This story is not true. As Frank R. Stockton wrote this store he was one who believed if you did something wrong you should go into and arena with two doors. And behind one door was a tiger. And behind the other door was a lady. The Semi-barbaric king found out his daughter was in love with someone who he thought was evil. So he put the evil man in the arena. Where he would open one of the doors… Which door do you think he will chose? I think he will chose the one with the tiger behind it. “The Semi-Barbaric had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies and a soul as fervent and imperious as his own.” Which means he thinks she is as good as him. He also said “Had it not been for the moiety of barbaric in her nature, it is probable