funny.
When maharajaWhen maharaja
was of just ten days hewas of just ten days he
started speaking whichstarted speaking which
was astonishing andwas astonishing and
addresses theaddresses the
astrologers clearly inastrologers clearly in
his squeaky voice.his squeaky voice.
The king’s beliefThe king’s belief
that he would change histhat he would change his
destiny and the astrologer’sdestiny and the astrologer’s
acceptance of the challengeacceptance of the challenge
that he would cut off histhat he would cut off his
hair and become insurancehair and become insurance
agent is quite comic.agent is quite comic.

11. Kalki again makesKalki again makes
fun of the king when hefun of the king when he
tells us that the king didtells us that the king did
not attend to anything,not attend to anything,
not even his three - year -not even his three - year -
old son, as he was busyold son, as he was busy
completing the target ofcompleting the target of
killing hundred tigers.killing hundred tigers.
The suggestion ofThe suggestion of
‘‘mouse hunting’’ or‘‘mouse hunting’’ or
‘‘mosquito‘‘mosquito
hunting’’ instead ofhunting’’ instead of
tiger hunting, totiger hunting, to
the British officerthe British officer
is amusing.is amusing.

12. Even theEven the
conversation betweenconversation between
king and Dewan aboutking and Dewan about
king marrying a tigerking marrying a tiger
and his ancestors beingand his ancestors being
‘married to swords’‘married to swords’
generates a lot of humor.generates a lot of humor.

13. Finally the killing of hundredth tiger and the way theFinally the killing of hundredth tiger and the way the
dewan and his wife drag the tiger to the car, make it sitdewan and his wife drag the tiger to the car, make it sit
on the back seat of the car, drive it to the forest, dragson the back seat of the car, drive it to the forest, drags
the tiger out of the car and the tiger in front of the kingthe tiger out of the car and the tiger in front of the king
offering himself to be shot and finally fainting from theoffering himself to be shot and finally fainting from the
sound of the bullet and the king celebrating his victorysound of the bullet and the king celebrating his victory
over his destiny was really comic.over his destiny was really comic.

14. MessageMessage
THE TIGER KING BY KALKI IS ATHE TIGER KING BY KALKI IS A
SCATHING CRITICISM ON THE WANTONSCATHING CRITICISM ON THE WANTON
MANNER IN WHICH THE TIGER KING GOESMANNER IN WHICH THE TIGER KING GOES
ON A TIGER KILLING SPREE. HENCE THEON A TIGER KILLING SPREE. HENCE THE
NATURE HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND NOTNATURE HAS TO BE PRESERVED AND NOT
DECIMATED.DECIMATED.

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