A Tiger in the House 
                                    – Ruskin Bond

Grandfather discovers a tiger-cub

The author’s grandfather was part of a party that went hunting in the Terai jungle near Dehra. He strayed away from the group and stumbled upon a tiger-cub hiding among the roots of a banyan tree. He brought him home and his wife named it Timothy. Grandmother and the family cook, Mahmoud, first gave the cub milk to drink. Later,…