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Within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers. As a result the tiger population became
extinct in his kingdom.
Then the king decided to marry a princess in any other native state with a large tiger population.
The king killed five or six tigers each time he visited his father in law. He managed to kill ninety
nine tigers and then unfortunately the tigers in hi father in law’s kingdom were all dead.
Now only one tiger remained to be killed.

The Dewan Arranges The Hundredth Tiger:
The maharaja was sunk in gloom as he was unable to find the last tiger. Soon came the news
that a tiger has been suspected in a hillside village. The king announced a three year tax
exemption and set out on the hunt at once.

The tiger it seemed kept himself hidden. The king’s fury and obstinacy mounted alarmingly. The
dewan took the tiger brought from the people’s park in Madras and hidden in his house.
THE LAST TIGER:
The dewan and his wife managed to leave the tiger in the forest in which the maharaja had been
hunting. The maharaja was delighted to see the most awaited tiger , took a careful aim and shot
it. The tiger fell in a crumpled heap. The maharaja was filled with boundless joy.

He ordered the tiger to be brought to the capital in a grand procession. But the hunter’s were
shocked to see the tiger alive. The tiger actually fainted because of the sound of the bullet
whizzing past. They decided to kill the tiger without informing the king. One of the hunter’s
killed the tiger.

THE PROPHECY PROVES TO BE TRUE:
The maharaja decided to celebrate his son’s third birthday. He got a gift of a wooden tiger which
was carved by an unskilled carpenter. Tiny slivers of wood stood up like quills all over it. One of
the quills entered his right hand. The next day infection spread in his hand. Three surgeons from
Madras operated on him but were unable to save his life. Thus the hundredth tiger took its
revenge.