He walked to the door the princess had pointed to. He slowly placed his hand on the door and pulled. It opened and out came the lady. The princess clapped excitedly even though she knew it would happen. But the look on the youth's face suggested something was wrong. The princess stared and watched as the audience cheered.
A month later news got out that the young man had died. He was stabbed by his wife. The princess immediately went to his house. She was searching for some kind of clue as to what happened. She walked into the man's room and stumbled upon a note. It read:
Dear Princess,
I am very happy that you would want me to live. Unfortunately, that is not what I had in mind when I asked you which door. I loved you too much to live with another woman. So, this will be my final note. You can tell the king that it was not a murder so that he doesn't "try" my wife. I hope to see you again in the after life.
Love,
The princess began to realize that she had failed her true love. She wanted to have a second try. She wanted the tiger.
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