Alternate Ending To The Lady Or The Tiger

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As he opened the door in the far back of the tunnel, which was very dark and cold, he saw two green eyes staring at him. His heart dropped as he heard the tiger roar, he turned away from the door and started to run desperately looking for something with which to fight back. His body trembled in fear and he could barely run he was so scared. The crowd went quiet just waiting to see what came out of the door; the princess looking as pale as she had ever looked. The king with a devilish grin on his face.
Suddenly the crowd went wild when they saw the tiger's two front legs step out of the door. The princess looked very shocked and she knew what was about to happen she began to weep. The king had a slight grin of satisfaction and he seemed very pleased that the tiger was behind that door. The princess's lover standing in the middle of the arena looked terrified his whole body was shaking in fear. The air was heavy in the arena with the feeling of death all around.
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As the a slight moment the tiger started running at the princess’s lover, she closed her eyes because she did not want see her lover die before her eyes. The tiger pounced towards her lover he swiftly dodged the tiger's claws the whole crowd let out a big “aww” because he had dodged the tiger’s attack. The tiger tried to swipe him again he dodged it once again but this time the tiger had cut his shirt with its razor sharp claws. The king looked very angry with the performance of the tiger

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