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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Ending to The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton

The ending:

The monstrous beast appeared at the door, inches from the man. He gave a gasp of horror and stared at the princess with despair. This time, his glance asked her: "Why did you do this to me?" The princess closed her eyes. As the tiger pounced onto her lover and ripped him into pieces, the princess felt as though her heart was being pierced by a spear. The savage tiger tore and shredded the flesh from the man with its razor-sharp teeth as he screamed in pain. Puddles of his innocent blood formed on the arena. Within minutes, the man was reduced into a heap of bones. The tiger raised its bloody head and gave a loud roar to show its satisfaction. The princess cried profusely at the sight of this bloody scene. She hated the woman and did not want her lover to marry that horrid woman; however, she did not expect that losing her lover was that painful. Her semi-barbaric father had sat unmoving in his chair throughout the bloody slaughter and seemed to have enjoyed the show. "That was a perfect decision," her father said coldly to the princess as he took his leave.

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