Mrs PACKLETIDES TIGER Hector Hugh Munro Born December

Mrs. PACKLETIDE’S TIGER

Hector Hugh Munro Born: December 18, 1870, Sittwe, Myanmar Died: November 13, 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, France Nickname: H. H. Munro Full name: Hector Hugh Munro Education: Bedford School

Hector Hugh Munro was a British author who published under the pen name SAKI. He was the author known for his splendid twists and tale that made him the master of short stories. He was a master of the short story often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker.

FAMOUS WORKS 1. The Interlopers 2. The Toys of Peace 3. The Storyteller 4. The Open Window 5. The Unrest-Cure

Theme of the story- A person who is full of self-importance and can only think of himself and can go to great lengths to prove his superiority Never gets the peace of mind. Boastful Without appreciation for others. Thinking that money and fame can buy anything. Always downing others.

SUMMARY The story was written at a time when there was a very little awareness about the need to protect the tigers. The story deals with an important character named Mrs. Packeltide whose motive was to kill a tiger to equal feat achieved by Mrs. Loona Bimberton , who had recently been carried 11 miles in a plane by a Algerian aviator.

Mrs. Packletide fires, and the tiger falls. In a moment, all the natives could be seen excited to see the seen as the tiger was dead. This glad news was carried to the whole village and the thumping of tom-toms could be heard to suit scene. But, the story takes a change when Miss. Mebbin finds out that the goat was shot and had a wound while no trace of a bullet or a wound could be found on the tiger. . The tiger had died due to a heart attack as it was very old and could not bear the sudden bullet shot out of the rifle. The villagers will not give away Mrs. Packletide's secret for the thousand rupees. Mrs. Packletide assumes she can trust Louisa for the same reason.

Mrs Packletide had to pay miss Mebbin 68 O Pound for buying a cottage at Darking when she blackmailed.

Mrs. Packletide fame reached every illustrated paper. Mrs. Loona refused to see any of these Mrs. Loona becomes too jealousy. Mrs. Packletide arranges a Luncheon party at her house in Curzon Street.

A TIGER CLAW BROOCH WAS GIFTED TO Mrs. BIMBERTON

Project Tiger was launched by the government of India under its prime minister, Indira Gandhi in 1973. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction. The damages done to the habitat were to be rectified so as to facilitate the recovery of the ecosystem to the maximum possible extent.

DONE BYAAKRITI NAIK X