After the Maharaja left, the hunters made a surprising discovery about the 100th tiger. They found that the tiger was not dead, but had been lying motionless due to old age and weakness. The tiger had neither the strength nor the ability to pose a threat, making it an easy kill for the Maharaja. However, the irony of the situation was that the tiger was not killed by the Maharaja’s hand as he had intended; it was, in fact, the toy tiger that caused his death. The 100th tiger, therefore, became a symbol of fate rather than a deadly challenge.

This question related to Chapter 2 English Vistas Class 12th NCERT.
From theChapter 2. The Tiger King.
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