The tower was silent, Tiger's words were very philosophical, and no matter how much he read the book, he couldn't find any reason to refute her. "Where are your sambar bars hiding? If you don't send it to your children, they're going to starve. The tower suddenly laughed.

Tiger asked suspiciously, "Aren't you going to kill me?" ”

The tower said seriously, "Did I say I was going to kill you?" ”

The two looked at each other, and after a short period of calm, they actually laughed in unison, and this laugh was completely relieved!

Tiger struggled to get up, and after taking a short step, there was a sharp pain in his left front leg, which just hit the stone and broke the bone.

Tie Ta touched her leg and said guiltily, "Your leg is broken, I'll help you heal the injury first." He found a handful of herbs in the grass, straightened the broken bones, chewed them and applied them to the wounds, found two branches to clamp them, and finally wrapped them tightly with vines.

"It's no big deal, I'll change your medication every two days until you're fully recovered." Tie Ta clapped his hands and smiled, after all, it was his own trouble, and he must give a satisfactory explanation to the injured, so that he will feel better.

"Thank you." Tiger said gratefully, "By the way, I don't know your name yet?" ”

"My name is Tie Ta, and it's an honor to meet you." Eita said, holding her hand.

"Me too." Tiger jumped up on three legs to the hill and dragged out a fat sambar from behind the tree. "Today is really a good day, not only did I capture a prey weighing three or four hundred pounds, but also made a good friend of the tower." She's in a very good mood right now, "Of course, it would have been perfect if she hadn't been injured. Alas! Life is like this, it will not be perfect, there will always be some regrets. ”

Iron Tower carried the sambar deer on his shoulders and walked behind Tiger towards her house, "Just now you asked me to send this prey home, is this impulsive or helpless?" Aren't you afraid that I won't believe in my word? This question has been in his mind for a long time, and now he finally has the opportunity to ask it.

"The first time I saw you, I thought you were a kind and upright man." Tiger laughed, "You're just fierce-looking, but you're actually very good-hearted. ”

Whoever knows me, Tiger too! Tie Ta was so moved that he almost shed tears, if these words came from Zheng He's mouth, then he wouldn't feel strange at all, after all, the two have been together for so long, and they know each other very well, but Tiger and himself are only meeting for the first time! But I have such trust and respect, and I have no regrets in my life! "You're not amusing me, are you?" Tie Ta asked with red eyes.

"Absolutely not!" Tiger said categorically, "Although I can't see people well, I can't go wrong with looking at animals." ”

"Congratulations, you really have a good eye." The tower was happy, "Let's talk about your children!" ”

When it comes to children, Tiger shows maternal tenderness, "These three little guys really break my heart, the boss is called Little Fat, because he eats the most, grows the fattest, and has the greatest strength, no matter who he meets, he has to fight, every day he is either stung by bees or bitten by ants." The second brother is called Xiao Tao, he is the most naughty of the three siblings, he feels very fresh when he sees anything, he knows that he is clumsy, but he still has to try it, he is often trapped in the vines and can't get out, and every time he comes back from hunting, it takes me a long time to find him. The third Xiaoya is a well-behaved girl, she is the most obedient, she likes to stay at home alone, every time before going out, I will tell her, 'There is a big bad wolf outside, don't open the door to strangers casually'" Tiger said and smiled, his face full ......of warmth.

What a happy family! The tower also seems to be infected, and its heart is as sweet as honey. "I will never allow anyone to harm them, and when I return, I will tell the king of the shameless behavior of the county order, and ask him to withdraw the order to kill the tiger immediately." He already has a decision.

After crossing two hills, and walking three or four miles, a small stream appeared in front of me, and the clear water of the stream flowed down the ravine into the small pond beside it, and not far away there were two large trees, and below it was a pile of rubble.

Tiger removed the two rocks outside, revealing a hole. "Xiaopang, Xiaotao, Xiaoya, mom is back! I've brought you something to eat, come out quickly! She called softly to her child.

"Mom, the eldest brother and the second brother are out. I'm the best at home, looking at the house. With a childish voice, a round little tiger more than two feet long crawled out of the hole.

"Xiaoya, this is Uncle Tower." Tiger said to his daughter. "Where did these two little ones go? Normally this time would have been back a long time ago, wouldn't it? She didn't dare to think about it, although the tiger was the king of beasts, the little tiger had many natural enemies, leopards, jackals, and eagles could easily kill them.

Tie Ta comforted: "You don't have to worry, I'll go find them." He squatted down and pinched Xiaoya's pink face, "Girl, do you want to ride a big bull?" ”

"Okay!" Xiaoya was very happy.

Tie Ta hugged the little girl on her shoulders, "Let's go, let's go find your eldest brother and second brother." ”

Xiao Ya took the iron tower and walked towards the place where her brothers often played, and kept shouting: "Big brother, second brother, it's time to eat." ”

The two came to a steep slope, and there was a kitten-like cry in front of them, and Xiaoya said excitedly: "Uncle, that's the voice of the eldest brother, he seems to be very unhappy, let's go and have a look." ”

The tower followed the sound and walked over to find that the mud and rocks on the side of the slope had collapsed, and a small tiger was pressed underneath.

"Big brother, why are you being crushed by a stone?" Xiaoya asked.

