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Once, when I was a young man, I ... in India. One evening, after ... in the forest all day, I was returning alone to the place where I ... my tent. It ... dark, and I was ...
along a narrow path. On my right there was a wide river; on my left, a thick, dark forest. Suddenly I ... two green eyes ... at me from among the trees. A man-eating tiger ... ready to jump on me.
What ... I do? ... I jump into the river and ... my life by swimming? I looked to the right. In the river ...
an immense crocodile ... welcome me with its mouth wide open.
I ... that I shut my eyes. I heard branches ... the tiger jumped. What do you think had happened? The tiger ... right over me and was now in the jaws of the crocodile. ... a true story, believe it or not.