Updated on 18/07/2021
2. The Tiger
King (Kalki)
Main Points of the
Chapter
Ø This story is about the Maharaja of
Pratibandapuram whose name was Jung Jung Bahadur.
Ø But he was known by the name ‘Tiger
King’
Ø The astrologers told him that his
death would come from a hundredth tiger.
Ø The king vowed that he would attend
all other matters only after killing one hundred tigers.
Ø Once a British officer visited his
state to hunt tigers. But Maharaja refused his permission.
Ø Within ten years, he was able to kill
seventy tigers. But now, there were no tigers in his kingdom.
Ø So he married a girl from a royal
family. His purpose was to kill the
tigers in his father-in-law’s kingdom.
Ø Each time he visited the kingdom of
his father-in-law, he killed five of six tigers.
Ø Thus he had killed ninety nine
tigers. Now only one more tiger to be killed.
Ø But now there was no tiger left even
in his father-in-law’s kingdom.
Ø The dewan had an old and pet tiger
hidden in his house. He left that tiger in the jungle to save his job.
Ø The next day, the maharaja saw that
tiger and shot at him.
Ø But the tiger was not dead. The
bullet had missed him.
Ø The hunters dared not tell this
secret to the king. He shot the tiger and killed it.
Ø A few days later, the king decided to
celebrate his son’s third birthday.
Ø He got a wooden tiger for his son as
a birthday present.
Ø There were tiny silvers of wood in
that wooden tiger. One of these pierced the Maharaja’s right hand.
Ø Next day, infection developed in the
king’s right hand.
Ø In four days, it spread all over the
arm. Three famous surgeons decided to operate on the king.
Ø After operation they said, ‘The
operation was successful. The Maharaja is dead’.
Ø Thus the hundredth tiger took its
final revenge upon the Tiger King.
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of the story ‘The Tiger King’?
Ans. Kalki
2.
Who is the main character in the story ‘The Tiger
King’?
Ans. Jung Jung Bahadur
3.
Which kingdom was ruled by Jung Jung Bahadur?
Ans. Pratibandapuram
4.
By what name was king Jung Jung Bahadur known?
Ans. Tiger King
5.
What miracle took place when the king was only ten
days old?
Ans. He began to speak
6. What did the
astrologer predict about the death of the king when he was an infant?
Ans. His death would be by a tiger
7.
At what age did Jung Jung Bahadur become king?
Ans. At the age of Twenty years
8.
How many rings did the king sent to the British
officer’s wife?
Ans. Fifty rings
9.
How many tigers did the king kill in ten years?
Ans. Seventy tigers
10.How did the
king solve the problem of finding more tigers for killing?
Ans. By married a girl of a royal
family
11.How many
tigers did the king kill in his father-in-law’s kingdom?
Ans. Twenty nine tigers
12.How did the
dewan solve the problem of finding hundredth tiger?
Ans. He released his own pet tiger in
the jungle
13.What did the
hunters find when they went near the hundredth tiger?
Ans. The tiger was not dead
14.Who actually
killed the tiger
Ans. The hunter
15.What did the
king decide to gift his son on his third birthday?
Ans. A wooden tiger
16.How did the
king die?
Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 Who is the tiger
king? Why does he get that name?
Ans. The tiger king is the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram. The
astrologers foretold at his birth that his death would be by killing a tiger.
When he grew up, he started to kill tigers. In this way, he got nick-named the
tiger king.
Q. 2 What miracle took
place when the tiger was only ten days old?
Ans. The astrologers foretold that one day, the royal infant
would to die by a tiger. At that moment, a great miracle took place. The
infant, who was only ten days old, he began to speak that all those who are
born would have to die one day. It was no less than a miracle to hear such
words of wisdom from a ten days old baby.
Q. 3 When did the king
come to know about the prediction about his death?
Ans. The prince became the Maharaja, at the age of twenty.
People often talked about the astrologer’s prediction that the king’s death
would come by a tiger. Slowly, this prediction came to the Maharaja ears.
Q. 4 What vow did the
king take?
Ans. When the crown prince Jung Jung Bahadur came to know the
astrologer’s prediction that he would be killed by a tiger. He took a vow that
he would attend all the matters of the state only after killing the hundredth
tiger. At the age of ten, he had killed seventy tigers.
