it is the time of the world war and American prisoner of war is washed assure in a dying state and is found at the doorstep of a Japanese doctor should he saved him as a doctor or hand him over to the army as a patriot ?

The maharaja of pratibandapuram is the hero of this story. he may be identified as his highness jamedar- general, khiledar - major, sata vyaghra samhari, maharajadhiraja visva bhuvana samrat, sir jilani jung jung bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C ., or C.R.C.K but this name is often shortend to the tiger king. I have come forward to tell you why he came to be known as tiger king. I have no intention of pretending to advance only to end in a strategic withdrawal. even the threat of a stuka bomber will not throw me of track. The stuka, if it likes, can beat a hasty retreat from my story. Right at the start, it is imperative to disclose a matter of Vital importance about the tiger king. everyone who reads of him will experience the natural desire to meet a man of his indomitable courage face to face. but there is no chance of its fulfillment. As bharata said to Rama about Dashrath, the tiger king has reached that final abode of all living creatures. in other words, the tiger king is dead. The manner of his death is a matter of extraordinary interest. it can be revealed only at the end of the tale. the most fantastic aspect of his demise was that as soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the tiger king would actually have to die. "The child will grow up to become the warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of champions. But...." debit deyar lips and swallowed hard. when compelled to continue, the astrologers came out with it. " "This is a secret which should not be revealed at all. and yet we are forced to speak out. the child born under this star will one day have to meet its death".At that very moment a great miracle took place.An astonishing phrase emerged from the left of the ten - day old jilani jung jung bahadur," O wise prophets!"everyone stored trans fixed in stupefaction. they look wildly at each other and blinked." O wise prophets! It was I who spoke."this time there were no grounds for doubt. it was the infant bond just 10 days ago who had enunciated the words so clearly. the chief astrologer took of his spectacles and gazed intently at the baby." all those who are born will one day have to die. we don't need your predictions to know that. they are would be some sense in it if you could tell us the manner of that death," the royal infant uttered these words in his little squeaky voice. the chief astrologer placed his finger on his nose in wonder. a baby barely 10 days old opens its lips in speech! not only that, it also raises intelligent questions! incredible ! rather like the bulletin issued by the war office, then facts. the chief astrologer took his finger of his nose and fixed his eyes upon the little prince. "The Prince was born in the hour of the Bull . the Bull and the tiger are enemies, therefore, that comes from the tiger,"he explained. You may think that crown Prince jung jung Bahadur was thrown into a quake when he heard the word' tiger' . that was exactly what did not happen. as soon as he heard it pronounced, the crown Prince gave a deep growl. terrifying words emerged from his lips. "Let tigers beware ! "this account is only a rumour rife in pratibandha Puram. but with hindsight we make conclude it was based on some truth. crown Prince jung jung Bahadur grew taller and stronger day by day. no other miracle marked his childhood days apart from the event already described. the boy drank the milk of an English cow, was brought up by an English Nanny, tutored in English by an English man, saw nothing but English films - exactly as the crown princesof all the other Indian states did. when he came of age at 20, the state which had been with the court of wards until then, came into his hands.But everyone in the kingdom remembered the astrologers prediction. many continued to discuss the matter. slowly it came to the maharaja's ears.There were innumerable forest in the pratibandha Puram state. they had tigers in them. the maharaja knew the old saying,'you may kill even a cow in self defence'. the maharaja started out on a tiger hunt. the maharaja was thrilled beyond measure when he killed his first tiger. he sent for the state astrologer and showed him the dead beast. "what do you say now?" he demanded. "your majesty may kill 99 tigers in exactly the same manner. but..."the astrologer drawled."but what? speak without fear.""but you must be very careful with the hundred tiger.""what if the hundred tiger were also killed?""then I will tear up all my books on astrology, set fire to them, and....""And...."" I shall cut off my tuft, crop my hair short and become an insurance agent,"the astrologer finished on an inin coherent note. From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting pratibandha Puram.The state banned tiger hunting by anyone except the maharaja. A proclamation was issued to the effect that if anyone dared to fling so much as a stone at a tiger, all his wealth and property would be confiscated.