give three instances from the story "mrs packletide's tiger" that suggest that the event took place in India.
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Three instances that suggest that the event took place in India are:
1. The extract number 9: "I believe it's ill," said Louisa Mebbin, loudly in Hindustani, for the benefit of the village headman, who was in ambush in a neighbouring tree.
Reason: The village headman obviously wouldn't understand "Hindustani" if the event didn't take place in India.
2. Throughout the story, the money Mrs. Packletide paid for the tiger, etc was referred to as the "thousand rupees" and rupee is the currency of India.
3. The second sentence of the first paragraph: Not that the lust to kill had suddenly descended on her, or that she felt that she would leave India safer and more wholesome than she had found it...
Reason: Isn't it obvious that the event took place in India because it says, "...leave India safer..."