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The Lady, or the Tiger?
The Lady, or the Tiger? | Frank R. Stockton
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Called the most famous riddle mystery of all time, this very short story poses a dilemma.A man is sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Taken to the public arena, he is faced with two doors, behind one of which is a hungry tiger that will devour him. Behind the other is a beautiful lady-in-waiting, whom he will have to marry if he finds her. While the crowd waits anxiously for his decision, he sees the princess among the spectators, who points him to the door on the right with a slight movement of her hand. The lover starts to open the door and ... Did the princess save her lover's life by pointing to the door leading to the lady-in-waiting, or did she prefer to see her lover die rather than see him marry someone else? (Summary from Wikipedia.)
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bookandbedandtea
bookandbedandtea
The Lady, or the Tiger? | Frank R. Stockton
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I generally prefer full length novels to short stories but I came across a list by the Bibliofile of "the best short stories of all time" and decided to read them. I started with this one and it was great! In fact I feel surprised that I haven't already read it, it seems the kind of thing that would be a school assignment. I'll definitely read more from this list.

sebrittainclark I had to read it as a school assignment, and I still occasionally think about it. 5y
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kirylin
kirylin
The Lady, or the Tiger? | Frank R. Stockton
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The very first short story I ever had the pleasure of narrating was my favorite: The Lady or The Tiger. No quick link for this one because I did it a few years ago, but you can find it on Audible if you're interested. #audiobook #shortstory #fantasy

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Bookworm83
Bookworm83
The Lady, or the Tiger? | Frank R. Stockton
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If you've never read this #shortstory you MUST. Like, right now! The ending makes my students look like 😳😳😳😳.
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gibblr I LOVE this story. Used to teach it in 8th grade and they hated the end! I would make them write their own ending in the author's style. 8y
ValerieAndBooks Wow! Thanks for mentioning...just read it online! I bet it really does make for great discussions! 8y
Bookworm83 @gibblr That's what I have my kids do, too! It's one their (and my) favorite assignments. Did you know there is another story that follows it?
[tagged book]The Discourager of Hesitancy: A Continuation of "The Lady, Or the Tiger?"
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Bookworm83 @ValerieAndBooks So glad you read it! 8y
mhillis This is a great story to read with students! I didn't know about the other story 8y
gibblr Have never read that one, but will definitely check it out! 8y
Bookworm83 @mhillis @gibblr I just discovered it this year. It's not as good as lady or tiger, but the author is still up to his same old tricks 😊 8y
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