I straightened my shoulders and followed Rahul's dad wishing for the hundredth time that my dad was more like him. "Sorry," said the Ranger, "regulations, you know. Have to kill the tiger without our elephants. Don't want a man-eater here, do we ?" Back at the ravine we searched for the tiger"s pugmarks. The jungle was quiet, too quiet. Even the shrill twanging of the cicadas had stopped. Goose pimples formed on my arms. I could feel an odd prickling in the nape of my neck as if someone was following me stealthily. I looked over my left shoulder, there was nothing. "Blood", said a tracker,... Show more I straightened my shoulders and followed Rahul's dad wishing for the hundredth time that my dad was more like him. "Sorry," said the Ranger, "regulations, you know. Have to kill the tiger without our elephants. Don't want a man-eater here, do we ?" Back at the ravine we searched for the tiger"s pugmarks. The jungle was quiet, too quiet. Even the shrill twanging of the cicadas had stopped. Goose pimples formed on my arms. I could feel an odd prickling in the nape of my neck as if someone was following me stealthily. I looked over my left shoulder, there was nothing. "Blood", said a tracker, "Look ! The grass is flattened. Tiger"s been sitting here. Can't be far off now." Something rustled in the undergrowth. I jumped, my heart thudding and thumping. "Tiger", whispered Rahul sidling up to his dad. We started shouting, clapping, prodding with sticks to flush the tiger out. But it was only a frightened buffalo. "Tigers can travel very fast even when wounded. He could be miles away by now. I suggest we go back and tell the Ranger we can't find the tiger. Besides, it's too dangerous with the boys around." said Dad. That was just like Dad; never wanting action. The sua was, low over the hohmre Startled, I looked around nervously. Two bright eyes stared at me from the thicket. I stood absolutely still, my heart banging against my ribs. The eyes did a little jig. I took a deep breath; they were just fireflies. I looked longingly at the nearby forest track wishing a jeep would suddenly materialise like in a magic show. So we wouldn't have to walk back. I blinked. My heart started beating crazingly like a drum. My stomach somersaulted ; sweat poured down my face. A voice that didn"t sound like mine screamed. "The tiger! The tiger !" The tiger was charging straight at me. Out of the comer of my eye I saw the gun shaking in Mr Mullick's hands. The tiger took a great big leap. Bang! Something whistled past my right ear. The tiger dropped in its track, dead. "My God, man ! I don't know how you did it", Rahul's dad kept saying to my dad. (377 words) Read the statements given below and tick the correct options. Show less
I straightened my shoulders and followed Rahul's dad wishing for the hundredth time that my dad was more like him. "Sorry," said the Ranger, "regulations, you know. Have to kill the tiger without our elephants. Don't want a man-eater here, do we ?" Back at the ravine we searched for the tiger"s pugmarks. The jungle was quiet, too quiet. Even the shrill twanging of the cicadas had stopped. Goose pimples formed on my arms. I could feel an odd prickling in the nape of my neck as if someone was following me stealthily. I looked over my left shoulder, there was nothing. "Blood", said a tracker, "Look ! The grass is flattened. Tiger"s been sitting here. Can't be far off now." Something rustled in the undergrowth. I jumped, my heart thudding and thumping. "Tiger", whispered Rahul sidling up to his dad. We started shouting, clapping, prodding with sticks to flush the tiger out. But it was only a frightened buffalo. "Tigers can travel very fast even when wounded. He could be miles away by now. I suggest we go back and tell the Ranger we can't find the tiger. Besides, it's too dangerous with the boys around." said Dad. That was just like Dad; never wanting action. The sua was, low over the hohmre Startled, I looked around nervously. Two bright eyes stared at me from the thicket. I stood absolutely still, my heart banging against my ribs. The eyes did a little jig. I took a deep breath; they were just fireflies. I looked longingly at the nearby forest track wishing a jeep would suddenly materialise like in a magic show. So we wouldn't have to walk back. I blinked. My heart started beating crazingly like a drum. My stomach somersaulted ; sweat poured down my face. A voice that didn"t sound like mine screamed. "The tiger! The tiger !" The tiger was charging straight at me. Out of the comer of my eye I saw the gun shaking in Mr Mullick's hands. The tiger took a great big leap. Bang! Something whistled past my right ear. The tiger dropped in its track, dead. "My God, man ! I don't know how you did it", Rahul's dad kept saying to my dad. (377 words)
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