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The Tiger King by Kalki

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  The Tiger King by Kalki                                                                                      When Maharaja Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur was born, the chief astrologers had foretold that one day the king would actually have to die. The ten day old Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur   asked them to tell the manner of his death. Everyone stood stunned. An infant born just ten days ago was talking in such a manner .The chief astrologer told the Prince that he was born in hour of the bull. As bull and tiger were enemies therefore his death would come from tiger. The Maharaja grew stronger and took to tiger hunting. He was overjoyed when he killed the first tiger. When he told the chief astrologer about that, the chief astro...

The Third Level by Jack Finney

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  The Third Level by Jack Finney Reading with Insight 1. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why? Answer: There was no third level at Grand Central Station and it could be confirmed from the presidents of the nearby railroads. But one evening Charley experienced the presence of the third level at the Grand Central Station. Charley’s psychiatrist friend explained that Charley’s visit to the third level was a waking dream wish fulfillment. He said that he was unhappy. That surprised Charley’s wife. The psychiatrist explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that Charley just wanted to escape. Charley did not agree with all this. But we see he made desperate efforts to escape to the third level. He wished to spend a peaceful life at Galesburg, Illinois of 1890s. He had spent his childhood days there. He used to talk about the comforts of that life with his friends. So, we ca...