Chubby replied in a muffled voice: "I saw a little mouse here just now, and I wanted to play with it, but this guy was not polite at all, and even ignored me, and actually sneaked into the crack of the stone." I wanted to ask it why it was so rude, so I moved the stone away, and who knew that after moving the lower pieces, all the top ones fell down, just crushing me underneath. Third sister, who is this big buffalo? ”

"He's Uncle Tower, a good friend of my mother." Xiaoya asked, "Big brother, are you injured?" ”

"Don't you look down on people? I'm so strong, I'm as strong as a calf, what's going on? Chubby flexed his right arm and puffed up a strong muscle.

Tie Ta smiled: "Little fatty, don't worry, I'll save you now." As soon as he moved a few stones away from his body, Little Fat couldn't wait to jump out, bowed his head and turned into the pile of stones, and cried out indignantly: "Little mouse, why don't you play with me?" ”

"Silly boy, the rat has long since escaped." Tie Ta smiled even more happily, "Come sit on your uncle, let's go find Xiaotao." ”

"I know where he's playing." Chubby shook his hand, rudely rejected the kindness of the iron tower, and took the lead in running forward with a round belly.

"Not bad! Very personal. Tie Ta smiled, hugged Xiaoya and followed, and didn't go far before he came to a big tree, which was densely covered with vines.

"In the past, the second brother liked to swing here the most." Chubby panted and said, it seems that this kid should lose weight, and he was sweating profusely after running for such a little distance.

The tower turned over the vines and searched inside and out, even on the trees, but still didn't find Xiaotao.

"Help, help......" A cry for help came from somewhere. Xiaopang and Xiaoya shouted in unison: "It's the second brother (brother)!" Oh no, he's in danger. ”

"Calm down, Xiaotao will be fine." Iron Tower comforted, but he was also uneasy in his heart, although it was not his responsibility, he also did not want to see Tiger sad. The tower searched carefully, and finally found a trap in the grass, two or three feet high from the ground, a small tiger was in a hurry below, looking at his agile appearance should not be injured, the tower was relieved, fortunately there was no bamboo stick in the trap, otherwise there would be a big incident.

The tower pulled a vine and hung it down, and told Xiaotao: "Catch the vine, and I'll bring you up." You must hold on tightly, and if you fall down, your butt will become four-petaled. ”

Xiao Tao hugged the tree vine tightly with his hands and feet, and the tower pulled him up with a gentle lift. The rescued little guy was very happy, hugged the leg of the tower and said, "Uncle, I want to ride a big bull." ”

The tower brought the three tigers back intact, and then took his leave to Tiger, "I will go back now and tell the king the truth of the matter, and I believe he will not send any more hunters." Take care of yourself, I'll come back to see you tomorrow. ”

Brother Tai said gratefully: "Great, I also want to live in peace with humans." ”

The three little tigers reluctantly sent the tower to the intersection, "Uncle, you come early tomorrow, we have to ride a big bull." ”

"I'm so happy today...... "Iron Tower hummed a little song and walked down the mountain, his mood was extremely relaxed at this time, Tiger was a good friend worthy of deep friendship, and he finally helped him do something.

Suddenly, a tiger roared from the mountain, and the voice was full ......of sadness and disappointment.

"It's Tiger!" Frightened, the tower ran towards her house as fast as he could, praying in his heart: "Tiger, you must not be fine." ”

Unfortunately, it was too late, and at the feet of the jubilant hunters, Tiger fell to the ground, with two strong fishing nets around her body, a dozen sharp arrows in her stomach, and blood staining her beautiful fur.

Tiger looked high in the direction the tower had left, as if waiting for something. Finally, the familiar figure appeared, and Tiger smiled, and she was so happy that she had finally waited for him.

Iron Tower crouched helplessly beside her, and said guiltily, "Tiger, I hurt you, if you weren't hurt, they wouldn't be able to hurt you." ”

Tiger endured the pain and said with a smile: "Tie Tower, the luckiest thing in my life is to make a friend of yours and help me take care of them......" The voice gradually lowered, looking at the child in the cave, her eyes were full of attachment and reluctance. Finally, Tiger fell asleep peacefully, but ...... But never wake up.

"Ahh The iron tower couldn't suppress the grief in his heart, and the sound was like a thunderbolt in a sunny day, deafening.

The hunters trembled with shock, and the weapons in their hands fell to the ground. "Run! This buffalo went crazy. With a shout, everyone fled without a trace.

Back at the palace, the tower told the king what had happened, and his eyes moistened as he spoke.

The king was furious, "It turns out that everything was done by this bastard Diao Nan, who not only killed an innocent tiger, but also killed so many hunters. It's ridiculous that I still want to promote him, and if I don't kill this person, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart, let alone the anger of the people. ”

The king ordered the three tiger cubs to be well raised, and then issued an order: "From now on, no tiger hunting shall be taken, and the offender shall be severely punished!" ”

Zheng He sighed: "Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger!" It is said that the tiger is fierce, but where are the corrupt officials so fierce? ”

"It's because I didn't govern the country well that people have suffered so much." The king was ashamed, "Fortunately, you reminded me in time, so that I have a chance to make amends, and in order to express my gratitude, I have decided to pay tribute to the Emperor of China a giraffe of Banggara, hoping that the friendly relations between our two countries will last forever." ”

After this giraffe came to the capital, it was loved by the Chinese people. But in the heart of the tower, he couldn't let go of Tiger's affairs for a long time.