New updated Notes by P.B.
1.Who
is the Tiger King ? What are the other names that identified the tiger king ?
Ans: The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the
Tiger King.
The tiger king is
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.’ etc. (36 words)
2.Why does the Tiger King get his name ?
Ans: The Maharaja of
Pratibandapuram was born in the hour of the Bull. The Bull and the Tiger are
enemies therefore his death would come from the tiger as astrologer said.
Later, his whole life was related with ‘tiger’, tiger hunting and finally was
killed by the tiger. So, he got the name ‘Tiger King’. (54 words)
3.What is the natural desire among men
regarding the ‘Tiger King’? Why can the natural desire to meet the “Tiger King”
not be fulfilled?
Ans: Most of the people give vital
importance to the tiger king. Everyone who read of him would 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 Dasaratha, the
Tiger King has reached that final abide of all living creatures.
Or:
Most of the people give vital
importance to the tiger king. Everyone wants to meet the tiger king. The people
wish this natural desire to experience his indomitable courage face-to-face.
Unfortunately, there is no chance of its fulfillment.
4.What
did the astrologers foretell about the ‘Tiger King’ ?
Or:
What did the chief astrologer predict about the Tiger King?
Ans: After the tiger king was
born, the chief astrologer said/predicted/foretelled that the prince was born
in the hour of the Bull. The Bull and the Tiger are enemies therefore the tiger
king’s death would come from the tiger. (38 words)
5.Give another word for ‘enunciated’,
‘harakiri’?
Ans:
Enunciated—pronounced clearly
Harakiri--- ritual suicide
6.How did the chief astrologer caution
the Tiger king after he had killed his first tiger ?
Ans: After the tiger king had
killed his first tiger, the chief astrologer cautioned that the tiger king
might be kill nine-nine tigers in exactly the same manner. But, he must be very
careful with the hundredth tiger. (37 words)
7.What did the chief astrologers profess (মুক্তকণ্ঠে স্বীকার করা) to do if the Tiger King killed the hundred the tiger ?
Ans: The chief astrologers
professed (মুক্তকণ্ঠে স্বীকার করা) that if the
Tiger King killed the hundred the tiger then he would tear up all his books on
astrology and set fire to them. He also professed that he would cut off his
tuft, crop his hair short and became an insurance agent. (51 words)
8.Why was it celebration time for all
the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram ?
Ans: After the first tiger had been
killed, the state was banned tiger hunting for everyone except the tiger king
or Maharaja. An announcement was produced that if anyone would dare to fling
so much as a stone at a tiger or hunt the tiger then his all property and
wealth would be confiscated or taken away. So, it was celebration time for all the tigers
inhabiting Pratibandapuram. (67 words)
9.Why is it said that the Maharaja’s
tiger hunts were highly successful ?
Ans: After the first tiger had
killed, the state was banned tiger hunting for everyone except the tiger king
or Maharaja. Within ten years, the tiger king was able to kill seventy tigers.
So/for this reason, it was said that the Maharaja’s tiger hunts were highly
successful. (46 words)
10.What was the price of the wooden toy
tiger ? How much did the Maharaja pay for the wooden toy tiger?
Ans: The wooden tiger cost only
two annas and a quarter.
OR:
The price of the wooden toy tiger was two
annas and a quarter.
The Maharaja paid three hundred
rupees for the wooden toy tiger. (35 words)
11.What did the royal infant utter in
his little squeaky voice ?
Ans: Against the astrologer’s
foretell, the royal infant replied the astrologer in his little squeaky voice
that all those who were born would one day had to die. They did not need his
predictions to know that. There would be
some sense in it if he could tell them the manner of that death. He just wanted to know about the real
reason or cause of the tiger king’s death.(69 words)
12.What
explanation was given by the chief astrologer to the query of the little tiger
king ?
Ans:
The chief
astrologer mentioned that the prince was born in the hour of the bull. The Bull
and the Tiger are enemies therefore the death would come from the Tiger. This
explanation was given by the chief astrologer to the query of the little tiger
king. (46 words)
13.
What did the Tiger king pronounce when he heard that his death would be caused
by a tiger?
