Tiger

The tiger came to the town from the surrounding jungle. Doubtless attracted by the easy pickings. He went through people's rubbish and stole a couple of goats. And then he killed a man. There were no tears lost over the man - a feckless ne'er-do-well and thief - and the mayor's office was not displeased to have him lost in this way.

After this, the mayor announced that the tiger was too dangerous to apprehend and that the town would instead leave meat out for it. This approach has worked well. The tiger is never seen now. Occasionally, he does still strike but, as chance would have it, the victims are always from that portion of the population that the town is quite happy to do without - the drug dealers, wife-beaters and small-time crooks.

The tiger must be very old by now. Very old indeed.