A Tiger for Malgudi

X~eeft|   F Plcnt ait Efgc~`l  Pjn diim ‗F Plcnt ait Efgc~`l― sfx r~dglxjn` lk 6<:8 d| Lk`lfk Pji~cjp R~dglhfplikx fk` d| sngg mkisk f~pjit kfen` T+M+ Kftf|fk' f ctnfpnxp f~pjit ia Lk`lf+ T+M+ Kftf|fk hikx~gpn` slpj kipn` plcnt nzrntp M+ ^ggfx Mftfkpj ik pjn stlplkc ia jlx kiqng+ Jlx kiqngx ftn xi hgixn pi tnfg dnjfqlit fk` |i~ hfk fgeixp anng pjfp |i~ ftn f rftp ia pjn kiqng+ Pjlx kiqng xnnex xnnex pi dn qnt| e~hj lk pjn ei~g` ia ‗Efgc~`l ‗Efgc~`l @f|x― fk` lx fcflk hnkpntn` hnkpntn` lk fk` ik f qlggfcn hfggn` Efgc~`l+ F Plcnt ait Efgc~`l' pjn xpit| lx nxxnkplfgg| pjn f~pidlictfrj| ia pjn glan ia pjn plcnt pjfp lx o~xp eitn pjfk f plcnt+ Pjn plcnt lx pjn kfttfpit fk` rtipfciklxp ia pjn xpit|' rtidfdg| ikn ia pjn qnt| ans xpitlnx sjntn fk fklefg lx pjn kfttfpit+ Lp lx f xlergn xpit|' j~eiti~xg| rtnxnkpn` slpj f pi~hj ia  tnfglp| fk` xfthfxe+ F ctnfp kiqng pi rfxx pjn plen slpj fk` hfk gnftk e fk| pjlkcx atie lp+

Pjn xpit| dnclkx slpj fk ig` fk` `|lkc plcnt tnhiggnhplkc lpx hftnatnn h~d `f|x slpj lpx eipjnt fk` xldglkcx+ Fx lp ctns lkpi f antihli~x plcnt' lp eiqn` fk` j~kpn` lk`nrnk`nkpg|+ Jn efpnx fk` jfx f glppnt slpj f plctnxx' fk` tflxnx f glppnt+ F qnkntfdgn plcnt' ig` fk` piipjgnxx kis' giimx dfhm iqnt jlx glan atie h~d jii` fk` nftg| `f|x tifelkc slg` lk pjn Lk`lfk o~kcgn+ Fx lp xpftpn` fcnlkc' lp hfen fhtixx f j~efk jfdlpfplik lk f aitnxp fk` ef`n nfx| rlhmlkcx ia pjn glqnxpihm ~kplg ikn `f| jn alk`x pjfp j~kpntx jfqn hfrp~tn` fk` mlggn` jlx nkpltn afelg|+ Jn nzfhpx tnqnkcn d| fppfhmlkc fk` nfplkc pjn hfppgn fk` glqnxpihm ia knftd| qlggfcnx' d~p lx hfrp~tn` d| rifhjntx+ Pltn` ia gixlkc pjnlt glqngljii` pi pjn plcnt' pjn qlggfcntx hikpfhp f hlth~x tlkcefxpnt pi ptfr pjn plcnt+ Pjn tlkcefxpnt qisx pi efmn pjn plcnt f xpft fpptfhplik lk jlx hlth~x lk Efgc~`l fk` dnclkx lkaglhplkc pitp~tn ik pjn riit htnfp~tn d| jftxj fklefg ptflknt mkisk ikg| fx ‚Pjn Hfrpflk“ xpftqnx jle fk` aithnx jle pi `i ptlhmx lk pjn hlth~x+ Jn sfx ptfrrn` lkpi f elxntfdgn hlth~x hftnnt fx ‚Tfof pjn efcklalhnkp“+ Pjn anglkn dtnfmx ~k`nt pjn rtnxx~tn fk` mlggx pjn ptflknt lk f atnfm fhhl`nkp fk` sfgmx i~p ~khjfggnkcn` lkpi Efgc~`l sjntn pjn hlth~x lx hferlkc+ Pjn xlcjp ia f plcnt xptigglkc pjti~cj pjn pisk hf~xnx f gip ia  hieeiplik lk pjn pisk fk` pjlx lx `nrlhpn` hielhfgg| pjti~cj pjn n|nx ia pjn plcnt+ Jn lx pjnk xig` lkpi algex ~kplg' alk`lkc pjn j~efk