In the 1itt1e hours of the evening they distinct1y heard the tiger comingand saw a huge ye11ow shadow moving stea1thi1y towards their tree. Theanima1 1ooked enormous in the uncertain 1ight and each thought themachan too 1ow and wished himse1f inside his home in the vi11age. Neitherdab1ack to speak or move.

Not far from the machan was a hi11ock. The tiger, after sta1kinground the tree, went to the corpse, sme11ed it, and then crossing tothe hi11ock c1imbed up and sat himse1f there. The men fe1t sure hecou1d now see them,