MYSTERY OF THE TIGER MAN(SHORT STORY)


 A big city - An Auditorium - A Magic Show is going on. The famous Magician MS Rao is conducting a magic show. After a few short Magical demonstration, he declares now he will be presenting The Tiger Man , the biggest hit of his show,his own Magical Creation - "Audience,Do not move,now He is coming in front of you,Ssshhhh..."

The stage boys bring a big cage on the stage in which the Tiger Man is howling, jumping from one side to another, sometimes walking four legged, sometimes two legged, with erect Ears, long teeth and nails,long hair but no tail at all. The Audience grow more curious... Suspense all over the hall! The Tiger Man amuses the viewers.

After a couple of minutes passed,A boy from the audience shouts loudly -" Hey, look at its eyes... they look so innocent...look at its lips.... they look human!"

Actually,the child was of a Rich landlord watching the Magic Show. And at the end of the show with huge applause he met the magician MS Rao- " What's the matter?".. Asks the magician. The Landlord answers"My child is getting mad for your Tiger Man.!" 
MS Rao - " Everybody gets mad with my creation,as usual."
The Landlord -" But I will be happy purchasing you Tiger Man forever,for my child."
MS Rao - " That's a good proposal,it will cost 50 lacs..no doubt."

After the deal is over the child becomes much happy to bring the Tiger Man directly home.. keeping it in a big cage .. precaution made by MS Rao.
"You did really a father's job... Thank you papa"said the child.

As the days are passing the child is getting closer to that creature namely Tiger Man. The cage remains locked. The child offers toffees and chocolates to his new friend. The half animal never refuses the child. Thus they become good friends within 6 months.

After that the Creature Stops eating Raw flesh,it inclines to cooked food,behaves Innocently and starts talking in human language and voice, sometimes he cries in despair,talks to the child. But the elders of the house are scared of it.. they prevent the child from opening the cage...but the child is eager to free his friend...there is a trust bond growing between them.

One day the landlord noticed that the ferocious Tiger Man has grown very submissive and it is talking to his own child in human language. As the landlord approaches the Creature to tell about itself,it starts telling it's past life-" I was a hunter wandering in jungles... I killed a tiger at one dark night and its spirit attacked me forever. It haunted me and my human spirit got subdued..I became half tiger and started preying animal, human, eating Raw flesh, living in the forest cave"....."Then one day A magician caught me up in his Magical net... He tamed me down and claimed me to be his own creation and I became A Stage Performer... perhaps I will never be able to meet my own family again!"

The child supports him a lot. The Landlord realises his grief. He promises the man to search out his own people. But till then he can live being the friend of the child. They open the cage. The Tiger Man is free now. The love and friendship of the child has done a miracle. The ghost of the tiger is gone away. The man lives a normal life from now... awaiting his own family.
Splendid!!!

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