Question

What was the one reason for the villagers to be anxious prior to the shootinga

Answer 1

Answer:

the anxiety was that the tiger was very old and looking very ill .when the villagers saw the tiger they think that when the day will come when Mrs. packltide shoot the tiger then it will not happen that before this day the tiger got died.

because if the tiger got died then the rupess given by Mrs. packltide to the villagers are to be return to the Mrs. packltide.

Answer 2

Answer:

The one great anxiety was lest the tiger died of old age before the date appointed for the memesahib's (Mrs. Packletide's) shoot. The villagers were anxious because, if the tiger died, they would not be paid a thousand rupees.

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