** "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton unfolds in a kingdom where justice is a brutal game of chance, highlighting the struggle between love and envy, and the power of decisions. A young man faces trial for daring to love the king's daughter. His fate rests on choosing one of two doors, behind one awaits a savage tiger, and behind the other, a beautiful lady. The princess knows the secret of both doors, causing her to be conflicted between saving her lover from death or letting her jealousy condemn him. As the story ends, the young man opens his chosen door, leaving the reader to wonder about the princess's influence and her ultimate decision. **
The Lady, or the Tiger?
By Frank R. Stockton
** In a land ruled by a king whose decisions are mercilessly final, a man's destiny hangs in the balance as he gambles between love and death, with a princess holding the keys.
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About the AuthorFrank Richard Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century.
Frank Richard Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century.
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