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The Hunt

 

Once upon a time, there lived a mighty King named Dhananjaya ( The-

none-jaya ) in the land of Lalaland. There were no troubles in his

kingdom. He was the proud King of a happy people. However, he had

only one problem. He was an extremely bored King.

 

One day, he decided to go on a hunting expedition with his son,

Ananda ( Ah+none+d ). Anand was a peppy little boy of the age of 10.

Since he was the only son of the King, everybody just called him

"boy." Anand did not know what a hunting expedition was or why he was

going, nevertheless, he knew he was going somewhere with his father,

and that it was a special trip. He was very excited to go hunting,

even though he did not know the meaning of the word.

 

"What's hunting?," the boy asked the Maharajah (King). "It's when you

go to the forest and chase down a tiger. "Oh, I see," the boy

replied, nodding his head in affirmation. A few moments later, he

asked his father, "Why do we want to chase a tiger?So we can shoot

it!" replied the King. "Oh, I see," the boy said, nodding his head in

affirmation. A few moments later, he asked his father, "What will we

do with the tiger's picture?" Being a little annoyed, His Royal

Majesty replied, "You are asking too many questions, my boy! Go to

your mother. She will help you pack your underwear and bottle of

milk! We will be gone for a few days. My boy, I'm taking you so that

you can learn to be a courageous and honorable man like your father.

Now off you go, at once!"

 

The boy didn't know what was meant by the word "shoot." He thought

that they were going to shoot pictures with a camera.

 

The King, his comrades, and the boy went on elephant back to the

jungle. The boy was smiling and excited, "Alright! We're going

hunting! We're going hunting! I'm very happy father!That's right

my boy, we are going hunting," replied his father with a smile.

 

Little did the boy know that the journey was just beginning, and that

it would take a very long time to begin the true adventure. A few

hours later, the boy was exhausted. "I thought we were going

hunting," said the boy. "It's a long trip," explained Thakor (Tock-

or), one of the King's cipoy's (security guard), "It will take one

day just to get to the jungle. The real adventure begins tomorrow."

"Oh, I see," the boy responded in a disappointed tone. He was sad and

exhausted. He just put his head down and fell asleep right on the

elephant.

 

The next morning, the party was well rested, and had a scrumptious

breakfast. They were all feeling fresh and alive. They entered the

jungle on elephant back. The boy was smiling and excited, "Alright!

We're finally going hunting! We're finally going hunting! I'm very

happy father!That's right my boy, we are finally going hunting,"

replied his father with a smile. For hours and hours they roamed in

the jungle, looking for a tiger. After a few hours, the boy was

exhausted. "Hunting is boring!," cried the boy. "Tiger is not easy to

find," explained Thakor, "It will take some time to find. That is

part of the adventure.Oh, I see," the boy responded silently in a

disappointed, faint tone. He was sad and exhausted. He just put his

head down and fell asleep right on the elephant.

 

"Kpow!" went the gun. The boy woke up. The King had missed his

target. And the tiger went off running. "What's going on?" cried the

boy. Everyone was drowning in the excitement of the moment. Nobody

paid any attention to the boy.

 

"We will wait awhile, " said the King, "We will follow the tracks.

And next time we spot him, we shall form a circle around him. I will

do the shooting. If I should miss, you fellows will have to shoot him

when he comes to you. If he comes to you, you must shoot the leg

only. I will finish the job!"

 

The boy had never seen a gun before. He had no idea what was going

on. "Why would anyone want a picture of the tiger's leg?," he thought

to himself. Anyway, he knew that the action was just now starting, so

he was very excited. He dared not go back to sleep now.

 

So off they went following the tracks and looking through the

binoculars to try and find the tiger from a distance. All the while,

sitting right in the reach of the boy's hand was that gun which he

grew to be very curious about.

 

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