It would interesting to see a back story to how the tiger got the tree in the first place. Like the gods gave it to him and then told him that as long as he was the only one to eat of it he would live forever. I mean I kind of feel sorry for the tiger. So I would like to give him a redeeming feature, aside from being idiotic enough to be tied to a tree, maybe the monkey (?) drugged him or something.
Tiger Catching the sheep-Thief
I want the tiger to eat Anansi. So he dresses up as a sheep and everything because Anansi is a horrible person and is tormenting and beating down the local people. Tiger, being the nice person he is, volunteers to do away with the irritant . Instead of helping Anasi to gain a new skill the tiger kills him. Then the tiger goes back to the village and lives the rest of his life in luxury.
Eating Tiger Guts
I feel really bad for the tiger. I want to write a funereal for the poor thing. Make it really elaborate and pretty with thousands of creatures coming to pay tribute to the king of the jungle. Then when they here that Anansi "killed" him thousands of people began to hunt him down. It would start with someone finding the dead tiger at the river side- then continue and increase in angst from there- you know family wailing, friends weeping and such . Until the funeral (will have to research this) in traditional practices, after the funeral they hear about what caused the death and it pretty much creates a mob. Ohh- Poem Tiger Tiger Burning Bright interspersed between scenes.
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| Tiger at Rest by Antoine-Louis Barye Wikimedia Commons |
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