Q - 1. Who is the tiger king? Why does he get that name?
Answer-The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is known as the tiger king
When the tiger was born, the astrologer foretold that his death would come from a tiger. The tiger king decided to kill hundredth tigers for his safety. So, he gets that home. He was known for his hunting skills and tigers were his favourite targets.
Q - 2. What did the chief astrologers predicts/foretell about the tiger king?
Answer-The astrologers foretold that the child would grow up to become the warrior of warriors, heroes and champion of champions. He also added that one day the tiger king would actually have to die. He also said that the tiger king's death would come from a tiger.
Q - 3. What is it filled the chief astrologer with wonder?
Answer-The astrologers had made a prediction that the royal infant would have to die one day. At this the ten day old child spoke up. He said that all those who are born would one day have to die. There could tell the manner of that death. Hearing such words of wisdom from the ten day old baby, the chief astrologer was field with wonder.
Q - 4. What did the chief astrologer say about the manner of the tiger king's death?
Answer-The chief astrologer said that the prince was born in the hour of the bull. The bull and the tiger are enemies. Therefore the prince's death would come from a tiger.
Q - 5. How did the prince Jung Jung Bahadur react when he heard the chief astrologer's prediction?
Answer-The chief astrologer had said that the prince's death would come from a tiger. Hearing this, the prince was not afraid at all. Rather he gave a deep grow and said in terrifying words "Let tigers beware".
Q - 6. What did the Maharaja do when he had killed the first tiger?
Answer-When Maharaja had killed the first tiger, he was filled with joy and pride. He sent for the state astrologer. He showed him the dead tiger and asked, "What do you say now?"
Q - 7. What will the Maharaja do to find the required numbers of tigers to kill?
Answer-When Maharaja came of age he started hunting all the tigers in his kingdom for his safety. Within ten years, the Maharaja killed seventy tigers. Then tigers in the Maharaja's kingdom had become extinct. To be hundred he had yet to shoot down thirty more. Therefore he decided to marry a girl in some royal family of a state that had a large tiger population. In this way e was able to kill ninety nine tigers in his father in law's kingdom.
Q - 8. How was the hundred tiger found?
Answer-When the Maharaja did not find the hundred tiger he become very sad. The dewan realized that if the Maharaja did not find the tiger soon, the results could be quite dangerous. So, he had brought an old tiger from the people's park in the Madras. It had been kept hidden in the dewan house. At midnight, he leaded it in his car with great difficulty. He took it to the forest where the Maharaja was hunting.
