CBSE Notes for The Tiger King Summary
The story ‘The Tiger King’ is a satire on the pride and stubbornness of those in power. The writer takes us to the days of autocratic and eccentric kings. These kings lived under the thumb rule of British, hence they fear them. Most of the time the rulers were not interested in serving the people and working for the welfare of the public; instead, they spent their time in foolish pursuits. They floated all laws and bent them to suit their selfish interests. The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram tried to belie what was written in his fate.
The chief astrologer had predicted that the cause of his death would be a tiger. The King tried his best to belie the prediction. His campaign of tiger-hunting was very successful. All his strategies and wise plans worked till he killed 99 tigers. But the hundredth tiger eluded him till his death. The irony of fate brings quite an unexpected end of the Maharaja. Please refer The Tiger King Summary for more information.
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