The Lady, or the Tiger? The Lady, or the Tiger? "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is a much-anthologized short story written by Frank R. Stockton for publication in the magazine "The Century" in 1882. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" has entered the English language as an allegorical expression, a shorthand indication or signifier, for a problem that is unsolvable. The short story takes place in a land ruled by a semi-barbaric king. Some of the king's ideas are progressive, but others cause people to suffer. One of the king's innovations is the use of a public trial by ordeal as an agent of poetic justice,
The Tower of the Elephant "Conan the Barbarian", which includes Conan and his fellow thieves scaling a tower, battling a giant snake, and stealing a jewel. In the 2011 film "Conan the Barbarian" a character extols Conan's past accomplishments and mentions his adventure in the Tower of the Elephant. The story was adapted into a hack and slash video game for IOS by developer Chillingo, which was released as a tie-in for the 2011 film "Conan the Barbarian". The Tower of the Elephant "The Tower of the Elephant" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian,