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All the animals lived in the jungle after they
were created, but there was too much conflict
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The gods decided to give all the animals
different abilities so that they could live in harmony
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Man was given beauty and wisdom
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The tiger was given craftiness and stealth
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The mother was really proud of her son, but she
made him go back to ask for physical strength so he could protect himself
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The man went back, and the gods told him to come
back later for the gift
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The stealthy tiger overheard their conversation
and determined to get the power of strength for himself
o
The tiger ended up acquiring 12x the strength the
gods originally intended to give man, and he challenged man and showed off in
front of him
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The gods gave man the power to create weapons
(skill) to defend themselves against the tiger
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The mother told man that he should only use the skill
to craft weapons against other animals and not each other
Tiger. Source: George Desipris.
The story "How the Tiger got his Strength" can be found here. Story source: Folk-Tales of the Khasis by Mrs. K. U. Rafy (1920).
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