Indigenous Folk narratives of Eastern India: an alternate philosophy of life.

Once upon a time, there were a tiger and a hunter in a forest. One day when the hunter saw the tiger, started talking to each other; and while interacting they started liking each other. After a few days, the hunter invited the tiger for lunch. Tiger responded positively, and according to the schedule tiger reached hunter's hut. After entering the tiger saw a painting hanging in the wall of the hut. The painting depicted that a dead tiger was lying under the feet of an armed hunter. After seeing the picture, the tiger became curious and asked the hunter about the person portrayed in that image. The hunter proudly said that, it was his grandpa who was a great hunter, and claimed that, the picture was a proof of his achievement. Tiger then asked, =who is the painter?' The hunter replied, =my father, who was not only a successful hunter, but also a good painter'. Tiger then smiled and commented, =instead of a human, if a tiger painted it, then the picture would be a different one'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]