I dismounted from the elephant and proceeded on foot, finally coming to the edge of a small waterfall. It was there that I saw him, a majestic beast, the king of the jungle, a fully grown adult male tiger.
I slowly raised my rifle as he turned to face me. I pulled the trigger but only heard a faint popping sound.
Hearing this, the tiger, squatted down, ready to pounce.
I faced him like a Briton and with great presence of mind I grabbed one of the porters and thrust him towards the tiger, enabling me to make good my escape.
Fortunately the lucky fellow survived having climbed a nearby tree, where he remained for seven days. Upon his return to our camp we congratulated him but as I did not want to encourage complacency I had the paymaster dock him seven days wages.
The Colonel
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