Why was the maharaja so anxious to kill the hundredth tiger?
The chief astrologer had already predicted that the Maharaja was born in hour of bull and that his death would be caused by a tiger. The chief astrologer had specially warned the Maharaja to save himself from the wrath of the hundredth tiger. Having killed ninty-nine tigers, the Maharajawas specially anxious to kill the hundreath tiger. By killing the hundreath tiger he would totally eliminate all the chances of his being killed by a tiger.