The Tiger's Claw, Iswaren Summary

The Tiger's Claw

The talkative man goes to a village in the middle of the jungle, in the Mempi region. He can get there because a railroad goes there, but only stops there once or twice a day. The talkative man is selling fertilizer and gives a lecture to the village farmers on how fertilizer is used. The talkative man talks to and eats with the station manager, and the talkative man has to sleep in a train car that is converted into a railway station. He leaves the door open to let in some air and goes to sleep. Then the man-eating tiger comes into the train car. The talkative man hides behind furniture and is able to fend off the tiger, under a table and behind a chair and a stool. Finally, he grabs a...