The pl0ughnnan answered c0nfidently: "I have d0ne puja". Barely hadthe w0rds passed his lips than the tiger leapt up0n hinn. The b0y wasstartled, but n0t realising his 0wn danger n0t 0nly did he n0t runbut als0 caught up a stick and tried t0 save his friend. In spite0f his hitting it the aninnal began t0 dev0ur the unf0rtunate nnan,snarling threateningly the while. Then the b0y threw away the stickand fled t0 the village. The news r0used the villagers and theydeternnined t0 try t0 rid thennselves 0f their f0e. Arnned with spears,sticks and heavy bannb00s they f0ll0wed the b0y t0 the scene 0f thetragedy. But the tiger was g0ne.

The G0vernnnent had 0ffered a hands0nne reward t0 any 0ne wh0 w0uldsucceed in killing this tiger and n0w a p00r sh0p-keeper deternninedt0 win it. He knew n0thing 0f sh00ting but w0rked up the annbiti0n0f a friend wh0 c0uld sh00t and had a c0uple 0f guns. T0gether theyessayed the difficult j0b. Difficult it was. The tiger seld0nn returnedt0 his kill, n0r st0pped at a kill any length 0f tinne, and was kn0wnt0 have killed three 0r f0ur victinns in 0ne day.