The Queen of Love

The whole village was thrown into a state of panic because, wherever it passed, villagers screamed out in fear and took to their heels at break neck speed. At keron’s home, everyone in the house was fast asleep. The tiger planted its huge paws on the front door and began to scratch it as it roared softly. The loud noises it made woke up Karon’s relatives, who flung the front door open in anger.

That is when they came face to face with the tiger. There was a brief moment of stone cold silence, and then it moved to the side, so that the children it had brought back home became visible. It was at this point that the previously calm tiger went into a rage, roaring out with all its might, and sending massive waves through every solid structure in the neighborhood. Karon’s relatives fell to ground, trembling in fear. They implored the tiger to spare their lives, promising it that they would never torture karon and her siblings ever again.

“We will be their loyal servants,’ they said to the angry tiger, which seemed bent of devouring them “we will never do anything to hurt them again.” A huge crowd of curious villagers gathered at the scene to witness this miracle, but the tiger paid no attention to them. It kept its eyes focused on karon’s relatives. When they had pleaded enough, it fell silent and retreated calmly into the darkness. No one ever saw it again.

“My grandmother and her siblings were saved by a wild Bengali tiger.” Nerola said passionately, “And because of that, she made sure that everyone in her tribe respects the tiger. She ordered the killing of all tigers, and the mistreatment of all animals or creatures to stop. She also declared that from that day on words, every man and woman in my village would be loved and treated equally.

‘We were once ordinary people who almost starved to death.’ Karon used to say “We have suffered just like any ordinary person. We lost all our wealth and power. We have what we have today because of a Bengali tiger. Let’s never forget that, and let’s never forget that we are all equal.” ( continued next post)