As soon as the poor Tiger got up, the Chattee-maker climbed on his back and forced the Tiger to carry him home. All the way he kicked and beat the Tiger, thinking it was his donkey. When he got home, the Chattee-maker tied the Tiger securely to the hitching-post in front of the house, and went in to bed.
Next morning, when the Chattee-maker’s wife got up and looked out of her window, she beheld a great Tiger tied up in front of the house. The Tiger looked as frightened and as meek as a lamb.
“Husband! Husband!” she called, loudly. “Wake up! Wake up! Do you know what animal you brought home, last night?”
“Look, look!” they cried in terror.... “Here comes a man of gigantic stature, riding on a mighty horse.”
“Why, yes—my donkey, to be sure,” he answered. “The donkey ran away from me, but I caught him just the same, and made him bring me home.”
“Come and see for yourself,” said his wife.
Here was the great Tiger tied to the post.
“Where is my donkey, then?” asked the man. “I rode him home, last night, and tied him to the post, myself.”