The story is about a pet tiger. The story is told by the grand-child India's most loved writer Ruskin Bond.
Grandfather found a tiger cub in the jungle. Grandmother brought him up as his own child and named him Timothy. Timothy plays with a monkey and a puppy in the house which were already in the grandfather's house. Intially, Timothy was scared of Puppy. The monlmo had the courage to pull Timothy'' tail and if Timothy lost his temper, he would climb up the curtains. Timothy loved to play with someone so the writer was his favourite when he came to live in grandfather's house. Timothy's favourite place was the drawing room on the longsofa. He let the puppy to sit on his back. Everyone in the neighborhood we're afraid of Timothy. With the time Timothy was growing up. He became less friendly and very dangerous. He was trying to steal other's hen, cattle and cats. He was showing antagonistic nature toward Mahmoud the cook. On seeing this grandfather decided to let Timothy to a zoo. In a special reserved compartment he took Timothy to Lucknow in a zoo. After six months, when grandfather was visiting relatives in Lucknow, he also went to the zoo to see Timothy. At the zoo, he went to his cage. Timothy was fully grown up. Grandfather stroked his forehead and tickled his ears. Timothy licked grandfather's hand and sprang away when a leopard next door to snarled at him. Grandfather would shooed away the leopard. It happened many times. Grandfather told the zoo keeper to change Timothy's cage as the leopard frightened the tiger. The grandfather then went in search of the superintendent to complain. He didn't find him. So grandfather went to say lastgoodbyla to Timothy and he found another cage keeper standing there and he was the same keeper who had been there when grandfather got Timothy at the zoo. Grandfather said ," why don't you transfer Timothy in another cage"? But he is not your tiger replied the keeper." I know he is no longer mine but atleat l you can take my suggestion." Then the keeper said," I remember your tiger very well, he died two months ago" " Died" exclaimed grandfather. "Yes sir of pneumonia and this tiger is very dangerous, it was trapped in the hill last month." Replied the keeper. Then grandfather left saying " Goodnight and Goodbye Timothy."
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