Can u explain the lesson "Happy Prince" of class 9th.
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SUMMARY 1
Explanation:
The Happy prince was a statue. He was placed on a high column in the square of the city. But after his death sapphires for his eyes. His body was covered with leaves of fine gold. A large and rare ruby was set on the hilt of his sword.
Swallows had flown away to the warm and pleasant land of Egypt. But one small swallow was left behind. He was late but he had made up his mind up his mind to fly and join his friends who were waiting for him.
All day long he flew and arrived at the city. He decided to spend his night between the feet of the Happy Prince.
Drops of water fell on him. He looked up. The sky was clear. But the Prince was weeping. The bird asked him why he was weeping.
The Prince said he was a seamstress in her poor house. Face was thin and her fingers were picked was needle. She was embroidering flowers on a rich woman’s gown. Her son lay on a bed. He was sick and thirsty.
He asked to the bird to pluck the ruby off his sword and carry it to the poor woman.
The bird agreed. He picked the ruby and flew to the poor woman. When he return he was happy because he had done a good deep.
The next day the swallow visited the monuments in the city. The happy prince had seen a young playwright trying to finish writing a play. The young man was cold and hungry, he had no firewood to keep himself warm.
He asked him to pluck one of the sapphires and carry it to the young man. So that he could buy firewood and food.
The bird agreed and carry out his order.
A little match girl in the crying in square below. She had accidentally let her matches fall in the gutter. She was crying because she feared her father would beat her unless she went back home with some money.
The prince asked the bird to pluck his other eye too and give the sapphires to the little poor girl. The bird refused to obey the Prince because he did not want to make the Prince blind in both the eyes.
The bird did what he was told to do. The girl was had to get a surprise.
The Prince was blind. The swallow did not to leave this kind-hearted Prince. Prince decided never to leave him through it was getting colder and colder.
The Prince asked the bird to fly over the great city and to tell him what he has seen.
Reports of the sufferings of the poor and starving children. The prince orders the swallow to peel off leaves of gold that covered his body and take them to the poor.
Now snow had began to fall and the bird was left with no strength. He knew his end was near. He flew to the prince and told him that it was time for him to bid final good-bye.
He kissed the Prince and fell down dead at his feet. The leaden heart of the Prince broke into two.
Next morning the mayor of the city came to the square. He said it looked no better than a beggar.
He also saw a dead bird lying at its feet. He ordered to pull down the statue.
So the statue of the happy prince was pulled down. They melted it in a furnace. It was a curios that the broken heart of the happy prince did not melt.
God asked one of his angles to bring him two of the most precious things in the city. The angel brought him the broken heart and the dead bird.
God said that he had chosen the right things. He said that the swallow and the prince would ever live happily in paradise.
SUMMARY 2
The story is an allegory. It brings out the importance of charity. We learn that love and sacrifice can endear us to God. The prince in the story is no living prince. He is the statue of a dead prince decorated with gold leaves and precious stones. He is known as the Happy Prince because there is a smile on his lips. But the smile gradually gives way to tears. The Happy Prince cannot help crying over the scenes of misery in the houses of the poor. He decides to help them with his gold leaves and costly stones. The little swallow acts as his messenger, and he gives away all his wealth. The Swallow was on his way back to his homeland when the prince had detained him to help the poor. He still wished to go back but now it was too late. The intense cold killed him. Thus the little swallow lost his life in helping the poor. His death broke the prince’s heart. So the swallow and the prince perished for a noble cause. But their death was not the end. It made them immortal. That is why the angel selected the dead swallow and the lifeless heart of the prince as the noblest things on earth. The story teaches a very useful and very true lesson. We learn that God loves those who love their fellow human beings.