In 'The Lady and the Tiger', a semi - barbaric king devises a unique form of justice. A young man, who is in love with the king's daughter, is put on trial. He has to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful lady whom he will have to marry if he chooses that door, and behind the other is a fierce tiger that will kill him. The princess, who knows which door hides what, signals to the young man. However, the author leaves it ambiguous whether she signals him to the lady (out of jealousy, as she can't have him but doesn't want him to die) or to the tiger.
There could be many such incidents. In general, in areas where tigers and human habitats overlap in India, sometimes tigers may attack humans. If a tiger attacks an Indian lady, it might be due to factors like encroachment on its territory. The tiger, being a wild and territorial animal, might feel threatened by the presence of humans near its living area and lash out.
The main characters are the young man, the king, the king's daughter (the princess), the lady behind one of the doors, and of course, the tiger behind the other door.
In 'The Lady or the Tiger', a young man is in love with the king's daughter. When the king discovers their relationship, he puts the young man in an arena where he has to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a hungry tiger that will kill him, and behind the other is a beautiful lady whom he will have to marry. The princess, who knows which door holds what, signals to the young man, but the story ends without revealing which door he chose.
It's a classic tale that presents a moral dilemma. A man has to choose between two doors, behind one is a lady and behind the other is a tiger. The princess knows which is which but can't decide whether to save her lover or let him face a deadly fate.
Another moral could be about the duality of human nature or things in general. The old lady and the tiger represent two very different elements. It could imply that within any situation or person, there can be a combination of gentle (like the old lady) and fierce (like the tiger) aspects, and we should be aware of this complexity.
In the 'Lady Tiger' short story, a young man is put on trial. He is forced to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful lady and behind the other is a fierce tiger. If he chooses the door with the lady, he will marry her. If he chooses the tiger, he will be killed. The princess, who loves the young man, knows which door has what. She signals to the young man, but the author leaves it ambiguous as to whether she signaled the door with the lady or the tiger.
The main characters are the young man and the princess. The young man is the one who has to make the fateful choice between the two doors. The princess is his lover who knows which door hides the lady and which hides the tiger.