chapter 3
Tygra wandered in the for days in the forest. He was getting hungry. His parents normally would have given him something to eat by now. He saw some fruit on a high branch. But he knew he couldn't get to it.
But he was hungry. He had to find something to eat. Then he saw a candy fruit tree. There was some fruit he was able to reach. He picked one and took a bite.
It was sweet. Tygra polished off the candy fruit he picked. Night was falling and Tygra became frightened. He wanted his parents.
Meanwhile the tigers were sure Tygra had perished. While Sirbriena was thinking different. "Honey what if something broke his fall and he survived?" she said.
"It's possible we won't know until we send a search party." Javan said.
While in the forest Tygra was trying to find a place to sleep for the night. He saw a hay cart at the forest's edge he climbed in it and began to sleep.
The next morning he woke up the cart was moving. Tygra saw the cart was on the move and he didn't know what was going on. "I see you're awake," the cat said.
"How did you know was up here?" Tygra asked.
"I saw you sleeping there last night I figured you were tired so I let you sleep there." the cat said. "So where do you live?" he asked.
"I don't know I fell off a cliff and landed in a tree, and I wandered that forest all day and got lost now I'm on this cart." Tygra said.
"Don't worry kid I'm sure you will figure out things soon." the cat said. "I'm headed to my farm, you want to come with me or do you want me to drop you off by Thundera to see if you can find help?' he said.
"You can drop me off," Tygra said.
"Okay then kid Thundera is just up a head." the cat said.
The farmer cat stopped and let Tygra slide down and go in the city. "Best of luck to ya kid." the farmer said.
Tygra saw that this city was big. Everyone was staring. Tygra began to wonder who would be able to help him.
He wandered the streets for a couple of days and he was pretty hungry. Tygra believed he would never see his family and friends again he figured the monster attacked again and killed them.
So Tygra began to wonder what should he do now. Tygra was frightened by the thugs and all the street cats and dogs. His pleas for food, warmth and money were ignored. Tygra didn't want to steal but he was tempted to. Then he saw someone throw half eaten food in the trash.
Tygra pulled out the half eaten food and began eat. Not pleasant or tasty but at least he found food.
Tygra soon began to scrounge the trash looking for more food everyday.
One day the king and queen were out. They heard rustling in the ally and saw Tygra. Claudius looked at one of the cats.
"Whose child is this?" Claudius asked.
"We don't know we haven't seen other tigers, so we think he's an orphan who wandered here on his own." the cat answered.
The queen knelt down. "What's your name?" she asked.
"T-Tygra" Tygra answered.
"Hello Tygra where did you come from?" Claudius asked.
"I don't know my clan was attack I was on branch on cliff and it broke and I landed in a tree and got lost and was taken here on the back of hay cart." Tygra said.
"His clan probably moved or didn't survive the attack," a guard guessed.
Tygra started to sob. "I want mommy, and daddy!" Tygra said sobbing.
The queen feeling her heart break hugged the cub. "There, there it's okay," the queen whispered.
"Claudius can we take him to the palace?' the queen asked.
Claudius was unsure. They have been wanting a child and the young tiger was very adorable and now all alone. He didn't see why not.
"Okay, he can come and stay." Claudius said.
The queen got up. "Tygra come with us." the queen said taking his hand.
Tygra followed the king and queen. Once in the palace all the servants and guards stared at him.
Tygra got close to the queen. "Poor little dear he's scared to death." she said.
"I can see that Leonara." Claudius said.
Jaga came up and saw the cub. Claudius explained about the cub.
Jaga nodded and gave the cub a gentle smile.
Tygra was tucked into bed after dinner that night.
Tygra was restless because he was really sad and scared. So the queen sang to him.
Tygra calmed down and fell asleep.
Now Tygra was in Thundera and hoped that things would soon be better.
Meanwhile Javan was scouting in the forest at the foot of the mountain and found something it was part of Tygra's cloak. No doubt he was alright or killed by a wild animal so there was a slight glimmer of hope his so could still be alive.