Creative Writing: The Tiger and the Tree Once upon a time, long ago, there was a terrible drought that hit the land. The rains had not come that year and the crops were doing very badly. Without much food and water, all of the animals were very hot, very thirsty, and very hungry. It just so happened that there was a field and in the middle of this field was one large pear tree full of the juiciest pears you ever did see. They were big and yellow and just waiting to be picked. Unfortunately, at the base of this tree was a very mean tiger. Tiger was greedy and selfish and refused to let anyone near the tree. He would sit all day in the shade of the pear tree and growl a