Question

Which sound made Baldeo realise that the tiger was close by?
Why was he worried that the tiger may be going in the opposite direction? Why didn't the tiger fear the man?

Answer 1

The frightened cry of a barking deer followed by a crashing sound in the undergrowth, made Baldeo realise that the tiger was close by.
He was worried because in the hut his son Tembu was sleeping unprotected.
The tiger didn't fear the man as it was used to the ways of man as it had been preying on them for years.