THE DEATH

OF A MAN
EATER
THE DEATH
OF A MAN
EATER
 Tigers eat flesh of other animals in the forest.
Generally tigers do not kill tigers. They like only the
flesh of other animals. A tiger has to be very quick in
catching other animals. But an old tiger or a
wounded tiger cannot run fast. At such times it can
only catch people. People cannot run as fast as
animals. Therefore they became easy prey to tigers
or other animals. After eating human flesh once, a
tiger will not get any other flesh. Such a tiger is
called a man-eater.
 Once a tiger in a jungle in Uttar Pradesh in India
turned a man-eater. It had killed women and men in the
forest. These people had gone into the forest to collect
firewood, fruits, roots and other things. After such
incidents people stopped going into the forest.
Then the man-eater started to visit the nearby
villages quite often. It killed people or domestic animals.
The villages became panicky. The concerned government
wanted to do something. It requested Jim Corbett to help
the villagers. He agreed to track down the man-eater.
 Jim Corbett was an expert hunter. He had
developed a lot of experience with tigers and
other wild animals. He was a lover of wild life. He
did not like to kill wild animals for pleasure or
sport. But he had not hesitated to kill man-eaters.
This was only to help the people in trouble.
 Jim Corbett arrived at the village with his rifle.
The rifle was a powerful one. It could kill big and
strong animals like the lion, the tiger and elephant.
He had collected all the information regarding the
man-eater. He selected a place. The tiger used to
come there often. Jim Corbett built a platform. This
platform was fixed on a high branch. A young
buffalo was tied to the nearby tree. Jim Corbett
waited all night. But the tiger did not come. Perhaps
it had scented the hiding man and his powerful.
 Jim Corbett changed his plan. He went
back to the village. After that the tiger came. It
killed the buffalo. Then it dragged the dead
buffalo in the jungle. The villagers told Jim
Corbett this news. Jim Corbett then went into the
forest in search of the tiger. At last he reached the
place. He climbed a tree to find out the tiger. The
tiger had eaten a portion of the dead body of the
buffalo. It was lying at a distance.
 Slowly and cautiously he followed the
track. He found the tiger resting after a good
meal. At first he hesitated to shoot a sleeping
tiger. But then this was not a good tiger. It was a
man-eater. With this thought in mind, he sent two
bullets into the sleeping tiger’s head. The tiger
died at once. The villagers were happy.
Jim Corbett was rewarded for his bravery.