Ans: When the tiger king heard
that his death would be caused by a tiger then he mentioned that anyone might
kill even a cow in self-defence. So, there could certainly be no objection to
killing tigers in self-defence. The Maharaja started out on a tiger hunt after
that. (48 words)
14.What
was the easier to find that tigers, after the Tiger King killed the
ninety-ninth tiger and why?
Ans: The tiger king had to be
extremely careful with the last tiger or the hundredth tiger. But, after he had
killed the ninety-ninth tiger, it was difficult to find the hundredth tiger.
Because, the tiger king had killed many tigers. So, it seemed easier to find
tiger’s milk than to find that tiger.
(53 words)
15.Who
were Khadar Milan Saheb and Virasami Naicker ?
Ans: Khadar Milan Saheb and
Virasami Naicker were the two famous thieves who used to steal the sheep from
the hillside village. Both famed for their ability to swallow sheep whole. (30
words)
16.What
was the happy news for the Tiger king after a long time ?
Ans: In the tiger king’s own
state, the sheep began to disappear frequently from a hillside village. It was
the happy news for the tiger king because this might be the work of tiger and
he found the hundredth tiger to fulfill his project of hunting. (45 words)
17.How did the tiger king grow up ?
Or: What did the royal infant grow to
be? (রাজপরিয়ালর ল’রাটো ডাঙর হৈ কি হ’ল?)
Ans: The royal infant or
the tiger king grew up to be a well hunter and marksman. Crown
prince Jung Jung Bahadur or the tiger king grew taller and stronger day by day.
The boy drank the milk of an English cow. He was brought up by an English
Nanny. He took tutored in English by an Englishman. Also, he saw nothing but only English film exactly as the crown princes
of all the other Indian states did. Finally, the state came into his hands at
the age of twenty years. (90 words)
18.Why was there no objection to the
killing of tiger?
Ans: When the tiger king heard
that his death would be caused by a tiger then he mentioned that anyone might
kill even a cow in self-defence. So, there could certainly be no objection to
killing tigers in self-defence. The Maharaja started out on a tiger hunt after
that. (48 words)
19.What did the Maharaja do to appease
the British officer whom he prevented from hunting tigers ?
Ans:
To appease the British officer, the Maharaja sent a telegram to a famous
British company of jewellers in Calcutta to send samples of expensive diamond
rings of different designs. The Maharaja sent the whole lot or fifty rings to
the British officer’s good lady or the duraisani. She accepted
the entire/all rings and thanked for them. The Maharaja had lost three lakh of
rupees for these but managed to retain his kingdom and prevented from
hunting tigers. (77 words)
20.What
did the Maharaja do to find the required numbers of tigers to kill?
Answer:
After killed the
seventy tigers, the tiger population became extinct. So, he married a girl of
royal family and was able to kill ninety nine tigers. But, he could not find
the hundredth tiger. Fortunately, the dewan technically supported or arranged
the hundredth tiger from the People’s Park in Madras at midnight. Thus, the
Maharaja could find the required numbers of tigers to kill. (64 words)
21.
How did the Tiger King celebrate his victory over the killing of the hundredth tiger?
Answer: At
the killing of the hundredth tiger, the Maharaja was overcome with elation and said that he
had killed the hundredth tiger and his vow had been fulfilled. Then, as
commanded by the king, the dead tiger was taken in procession through the town
and buried. A tomb was erected over it. A few days later the Maharaja’s
son’s third birthday was celebrated. (52 words)
22.What
is the theme of the tiger king ?
Ans: The theme of ‘Tiger King’ is
the desire to have the power of its own sake instead of wanting power to help
the people. This story shows the power of a king who harms the animals for his
safety instead of conserve. He misuses his power but nobody can against on it. Moreover,
the whole theme is depended on the selfish mind of human being who harms the
animals mercilessly for their own works or profits. (52 words)
23.
What did the Dewan do about procuring a tiger on pain of losing his job?
Ans: When the Maharaja did not
find the final or hundredth tiger easily then he ordered dewan to double the
land tax and also warned for his job. So, prevented from losing his job, the
dewan carried a tiger to the jungle which had been brought from the People’s
Park in Madras at midnight. (53 words)