RICHARD
01-26-2005, 05:04 PM
Woman hospitalised by tiger painting
A Chinese pensioner had to be taken to hospital after she mistook a painting of a tiger for the real thing.
The woman, in her 70s, spotted the 'tiger' in a dark alleyway after shopping at a nearby supermarket.
According to Shanghai Evening Post, she screamed, turned and ran after seeing a 'tiger' coming at her.
But the woman, who the paper named as Mrs Wang, slipped on ice and fell heavily.
Passersby rushed to Mrs Wang's aid to find her nervously stammering: "Tiger, tiger, there's a tiger" and pointing down the alleyway.
But the tiger turned out to be a painting hung in a calligraphy and painting shop window.
To draw business, the shop owner had put a light behind the paint to create a lifelike impression.
A Chinese pensioner had to be taken to hospital after she mistook a painting of a tiger for the real thing.
The woman, in her 70s, spotted the 'tiger' in a dark alleyway after shopping at a nearby supermarket.
According to Shanghai Evening Post, she screamed, turned and ran after seeing a 'tiger' coming at her.
But the woman, who the paper named as Mrs Wang, slipped on ice and fell heavily.
Passersby rushed to Mrs Wang's aid to find her nervously stammering: "Tiger, tiger, there's a tiger" and pointing down the alleyway.
But the tiger turned out to be a painting hung in a calligraphy and painting shop window.
To draw business, the shop owner had put a light behind the paint to create a lifelike impression.