The Tiger Album is composed based on the book 'Our Wisdom Here - Part 2' written by author Luong Ngoc Duc and published by Trao Books in 2021. The album's content tells the sequential story of the book, from when the little Tiger goes playing in the forest and meets the Buffalo and the farmer, to the entire village taking care of and apologizing to the burned Tiger.
Summary of Part 1:
Curious to know what wisdom is, the Tiger comes to ask the farmer. The farmer says he forgot his wisdom at home and has to go get it. But he is afraid the Tiger will eat the Buffalo, so he suggests tying the Tiger to a tree. The Tiger immediately agrees. Then, the farmer piles straw around the tree and sets it on fire, shouting loudly: "This is my wisdom! This is my wisdom!"
Seeing this, the Buffalo laughs, unfortunately hitting his upper jaw against a rock, losing all his teeth. Much later, the fire burns through the rope, and the Tiger manages to run away into the forest. Since then, the Buffalo has no teeth in his upper jaw, and the Tiger has long black stripes on his body.
Part 2:
The farmer returns to the village feeling happy and triumphant after tricking the foolish Tiger. He tells everyone in the village about tying up the Tiger and burning him to show him what wisdom is. Everyone who hears it is delighted and has a hearty laugh.
...only one person doesn't laugh.
That is... the Village Elder.
His face changes color. He slams his hand on the bed and stands up, walking towards the farmer. The Village Elder shouts loudly, to the surprise of everyone.
"That is DECEPTION, not wisdom! If you still have any wisdom, go find the tiger and bring him back here."
Having said that, the Village Elder orders everyone in the village to go find the Tiger. Everyone searches and searches for a long time before finding the Tiger lying weakly by the stream in the deep forest, severely burned.
The villagers together carry the Tiger back. The Village Elder orders everyone to take turns taking good care of the Tiger day and night.
A few days later, the Tiger gradually recovers. The whole village gathers around the Tiger. The Village Elder comes over, takes the Tiger's claws, and apologizes for the mistakes made by the villagers. The farmer also realizes his mistake. He thanks the Village Elder for teaching him a good lesson and then bravely apologizes to the Tiger in front of everyone.
The Tiger smiles and says: "I feel much better now. Human wisdom is truly powerful. Even though I'm in so much pain, understanding such a lesson is well worth it."
With a wrinkled and kind face, the Village Elder speaks in a warm voice, "Tiger, human wisdom is not like that. Human wisdom lies in recognizing one's mistakes and having the courage to correct them. Human wisdom is in a heart that knows right from wrong and knows how to love. Tiger, please stay here a little longer so that the villagers can take care 1 of you, and please be a friend to humans, Tiger!"
The Tiger's face seems to light up at the Village Elder's words. The Tiger gives a gentle smile, forgiving the farmer.
Witnessing the whole event, the Buffalo also realizes his mistake in laughing at the Tiger's pain when he was burned. The Buffalo also apologizes to the Tiger, and from then on, the Buffalo becomes a close friend of the Tiger.
