Fang is a contented little tiger, but not very brave. So the big tigers remove his stripes. This shames Fang dreadfully, so he runs away to find out how to be brave. But he still finds all sorts of things to be frightened of. When he returns to mum, he discovers she is very ill, and it is Fang who must face all the perils of the dark and storms and dangers to fetch the doctor. Because he does so, the older tigers return his stripes for 'no one deserves them more than you'. Beautiful art work.