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The Princess Stops It All by starwarslover89
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
30 May 2025
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“STOP!” Her voice rung out, like a drum in the dead of the night. The lover froze mid step, his heart pounding as he tried to understand the princess’s daring interruption. He was torn between hope and dread, uncertain if her boldness would save him or seal both their fates.
The princess shouts, “What is this madness?! Don’t you see the injustice in this ‘justice’? Don’t you see the flaws of these ways? All the people who have gone through this haven’t met justice, just luck. It’s barbaric!”
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Hi y’all! This is my first and most likely only post I’m gonna put on here! I wrote this for my English assignment and now that I think of it, it sounds like a fanfic and I wanted to post it here. I would love constructive criticism :) I was supposed to remake/make the ending of this story with an alternative ending, so it takes place right before The Lover chooses which door he will pick.
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"Although the whole kingdom wore black, only one person truly mourned for the king: his daughter and his murderer."
A rewrite on Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger" wherein the princess has more than two choices, yet every path leads to a broken heart.
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The Lady, or the Tiger? (Why do you pick one? Get on the horse.) by michi_star
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
09 Apr 2025
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"What was she to do? If she points to safety, would he listen? She can’t let him die. Yet, if his eyes brighten at the thought of marrying another, where would that leave her? There had to be another way."
In "The Lady, or the Tiger?", a man must follow his lovers direction, a princess who can either point him to a damsel to marry, or a tiger. She points, and the story concludes ambiguously, not knowing which she pointed to - nor if he listened at all. This is too vague for a king's daughter. So, she will find a way to cup sunshine, and save her beloved.
She’s her father’s daughter after all; he really should’ve known better.
Or: "...they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding." But how about: neither! Royalty and love solves most issues. That's a theme, right?
Feedback and/or constructive criticisms welcome!
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I just haven't learned how to be human as you are yet by TheSlightlyMenacingBugInTheCorner
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
15 Feb 2025
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A brief slightly shitty introspective that focuses around The Princess.
A short fic that I wrote for a creative writing assignment in a day-ish. This is my first fic and first piece of writing in a long while so lower your expectations. Ms. S, if you see this, yes it's me. No, I did not plagiarize. I am also begging you to not look at any other fics of mine in the future. Or alternatively, you could refrain from informing me of it to preserve my sanity, thanks.
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The Ending Where Societal Expectations Collapse by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
09 Dec 2024
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in which all expectations are defied
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The Princess and The Tiger by short_dork
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
17 Sep 2024
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this is my alternate ending to the lady or the tiger, it’s just my english assignment but i was really proud of it and wanted to post it for feedback
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The Lady, or the Tiger? Sequel / Direct Continuation by Anonymous
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton, Christian Bible
07 Apr 2024
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Had to write a short story inspired by a story we read in my ENGL101 class, I picked “The Lady, or the Tiger?” and wrote a direct continuation from where the story leaves off.
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Left or Right? (it doesn't matter) by YourBlankHomie
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
01 Mar 2024
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The princess knew what she would answer... left or right? it was up to her.
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My version of how the story would end. But make it gay.
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The princess was, in fact, above all the people gathered to witness this barbaric trial. Even her father jumped to fulfill her every request. Maybe it was because of her superiority, then, that the young man would be condemned to this cruel and unusual fate, for what is royalty when mixed with the common blood? They must be made out of entirely different material. If she cut her palm, surely she would bleed not red, but gold.
Or: the princess is a sinner (the princess is a saint) and the young man is a saint (the young man is a sinner).
Or: i dont fucking know ig the dude just dies
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I made this 3 years ago during coronavirus when me and my friend had a Chromebook
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There are many worlds. If, perhaps, not in the sense you understand that phrase.
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My Answer by KiraHeartilly
Fandoms: Kingdom Hearts (Video Games), The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton, xxxHoLic, The Discourager of Hesitancy, Wishbone (TV), Lose Now Pay Later - Carol Farley
23 Dec 2022
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And it seems my mind is screaming even now
You opened that door but what was it that came out?
The hungry tiger starving for flesh
Condemning you for your sins
Or was it the beautiful lady
Waiting for your new lives to begin?So tell me, what was beyond that door?
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Another mish mash of ideas swirled together in a pot of nonsense.
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The Lady or The Tiger by ColorfulSilhouettes
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
15 Jul 2021
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I had an assignment to write an end to the story for my english class and figured I may as well post it.
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- Part 1 of English Assignments
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a man’s fate in the hands of a princess by liloura
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
11 Feb 2021
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i highly HIGHLY suggest you read the short story before you read this.
this is just my interpretation of the ending of the story.
it’s very short because it’s literally just my english assignment lmao
here’s the link to the full text of the lady or the tiger : http://www.english-literature.uni-bayreuth.de/en/teaching/documents/courses/Stockton1.pdf
also this is very short. deal with it.- Language:
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Five Endings for 'The Lady or the Tiger?' Plus One That Actually Happened by atamascolily
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
11 Jul 2020
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Which one happened, is, of course, up to you.
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Interview With A Semi-Barbaric Princess by LittleBrownRock
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
28 Jun 2020
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A Fateful Death by UnbowedUnbentUnbrokenDreamer
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
16 Apr 2018
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The Lady or the Tiger? Conclusive Ending by kanaes (irltooru)
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
07 Jun 2016
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If the story didn't end in a question, what would it have ended with?
Did the door on the right contain the tiger, or a beautiful woman?
Did the princess truly love the young man, and wanted to let him live?
Or did she let her jealousy consume her?(aka: watch me word vomit as I try to answer all of these questions.)
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Anti-schadenfreude by OnlyTomorrowWillTell
Fandoms: The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton
22 Mar 2015
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The princess made a tough decision.
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Doctor Who and the Hodge-Podge by MacBeth
Fandoms: Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Mary Poppins - All Media Types, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Indiana Jones Series, Little Fuzzy Series - H. Beam Piper, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, The Wizard of Oz & Related Fandoms, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), The Lady or the Tiger? - Frank Stockton, The Time Machine - H. G. Wells, Voyagers!, Conan the Barbarian & Related Fandoms, Mad Max Series (Movies), Darkover Series - Marion Zimmer Bradley, Dune Series - Frank Herbert, The Elric Saga - Michael Moorcock, Xanth - Piers Anthony, Witch World - Andre Norton, Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie, The Faded Sun Series - C. J. Cherryh, Elfquest, Garfield - All Media Types, Escape from New York (Movies), Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain, Silver John (Wellman), Marvel (Comics), Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Fandom, The Flintstones, Sapphire and Steel, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead - Stoppard, Humphrey Bogart - Fandom, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Robin Hood (Traditional), Les Trois Mousquetaires | The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas, ENOUGH ALREADY AUGHH
23 Mar 2014
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In 1983, we set out to write the ultimate cross-universe epic – or, as I put it, “the worst crossover fic ever written.” Did we succeed? You be the judge.