What do you do when a Tiger comes to tea? Of course, you invite him in. What if he eats all the food in the house???????? Disaster? This is the subject of the much beloved children's story The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
As for author Judith Kerr, she is 93 and still working! She lives alone with her cat, and has a lovely writing desk with mugs full of pencils! I think Kerr is an inspiration to us all.
This is her only book I have, and it is really fantastic. Very funny, too, great for both children and adults.
Discussing the enigmatic figure of the Tiger, Kerr has stated in an interview that he does not represent anything else in the story. He is just a big, orange, beautiful creature; just a tiger.
As Freud once said, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!
For me, the story is all about responding to the unforeseen. When a hungry tiger asks if he can share your tea, you will be hospitable and say yes. When he eats up all the food, as he is most likely to do, you don't go hungry yourself - you go to a cafe 😀
Have a lovely start to the week!
xxx
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