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Polymorphous Act

March 23, 2016 4 Comments

Polymorphous Act

By Soma Bose

Fear froze my feet as I saw a tiger emerging from the bushes. I had just stepped from the park—it was evening time and street lights were not lit.

I shouted with incredulous surprise, and people came out from the park. Some of them ran off in another direction, fearful of attack. One of the men raised a gun to hit the animal, but the tiger appealed in a human voice, “Do not shoot me! This is my polymorphous act to earn a living.”

Many people became angry, but I was among them who paid him for his brilliant act.

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  1. Laura Lovic-Lindsay says

    March 23, 2016 at 9:06 am

    Snort. Lol. Good stuff.

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  2. writingmywayoutofdepression says

    March 23, 2016 at 10:24 am

    Brilliant. Now I need to know what change the tiger undergoes next!!

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  3. Bobby Warner says

    March 23, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    Liked it–and hope to see more of your work.

    Reply
  4. Grady Manus says

    March 24, 2016 at 4:53 am

    Very nice.

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