This is a continuation of the short story, "The Lady or the Tiger." The tiger is killed by the prince who cleverly hides a knife in his shoe and stabs the tiger in the eye.

The young man "turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, and every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went up to the door on the right, and opened it." Now what was behind the door may be a surprise. The princess loved the man very much, did she not? She loved him so much …

…the tiger right in the eye, killing it instantly. As the crowd saw what had happened they were at first shocked, for this had never happened before. But the king started to applaud the man, and so followed the spectators. The man stood up, dusted himself off, and gazed upon the princess. The king declared that the man be wedded to his daughter right then and there because he had proven himself more than worthy.