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had indeed enraged the king, Pratap Singh had no choice but leave
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the king alone.

In his hunger and pain, the king fell into an uneasy sleep. As he
lay at the foot of a tree, he was discovered by the tribesmen of the
jungle, who in the last day of their great annual festival were seeking
The tribal soldiers a sacrificial victim for the tiger goddess. They were delighted to find
presented their such a handsome victim. They seized the king, bound his hands and
booty to the chief feet and carried him away.
who judged that the The warriors were in their colourful costumes with plumes 14
prisoner was indeed and holding the spears upright in reverence to their royal prisoner,

of royal blood. they marched to their chief’s palace.
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The tribal soldiers presented their booty to the chief who
judged that the prisoner was indeed of royal blood. He was pleased

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with his minions’ prize catch. He decided that blue blood would
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be an excellent offering to the supreme deity. Therefore he sent for
the tribal priest, an old man who came in soon afterwards.
13. made angry As was the custom, the tribal priest had to approve of all
14. large feathers used as
ornament, usually worn in offerings to the deity. It was his duty to see that each offering
hair was perfect in all respects. Seeing that a king was going to be
15. valuable things the object of sacrifice on that day, the priest did not inspect the
16. servants prisoner from head to toe. Instead he ordered that the process be

17. a person of noble birth started without delay. They took the king to their altar. After some

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