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During Mao's Long March across China, a revolutionary soldier is wounded. His comrades leave him behind. Gangrene sets in, and he believes that he is about to die. He drags himself into a cave and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he is confronted by the sight of a female tiger and her cub. What follows is a comic narrative about their domestic life together, as the tiger nurses him back to health.<ref>Tony Mitchell, <i>The People's Court Jester</ |
During Mao's Long March across China, a revolutionary soldier is wounded. His comrades leave him behind. Gangrene sets in, and he believes that he is about to die. He drags himself into a cave and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he is confronted by the sight of a female tiger and her cub. What follows is a comic narrative about their domestic life together, as the tiger nurses him back to health.<ref>Tony Mitchell, <i>The People's Court Jester</i>, Methuen Books, London, 1999</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:53, 6 August 2012
The Tale of a Tiger is a dramatic monologue by Dario Fo.
Plot
During Mao's Long March across China, a revolutionary soldier is wounded. His comrades leave him behind. Gangrene sets in, and he believes that he is about to die. He drags himself into a cave and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he is confronted by the sight of a female tiger and her cub. What follows is a comic narrative about their domestic life together, as the tiger nurses him back to health.[1]
Translations
An authorised English translation has been made by Ed Emery.[2]
References
- ^ Tony Mitchell, The People's Court Jester, Methuen Books, London, 1999
- ^ English translation: http://www.geocities.ws/dariofoarchive/tiger.html