In the autumn of 1935, when I was a young man, I was traveling in the northwest of India．One 1 , after doing research work in the 2 all day, I as 3 alone to the place where I had 4 my tent．It was getting 5 , and I was 6 along the narrow path．On my right was wide river; On my left, a thick dark forest．
Suddenly I saw two green 7 looking at me from 8 the trees．A man-eating tiger was getting ready to jump on me．What could I do? Should I jump into the river and hope to 9 my life by swimming? I 10 to the right．In the river there was a crocodile readily to welcome me with its mouth wide 11 ．
I was so 12 that I shut my 13 ．I 14 branches moving as the tiger jumped．I opened my eyes．What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped over me and was now in the mouth of 15 ．That’s a true story．Believe it or not!