Q. 5 Why was the king
in the danger of losing his throne?
Ans. Once a British officer visited the kingdom. He was very
fond of hunting tigers. More than killing a tiger, he liked to take photograph
with the killed tiger. But the Maharaja refused to give him permission. Because
he had stopped a high ranked British officer to fulfill his desire. Thus the
Maharaja was in danger of losing his throne.
Q. 6 How did the king
solve the problem of finding more tiger for him to hunt?
Ans. The king had killed seventy tigers, when he was only ten
years. Now there were no more tigers in his kingdom. So to solve this problem,
he married a girl from a royal family. There were many tigers in that kingdom.
Each time when he visited the kingdom of his father-in-law, he killed five or
six tigers.
Q. 7 Who actually
killed the hundredth tiger?
Ans. When the Maharaja had gone to kill the hundredth tiger,
the hunters went near the tiger; he found that the tiger was not dead. The
bullet had missed it. The old tiger had fainted from the sharp sound of the
bullet. But they didn’t want to tell this secret to the Maharaja. So one of the
hunters shot and killed the tiger.
Q. 8 What did the king
decided to gift his son on his third birthday?
Ans. A few days later, the king decided to celebrate his
son’s third birthday. He wanted to give him some special gift on his birthday.
The king saw a wooden tiger in a shop; he decided to gift it to his son on his
third birthday.
Q. 9 Discuss in brief
how death at last comes to the tiger king?
Ans. The Maharaja got a tiny wooden tiger as a birthday gift
for his son. The wooden tiger was of a very poor quality. The silvers wood
stood all over it. One of these pierced the Maharaja right hand. In four days,
the infection spread all over the arm, three famous surgeons declared after the
operation. ‘The operation was successful, the maharaja is dead.
Essay Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 Give a brief account of killing of ninety
nine tigers by the king.
Or
How did the king of Pratibandapuram
get the nick-name the ‘Tiger King’?
Or
Why did the king take a vow to kill one
hundred tigers?
Ans. The tiger king is the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram. The
astrologers foretold that his death would be by a tiger. At that moment, a
great miracle took place. The infant, who was only ten days old, he began to
speak. He became the Maharaja, at the age of twenty. He came to know the
astrologer’s prediction that his death would come by a tiger. So he took a vow that he would attend all the
matters of the state only after killing the hundredth tiger. At the age of ten,
he had killed seventy tigers. Now there were no more tigers in his kingdom. So
he married a girl from a royal family. Each time when he visited the kingdom of
his father-in-law, he killed five or six tigers. Thus he had killed ninety nine
tigers. When he killed hundredth tiger, actually it was not. The bullet had
missed it. One of the hunters killed the tiger. A few days later, the king gave
a wooden tiger as birthday gift to his son on his third birthday. When he was
playing with his son, one of the silver quills pierced the Maharaja right hand.
In four days, the infection spread all over the arm and he died.
Important Spellings & word-meanings
Spellings
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Pretending
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Strategic
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Withdrawal
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Imperative
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Indomitable
·
Fantastic
·
Astrologers
·
Warrior
·
Prophets
·
Prediction
·
Incredible
·
Terrifying
·
Rumour
·
Innumerable
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Incoherent
·
Celebration
·
Deliberations
·
Statistics
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Catastrophic
·
Thoroughly
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Bafflement
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Erected
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Suppurating
Word-meanings
§ Strategic – important, planned,
calculated
§ Imperative – necessary
§ Vital – important
§ Indomitable – unbeatable, unyielding
§ Abode – home, house, rooms
§ Demise – death
§ Foretold – predicted
§ Prophets – foretellers
§ Prediction – forecast
§ Incredible – unbelievable
§ Nanny – nurse
§ Tuft – bunch of hair, knot
§ Carcass – dead body
§ Deliberations – discussion
§ Hara-kiri – suicide
§ Shuddering – trembling
§ Babble – childish talk
§ Adorned- decorated
§ Savage – cruel
§ Rage – anger
§ Thoroughly – completely
§ Supplication – prayer
§ Bafflement – confusion
§ Erected – built