In Kalki's story, 'The Tiger King', how does the Maharaja appease the British Officer who wished to hunt tigers in Pratibandapuram ?

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The Maharaja appeased the British Officer who wished to hunt tigers in Pratibandapuram by sending a gift of fifty expensive diamond rings to the British Officer's wife. This act of bribery was a calculated move to prevent the officer from hunting tigers in his state, thus preserving the tiger population and allowing the Maharaja to continue his own tiger hunts to fulfill his vow of killing one hundred tigers. The Maharaja correctly anticipated that the officer's wife would be swayed by the expensive gift, and this would prevent the officer from pursuing his desire to hunt tigers in Pratibandapuram.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Option 2: The Maharaja gave two lakh rupees to the high ranking British Officer.** While the Maharaja was wealthy, the story explicitly states that he sent diamond rings to the officer's wife, not money directly to the officer. Giving money directly might have been seen as too blatant a bribe and could have backfired.

*   **Option 3: The Maharaja organized a boar hunt for him.** The story does not mention the Maharaja organizing a boar hunt for the British Officer. The officer specifically wanted to hunt tigers, and the Maharaja's goal was to prevent this, not facilitate a different type of hunt.

*   **Option 4: The Maharaja accompanied the British Officer on the hunt and killed the tiger.** The entire premise of the Maharaja's actions was to *prevent* the British Officer from hunting tigers. Allowing the officer to hunt, even with the Maharaja present, would defeat the purpose of preserving the tiger population for the Maharaja's own hunts.