After the Maharaja kills the hundredth tiger, he sends for the astrologer to confirm that the prophecy has been disproved. However, the astrologer meets an ironic fate when he is later crushed by a falling wooden beam, which suggests that the prophecy may not have been entirely disproved after all. This twist underscores the theme of fate in the story, highlighting the idea that one cannot escape destiny, no matter how much one tries to manipulate it.
This question related to Chapter English Vistas Class 12th NCERT.
From the Chapter 2. The Tiger King.
Give answer according to your understanding.
Astrologer was older when King was born and the former died when King hunted 99 tigers. His prediction turned out to be correct and the tiger became the reason for king’s death. But it was not a real tiger but a wooden tiger, whose small edge caused the infection and it became the reason for the death of the king. When the king failed to find the hundredth tiger and the desperation grew, the Dewan then decided to get a tiger from Madras and presented it to the Maharaja. Due to King’s misfortune, tiger survived because of missing the bullet at the hands of King and King was killed by an artificial tiger. The prophecy was not disproved as the king met his death with the infection caused by the sliver of a wooden tiger.
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