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And there, he could clearly see the tiger!
It walked along the path towards him and
stopped about twenty yards away from
the steep rock.

Suddenly, it roared very loudly, then

jumped forward and leapt like lightning
on the shirt and turban. With a loud
roar, it crashed down sixty feet below the

steep rock below. The tiger had mistaken
the rock with the shirt and turban on it,
for Ranvir.

Ranvir stood still and listened. No sound. No
roaring. The tiger was dead. He walked slowly

down the path and to the road that led to his
village. But his foot still hurt badly so he sat
down. At some distance he could see some
people coming towards him. They were carrying

lanterns.

He saw his father too. Then he fainted.

The next day at school, all the boys of the village
told the teacher about Ranvir and the tiger.

‘Well done, Ranvir,’ his teacher said.

“So, you killed a tiger, Ranvir!” said Khushwant.
"You are indeed a brave boy! And clever too."

And after that the boys in his class never made fun of him. They called him ‘Ranvir, the Tiger
Killer.’

Word Power

pool: a small area of water formed naturally
dived: jump head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head
frightened: afraid turban: long cloth wound around a man's head

oozed: slowly trickle (like blood from a wound) steep: rising or falling sharply (rock)
crashed: fell down with force and loud noise fainted: lost consciousness for a short time
crept: moved slowly and carefully lantern: a lamp with a handle that may be carried or hung

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