Activity 1
ck the correct alternative:
(i) When the little bird hopped into Princess September's room, she wa
(a) clapping her hands (b) crying alone (c) sleeping in her bed
(ii) The little bird perched on the (a) finger of the Princess (b) branch of the
willow tree (c) window
(iii) The sisters of Princess September (a) loved her (b) were envious of her
(c) hated her
(iv) Princess September was advised to (a) let the bird go free (b) hand the
bird over to her sisters (c) put the bird in a cage
Answers
He cried bitterly when he said this, for he was extremely fond of the Queen. Of course it made the Queen very uneasy because she knew that it would distress the King very much if he had to cut off her head. And it would not be very nice for her. But it so happened that there was no need for either of them to worry because September was the last daughter they ever had. The Queen only had sons after that and they were called by the letters of the alphabet, so there was no cause for anxiety there for a long time, since she had only reached the letter J.
Why would the King have to cut off the Queen's head?
Solution 1
According to the King of Siam, twelve daughters were enough for a man. He did not want to go through the trouble of naming them again, and hence, he decided that if the queen gave birth to one more daughter, he would cut off her head.
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