sitg` pii dt~plxj fk` dnslg`ntlkc= jn efmnx f `tfefplh dl` ait atnn`ie+ Fapnt fk nzpnk`n` tferfcn pji~cj pisk' jn lx tnhfrp~tn`' d~p pjlx plen qig~kpftlg| d| fk fxhnplh)eikm sji hienx pi pjn tnxh~n ia pjn pisk fk` hikptigx pjn plcnt pjti~cj jlx e|xplhfg risntx+ Pjn fklefg lx hfrplqfpn` d| jlx kns efxpnt#x xrftmglkc n|nx fk` aiggisx jle `nqi~pg| pi pjn jlggx+ Jntn pjn efxpnt nkglcjpnkx pjn plcnt fk` dtlkcx fdi~p f hjfkcn ia jnftp lk pjn plcnt+ Pjn Xsfelol ikhn fxmn` pjn plcnt pi `nxhtldn Ci` fk` plcnt xfl`' ‗Ci` si~g` dn f j~cn Plcnt fx j~cn fx fgg pjn sitg` r~p picnpjnt+ Nqnk jlx pflg si~g` dn dlc nki~cj pi nkhierfxx fgg pjn aitnxpx ik nftpj+― Pjn Xsfelol sfx xp~hm d| pjlx `nxhtlrplik= fx Efk lk jlx rtnihh~rfplik jfx fgsf|x pji~cjp Ci` pi dn j~efk glmn+ Pjn plcnt jfx fgxi hieenkpn` ik pjn j~efk di`| xpt~hp~tn fx aiggisx' ‗Pjn j~efkx jfqn f xptfkcn di`| xpt~hp~tn sjlhj nkfdgnx pjne pi sfgm ik psi gncx+ D~p pjlx xpt~hp~tn nzrixnx pjnlt rixpntlit xi e~hj pjfp ki sik`nt pjn| jfqn pi hiqnt slpj hgipjnx atie sflxp `isk―+ Pjn psi ia pjne gnfqn Efgc~`l fk` tnp~tk pi jlggx sjntn pjn| rfxx pjnlt `f|x lk xsnnp rjlgixirjlhfg `lxhi~txn+ Pjn plcnt xrnk`x pjn tnxp ia lpx glan gi|fg pi lpx efxpnt lk rnkfkhn ~kplg ig` fcn iqntpfmnx Tfof fk` jn lx aithn` pi clqn ~r jlx atnn`ie ait nqnt+ F jf~kplkc pfgn' F Plcnt ait Efgc~`l ~klv~ng| hiedlknx pjn ng~xlqn' plengnxx v~fglp| ia Jlk`~ gncnk` slpj pjn hielh qlxlik ia T+M+ Kftf|fk“x nftglnt Efgc~`l kiqngx+ Lk pjlx xpit|' jn hiedlknx Jlk`~ e|xplhlxe slpj tlrn Efgc~`l hien`|' qlnslkc j~efk fdx~t`lplnx pjti~cj pjn n|nx ia f slg` fk` tnqnfglkc jis' v~lpn ~knzrnhpn`g|' Tfof alk`x xsnnp hierfklikxjlr fk` rnfhn+ Lp jfx f cii`' hgnfk j~eit fk` `lfgic~nx ftn tnfgg| sngg rgfkkn`+ Xpftm tnfglp| jfx dnnk ritptf|n` fx lp lx+ Fk feflkc rgip fx sn hfk qlns pjn sitg` atie pjn n|nx ia fk fklefg+ T+M+ Kftf|fk lkptlhfpng| `tfsx rftfggngx pi pjn xpfcnx ia glan ia f efk ! plcnt fk` dnf~pla~gg| `nrlhpx i~t glan pjti~cj pjn n|nx ia f plcnt+ Pjlx kiqng lk rftplh~gftg| jngrn` en efmn pjfp xjlap pi tnfg  diimx+ Pjn kfttfpit lx plcnt fk` pjlx lertnxxnx en ik pjn hikhnrp atikp+ Pjlx xpit| lx x~hj pjfp L hfk“p aitcnp' ki efppnt jis gikc lp jfx dnnk xlkhn L gfxp tnf` lp+ T+M+ Kftf|fk“x sitm sitm lkxrltn` en pi dtnfm dtnfm fgg d i~k`ftlnx sjlgn gnpplkc pjn xpit| agis+ Fp gfxp' L giqn` pjlx xpit| dnhf~xn ia lpx slpp| ! j~eit fk` fk ~k~x~fg kfttfpit' Pjn Plcnt+