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What do you do with a tiger up a tree?
What do you do with a tiger up a tree?
One day a tiger wanders from its home, across a river and then climbs a tree. A fisherman who seem it shouts to wran everyone and the whole village gather to discuss what they are going to do about the tiger up a tree. They fetch a big net and tie it around the tree and then make lots of noise so that the tiger gets scared and falls….straight into their trap.
Now they have a tiger but they hadn’t planned on what to do with it once they’d caught it. A few of the men make some wild and wonderful suggestions but no one really knows what to do now they’ve caught it. And the tiger meanwhile does not look happy..
This book is part of the Bookcraft series of books and they are created and made entirely by hand. Each page has been screen printed on special handmade paper and is therefore an original print rather than just a page.
Many printers from local vilages have been trained in this unique skill to make a book like the art form it is
Author/ Guide: Anushka Ravishankar Destination: India Departure Time: 2000s
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