The Tiger

THE TIGER

An adventure with Grandpa during the war

by: Robert John Wood

Grandpa and the other soldiers had set up camp near the river.

They were tired and ready to rest after a long day.

But they had set up their camp between a tiger and the river!

That night, the tiger needed a drink of water from the river.

When it walked to the river, it realised there were people in its way.

Grandpa and the other soldiers didn't see the tiger at first, but they could hear it.

The tiger was low growling and coughing as it circled the camp, trying to figure out a way to get to the river.

The next morning, Grandpa found the tiger's paw prints in the mud.

They were huge!

Grandpa knew that they had been visited by one of the jungle's most amazing animals

He felt lucky to have shared the night with such a magnificent creature.

He always remembered that special encounter.

And that's the story of how Grandpa met the Indochinese tiger in the Vietnam jungle.