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yonmon · 19-09-2010, 09:58

Whilst researching some Limericks, I came across the following....

"A smiling young Man from Niger,
Once went for a ride on a tiger.
They returned from the ride,
With the young Man inside,
And a smile on the face of the tiger.".

Further research revealed the Traditional story upon which this Limerick is based, a paragraph of which reads ........

"......and each day as the Tiger slept in the heat of the noonday sun, two stupid boys from the nearby village would
creep up on him and tweak his tail until he stirred in his slumbers, then they would run away laughing at their daring exploits. But one day, as they were pulling on his tail, the Tiger became wide awake and, with one snap of his mighty jaws, he swallowed them both alive !...later as he chewed on the remnants of their bodies....there was a smile on the face of the Tiger !...

Which started me a-thinking !!.

19-09-2010, 09:58	#82
yonmon Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Down 'Amnesia Alley !' Posts: 2,913 Liked: 1559 times Rep Power: 115702	Re: Official club statement Whilst researching some Limericks, I came across the following.... "A smiling young Man from Niger, Once went for a ride on a tiger. They returned from the ride, With the young Man inside, And a smile on the face of the tiger.". Further research revealed the Traditional story upon which this Limerick is based, a paragraph of which reads ........ "......and each day as the Tiger slept in the heat of the noonday sun, two stupid boys from the nearby village would creep up on him and tweak his tail until he stirred in his slumbers, then they would run away laughing at their daring exploits. But one day, as they were pulling on his tail, the Tiger became wide awake and, with one snap of his mighty jaws, he swallowed them both alive !...later as he chewed on the remnants of their bodies....there was a smile on the face of the Tiger !... Which started me a-thinking !!.