Enormous!

You don't think it'll come back, do you?

For more you mean?

Yes,

You're right - we'd better get this stitched!

Right...

Ah, hello, doc!

Morning! I came as fast as I could is, uh, is something up?

Yes. During the night old Perkins got his leg bitten sort of ...

off.

Oh! Been in the wars have we?

Yes.

Any headache? Bowels alright? Hmmm...

Let's have a look at this - one leg of yours, then, eh?

Yes, yes. ...yes yes ... yes yes yes yes...

Yes, yes...well, this is nothing to worry about.

Oh, good.

Yes, there's a lot of it about, probably a virus.

Keep warm, plenty of rest, and if you're playing football or anything

, try and favor the other leg.

Oh, right-oh.

You'll be right as rain in a couple of days!

Oh, thank's for the reassurance, Doc.

Not at all, that's what I'm here for.

Any other problems I can reassure you about?

No, I'm fine.

Jolly good. Well, I'll just be off.

So, it'll - it'll just grow back again, then, will it?

Uh, I think I'd better come clean with you about this....

it's, it's ... not a virus, I'm afraid. See, a virus is what we doctors call

very very small. So small it could not possibly

have made off with a whole leg.

What we're looking for here is, I think,

and this is no more than an educated guess, I'd like to make that clear,

is some multicellular life form, with stripes

huge, razor-sharp teeth, about 11 foot long,

and of the genus felis horribilus.

What we doctors in fact call

A tiger.

(together) A tiger?

(together) A tiger? Aaaaarrghhhh!

A tiger? In Africa?

Hm?

A TIGER in Africa!?

Well, it's probably escaped from the zoo.

Doesn't sound very likely to me....

Hmm hmmm hmmm.

Sir! Sir! Sir! It's...