Watch Out! The Tiger is Here!

Jul 17, 2026

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"Watch Out! The Tiger is Here!" is an English animal story by Sejal Mehta, illustrated by Rohan Chakravarty and published by Pratham Books. This narrative explores the challenges faced by tigers, highlighting their solitary nature and the difficulties they encounter in hunting for sustenance. The story emphasizes that despite their beauty and ferocity, tigers' large size and weight make hunting a strenuous activity, with a low success rate of only one successful hunt out of twenty attempts. To illustrate this, the text describes the forest's reaction to a tiger's presence, detailing the alarm calls of various animals. When a tiger moves through the forest, the langur monkey emits a warning sound, described as akin to an old man coughing, prompting the barking deer to respond with a sound similar to a scared dog, and the spotted deer to cry out like a small bird. These interconnected calls serve as signals of danger within the ecosystem, underscoring the tiger's role as a formidable predator and the collective awareness of other species preceding its arrival. This story, part of Pratham Books' collection, is available under a CC BY 4.0 license, allowing for free reading, creation, and translation on the StoryWeaver platform, encouraging wider access to literature and storytelling.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time22 min

Watch Out! The Tiger is Here!

About the Story

The Challenges of Being a Tiger

The Forest's Alarm System

FAQs

What is the main challenge for tigers as described in the story?

The main challenge for tigers is their size and weight, which makes hunting for food difficult despite their beauty and fierceness.

What is the success rate of a tiger's hunt according to the story?

The story states that out of every twenty times a tiger hunts, it eats only once, indicating a low success rate.

How do other animals react when a tiger moves through the forest?

When a tiger moves through the forest, the langur monkey calls like an old man coughing, the barking deer calls like a scared dog, and the spotted deer calls like a little bird, all signaling the tiger's presence.

Jul 17, 2026

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