Maxim was at the huge hallway of the palace. He looked at
his surroundings, trying to absorb the beauty of the palace in his eyes.
“ Ahem!! Ahem!! You
must be the new help. I am Mariam, the head of royal servants. Please follow me.” , a short fat lady said as
she gave him the tour of the palace. She also explained his duties. Fortunately his work was to serve the
princess’s pet tiger. This was
great! He had to get the princess out of
the palace. This was going to piece of cake for him as he was going to feed her
pet tiger.
Next day was perfect. He was early than expected and inside
the premises of princess’s tiger. He had bought tons of meat in two huge buckets.
They were quite heavy for lean guy like him to carry. All of sudden, the tiger
pounced on him. Within few seconds, he
was beneath the tiger’s heavy body. The tiger glared at Maxim as if he would gobble
up his (Maxim’s) body.
“ Hey Tigger! Leave that
poor guy. You are frightening him.” , Princess Adele called her pet tiger.
Tigger followed her instructions like a good kitty. He let go the poor lad. Maxim got up on his feet and cleaned the dust
off from his arms and legs. “ Thank you, Ma’am.” , he whispered and looked down
with embarrassment.
“ Next time, don’t get the bucket full of meat for Tigger. He would pounce on
you as he did today due to excitement. He loves his meat. So always tie him
before you feed him. He is a gentle creature but he gets more tempted by the
smell of meat. Are you new here?”, she said while giggling in between.
He glanced up for a minute to answer her question. Alas! He couldn’t
keep his eyes away from her. He had never seen such beauty up close. People
were indeed right about the princess. She was an exquisite beauty. He didn’t say anything as his eyes followed
her every moment until she left the place.
He was head over heels for her. He couldn’t wait for the
next morning to start. He left to his quarters with dreamy eyes. His night was
filled with fantasies about her in his dream world. Next day was normal as
usual. He fed Tigger and cleansed him. He waited for her. But there was no sign
of her.
Few days passed. She still didn’t come. “ Doesn’t she
love you, Tigger. Why isn’t she coming?”,
he said to his new found companion.
(To be continued)
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