Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 74 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Greiffenhagen, Maurice 1862 1931 Greiffenhagen, Maurice William Richards, Amy, active 1896-1918 A Tiger's Skin The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 8. Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "A Tiger's Skin" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative takes place in a rural English village and revolves around the absurd panic and ensuing chaos after a tiger escapes from a circus, leading the townsfolk to react in increasingly ludicrous ways. The book combines elements of comedy and suspense, highlighting the lengths to which people will go when faced with the unknown. The story begins with a sign-painter and an old man reminiscing about a tiger that once caused havoc in their village. As the tale unfolds, the locals become consumed by fear after reports of the tiger's sightings lead to rampant speculation and misguided bravery. The story humorously depicts characters who react to the perceived threat of the tiger in over-the-top manners, such as forming search parties and barricading themselves indoors. Ultimately, the true nature of the supposed danger is revealed when it's discovered that the elusive tiger has been stealing livestock while its presence is used by a local man, Bob Pretty, as a cover for his own dishonest dealings. The resolution brings both relief and laughter as the village learns that what they feared the most was not the real problem at all. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction River life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 51759 50849 2024-10-05T16:18:10.074139 2023-10-06T04:12:10.490224 text/html text/html 47657 2020-12-14T18:40:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 247861 2020-12-14T18:40:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 260605 2024-10-05T16:18:11.735141 application/epub+zip 259407 2024-10-05T16:18:10.348149 application/epub+zip 75872 2024-10-05T16:18:10.192144 application/epub+zip 294360 2024-10-05T16:18:12.953144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286582 2024-10-05T16:18:11.581146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103459 2022-09-06T18:54:51.687921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44395 44388 2024-10-05T16:18:09.967147 2023-10-06T04:12:10.376205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45828 2020-12-14T18:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17347 2020-12-14T18:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20115 2024-10-05T16:18:13.081136 application/rdf+xml 16615 2024-10-05T16:18:10.264154 image/jpeg 2756 2024-10-05T16:18:10.227155 image/jpeg 248412 2024-10-05T16:18:10.086170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia