Water Margin, Chapter 22: samenvatting

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1. Song Jiang befriends Wu Song at Chai Jin’s manor, supports him during his recovery, and becomes his sworn elder brother before their parting.
2. Traveling toward his home county, Wu Song drinks eighteen bowls of wine and rejects the innkeeper’s warnings about a tiger.
3. An official notice convinces Wu Song of the danger, but fear of ridicule keeps him climbing Jingyang Ridge.
4. Wu Song dodges the tiger’s attacks, breaks his staff, and kills the animal with his hands, feet, and the broken weapon.
5. Hunters and villagers confirm the kill, celebrate Wu Song, and escort him to the Yanggu County magistrate.
6. Wu Song gives his reward to the hunters, accepts appointment as a foot constable, and encounters an unidentified man.

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Wu Song accepts that the tiger exists but refuses to retreat. His concern for his reputation drives the decision that leads to the fight.

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