Tigers For Dinner Tall Tales

by Ruskin Bond and Amparo Ortiz

Book Overview

Did you see him shoot a tiger?' I asked. Oh, many times, ' said Mehmoud. 'A tiger a week-that was nothing to Carpet-sahib!' Did the tigers come to the house, or did you go looking for them?' Thus starts Mehmoud's stories about working as khansama, or cook, for the great shikari Jim Corbett. As deft with his stories as he is with koftas, lamb chops, pies and milkshakes, Mehmoud has a tall tale for every occasion. From wrestling with a cobra in his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 812912114X
• ISBN13: 9788129121141
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7