The Lady or the Tiger

Here's the legendary story that was made so long ago: everything is cut in half. Whether it be a good half or a bad half. There was once a semi- barbaric king, who had an amphitheatre. This theatre was used to judge criminals. There were two doors. One door had a tiger, which means you're guilty. The other door had a lady, which meant that you're innocent. Opening the door with the tiger would kill you, and opening the door with the lady wouldn't kill you. You would instead marry the lady, regardless of whether or not you were in love or married to someone else. People would be sad if you got killed; happy if you got married. So, here's how it begins: The king's daughter, the princess, is in love with a peasant man, and as you couldn't get married to people of a higher class if you were of lower standing, that was a crime. Thus, the peasant was sent to the amphitheatre for the crime of being in love with the princess. Days before that day, the princess set out to find out the secret behind the doors, and where the one with the lady and tiger would be. However, she hated that her lover was to marry another woman, whom she hated, as she saw that the woman that would be in one of the doors was the one that admired her lover. They would speak, but she never knew what they said. Was it important? Or was it just normal conversation? She never knew, and thus, she was jealous and had hated that woman. However, the sight of her lover dying was too much. It was better to have her lover wait for her beyond the grave, but oh, the horrible blood!
She told him to open the door on the right. But what was the door on the right? We'll never know.

Now, here's what I ask you: Was it the lady, or the tiger?

I actually had to do an essay on how it ended, in my own personal thoughts. If it came from the princess' point of view, i would've definitely gone with the tiger, but if it was from my own personal thoughts:

As the man opened the door on the right, everyone remained silent, cringing on the edge of the amphitheatre. A small "CREEEEEK!" sound could be heard as the man opened the door, slowly yet steadily. The sound broke the silence, and rang throughout the entire room. As the door opened whole, beyond the door was nothing that could be seen or heard. It was shrouded by darkness. Soon, footsteps could be heard in the darkness. The people looked at the door in suspense. "What was in that door?", you would ask. The footsteps of a lady, or a tiger?
The footsteps grew louder, and anxiety increased. A figure began to enaminate from the lightless beyond. The man trembled. Had his lover chosen his death, or his savior? Then, at that moment, out came the figure from the shade into the light.
It was the woman.
Crowds cheered; hands clapped. The joyous brass bells rang, and the priest came out: indicating that the man was innocent. The semi- barbaric princess' fierce blood had cooled. Her ardent love for the man saved him, but at the cost of losing him to the woman. She kept her composure, determined to see the ceremony through.
The marraige ceremony began, and it was finished as soon as it started. Everyone left the king's amphitheatre in a good mood. Only the woman, the man, and the semi- barbaric princess were left. The princess was doleful, but exuberant for her former lover's fate. As everyone left, she began to leave as well. However, someone stopped her: the man.
As she turned, she saw him bow in front of her, and thanked her graciously for saving his life. The woman had bowed as well. The hole that the semi- barbaric princess had when she chose for the man to go to the woman was filled. She smiled that smile that one feels when they know they have done a great thing.
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- Now, how about you? If it came from the lady's point of view, what do you think she'd have chosen, and what do you think should've happened personally?

The lady? She was the lady herself?

ah, I remember that old book. Excellent. I go with tiger.

Ash The Hedgehog wrote:The lady? She was the lady herself?

No, okay, so in the amphitheatre, the guy has a choice. The tiger or the lady. His lover, the princess, finds out which is which, and in turn tells him to choose the door on the left. That's where the story stops. The princess made a decision, and it was extremely controversial, as she didn't want her lover to die, but she didn't want him to marry a woman who she was jealous of.