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    Mrs. Packletide wishes to shoot a tiger to one-up her friend Mrs. Bimberton, who recently shot one. She offers villagers money to help her shoot an elderly tiger that has been attacking livestock. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide fires at the tiger but accidentally shoots a goat instead, as the tiger dies of a heart attack. Though she claims to have shot the tiger, the truth is eventually revealed. Louisa, Mrs. Packletide's companion, demands more money to keep quiet about the actual events of the night.

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    Mrs. Packletide wishes to shoot a tiger to one-up her friend Mrs. Bimberton, who recently shot one. She offers villagers money to help her shoot an elderly tiger that has been attacking livestock. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide fires at the tiger but accidentally shoots a goat instead, as the tiger dies of a heart attack. Though she claims to have shot the tiger, the truth is eventually revealed. Louisa, Mrs. Packletide's companion, demands more money to keep quiet about the actual events of the night.

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    Mrs. Packletide wishes to shoot a tiger to one-up her friend Mrs. Bimberton, who recently shot one. She offers villagers money to help her shoot an elderly tiger that has been attacking livestock. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide fires at the tiger but accidentally shoots a goat instead, as the tiger dies of a heart attack. Though she claims to have shot the tiger, the truth is eventually revealed. Louisa, Mrs. Packletide's companion, demands more money to keep quiet about the actual events of the night.

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    Mrs Packletides Tiger

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    Sonu Dhangar
    Mrs. Packletide wishes to shoot a tiger to one-up her friend Mrs. Bimberton, who recently shot one. She offers villagers money to help her shoot an elderly tiger that has been attacking livestock. On the night of the hunt, Mrs. Packletide fires at the tiger but accidentally shoots a goat instead, as the tiger dies of a heart attack. Though she claims to have shot the tiger, the truth is eventually revealed. Louisa, Mrs. Packletide's companion, demands more money to keep quiet about the actual events of the night.

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    MRS.

    PACKLETIDES TIGER
    Submitted by: Kshitij Sharma

    Submitted to: Mr. S.C. Katiyar T.G.T. (English)

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    V.S.A. Type Questions Moral values

    IMPORTANT CHARACTERS:
    1. Mrs. Packletide 2. Loona Bimberton 3. Miss Mebbin

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    ABOUT THE WRITER


    Hector Hugh Munro by E.O. Hopp (1913) Born 18 December 1870 Akyab , Burma Died 13 November 1916 (aged 45) Beaumont-Hamel , France Pen name Saki Occupation Author, Playwright Nationality British Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 13 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki , and also frequently as H. H.Munro , was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker . Influenced by Oscar Wilde , Lewis Carroll , and Kipling , he himself influenced A. A. Milne , Nol Coward , and P. G. Wodehouse .

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    CRITICAL SUMMARY

    This story tells us about a woman's pleasure and intention to shoot a tiger. This short masterpiece is written by a very renowned author -- Saki. The story was written at a time when there was a very little awareness about the need to protect the tigers. The story deals with an important character named Mrs. Packletide whose motive was to kill a tiger for her pleasure. This wasn't due to her lust to kill but it was created due to her close friend, Mrs. Loona Bimberton.Mrs. Mrs. Loona Bimberton.Mrs is another character in the story that has recently shot a tiger and the name and fame she has got due to it had a major impact on Mrs. Packletide which made her think of shooting a tiger. 2. As the circumstances seemed favourable, she stared her journey to accomplish her motive. Mrs. Packletide has offered a thousand rupees for the opportunity to shoot a tiger without any risk. The neighbouring village gets to know about the news and accepts the challenge as it had a large number of tigers in it. The precious amount of a thousand rupees had spread all over the village and the villagers which included women and children cloud be seen working of the challenge of grabbing this amount. As it happens, a very elderly tiger, who is no longer able to chase down it prey for supper, has taken to preying on the village's domesticated animals, and the villagers would like to get rid of him as much as Mrs. Packletide would like to bag him. 3. The day had arrived. It was moonlit and cloudless. The villagers had constructed a platform in a leafy tree for Mrs. Packletide, and tether a goat with a particularly persistent bleat" underneath it was kept as a prey for the tiger. To accomplish this task more safely, Mrs. Packletide had appointed a paid companion, Miss. Mebbin. Now, Mrs. Packletide, accompanied by her paid companion Louisa, waits through the night for the tiger to appear. At last the tiger is seen making his way into the clearing. Instead of attacking the terrified goat, however, the tiger PREVIOUS NEXT lies down."I believe it's ill," Louisa says, but the tiger rises again and heads for the goat. Mrs. Packletide fires,

    CRITICAL SUMMARY

    5. But, the story takes a change when Miss. Mebbin finds out that the goat was shot and had a wound while no trace of a bullet or a wound could be found on the tiger. It was later found out that the wrong animal had been hit accidently. The tiger had died due to a heart attack as it was very old and could not bear the sudden bullet shot out of the rifle. Mrs. Packletide was annoyed at this discovery but at the same time she was convinced that she had shot a tiger and accomplished her motive. The villagers will not give away Mrs. Packletide's secret for the thousand rupees. Mrs. Packletide assumes she can trust Louisa for the same reason. 6. The news then spreads as Mrs. Packletides as her picture frame reaches from the Texas Weekly Snapshot to the Novoe Vermaya. But Louisa, who seems to felt herself underpaid and underappreciated for some time, informs Mrs. Packletide that she'll require a little extra funding to insure that the story doesn't happen to leak out. Specifically, what Louisa needs is the money to buy a small cottage near Darking. People are very surprised when Louisa, a paid companion, suddenly becomes a homeowner; but they are even more surprised when Mrs. Packletide gives up her newfound hobby, big-game hunting. "The initial expenses are so heavy," she tells those who ask the reason for why she gave up big-game shooting. This is how the story ends.

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    WORD MEANING
    Words
    Intention Lust Motive Deviation Chiefly Swayed Abandon

    meaning
    Aim Very strong desire for something Aim The act of moving away Mainly Controlled To give up

    Conveniently
    Hushed Clung Ought

    Easily
    Silenced Hung Should

    Chorus
    Indulges

    A group of song
    Does not do wonder

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    MORAL VALUES
    We should jealous on others success & joy.

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