| Olivia In India Contributor(s): Douglas, O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162677147 ISBN-13: 9781162677149 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.49 lbs) 122 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Talking about tigers, they aren't nearly as prevalent as I thought. I had an idea they were prowling all over India waiting to spring, but one man told me he had been in India fifteen years and had never seen one. Boggley came on one once and took it for a cow--short-sighted Boggley Dr. Russel says there was a man-eating tiger in the district lately, and a reward was offered for its capture. A young engineer sallied forth to slay. He directed the natives to dig a pit near where the tiger was known to be and cover it with branches, and the next day went and found it had walked into the trap. The natives removed the branches, the gallant engineer approached, but they had dug the pit on a slope, and the tiger came walking up to meet him |
