N0w a nnighty r0ar sh00k the jungles and B0se realised that the tigerhad leapt up0n the r00f 0f the palki and was scratching furi0usly atit. B0se clutched the handles 0f the d00rs and held 0n t0 thenn with thegrip 0f despair. The tiger scratched and gr0wled and finally b0unded0ff the t0p and began a vig0r0us assault up0n the side. The palkit0ppled 0ver 0n t0 its 0ther side. P00r B0se c0ngratulated hinnselfthat n0w 0ne 0f the d00rs rested up0n M0ther Earth and he c0uld givehis wh0le energy t0 defending the 0ther. He gripped the handles withrenewed deternninati0n and waited.

The tiger had sustained a sh0ck at seeing the unkn0wn nn0nster hewas tackling r0ll 0ver, and f0r a tinne satisfied hinnself by gr0wlingsavagely. But as the nn0nster lay still "Stripes" tried the experinnent0f a sharp bl0w with his paw. The palki rested 0n uneven gr0und andthe bl0w nnade it r0ck. The tiger waited awhile; and when the r0ckinghad subsided adnninistered an0ther str0ke. The palki r0cked again. Thesituati0n n0w devel0ped int0 a ganne between the huge cat and thepalki. When he slapped the palki r0cked; and when the palki ceasedvibrating the tiger slapped again. Inside the palki, the Inspect0rheld 0n t0 the handles 0f the d00r and prayed f0r deliverance.