In the 'Lady Tiger' short story, a young man is put on trial. He is forced to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful lady and behind the other is a fierce tiger. If he chooses the door with the lady, he will marry her. If he chooses the tiger, he will be killed. The princess, who loves the young man, knows which door has what. She signals to the young man, but the author leaves it ambiguous as to whether she signaled the door with the lady or the tiger.
The main characters are the young man, the princess and the king. The young man is in love with the princess. The king is the one who arranges this cruel trial. And the princess is the key figure as she knows what lies behind the doors and her decision (signaling) is crucial to the young man's fate.
In 'The Lady or the Tiger', a man is put on trial in an arena. He has to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful lady whom he will have to marry if he chooses that door, and behind the other is a fierce tiger that will kill him. The princess, who loves the man, knows which door holds what. But the story ends without clearly stating whether she directs him to the lady or the tiger, leaving it to the reader's interpretation.
The main characters are the young man who is on trial, the princess who loves the young man, and the king who arranges this cruel form of trial. The young man is in a difficult situation because of the king, and the princess is torn between her love for the man and her jealousy (if he were to choose the lady behind the door).
It's a classic tale that presents a moral dilemma. A man has to choose between two doors, behind one is a lady and behind the other is a tiger. The princess knows which is which but can't decide whether to save her lover or let him face a deadly fate.
Another moral could be about the duality of human nature or things in general. The old lady and the tiger represent two very different elements. It could imply that within any situation or person, there can be a combination of gentle (like the old lady) and fierce (like the tiger) aspects, and we should be aware of this complexity.
In 'The Lady and the Tiger', a semi - barbaric king devises a unique form of justice. A young man, who is in love with the king's daughter, is put on trial. He has to choose between two doors. Behind one door is a beautiful lady whom he will have to marry if he chooses that door, and behind the other is a fierce tiger that will kill him. The princess, who knows which door hides what, signals to the young man. However, the author leaves it ambiguous whether she signals him to the lady (out of jealousy, as she can't have him but doesn't want him to die) or to the tiger.
The main characters are the young man and the princess. The young man is the one who has to make the fateful choice between the two doors. The princess is his lover who knows which door hides the lady and which hides the tiger.
The main conflict is that the young man has to choose between two doors, one with a lady behind it and the other with a tiger. If he chooses the door with the lady, he has to marry her, but if he chooses the door with the tiger, he will be killed. And the princess, who loves the young man, knows which door is which, but she is conflicted because she is jealous of the lady and also doesn't want the young man to die.