CHAPTER 5 (MOMENTS)
THE HAPPY PRINCE
I. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
What is the use of statue if it cannot keep the rain off? “ He said” I must
look for a good chimney pot”, and then determined to fly away. But before
he had opened his wings, a third drop fell and he looked up, and saw - Ah!
what did he see?
1. Whose statue was this of?
2. What were the drops of rain in real?
3. Find the word in the passage that is opposite to ‘weak in decision’.
II. Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really
happy? What does he see all around him?
The courtiers called the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because he was always
happy. When he was alive, he did not know what tears were for; he lived in
a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. However, when he died
and was made into a statue, he was not happy and tears flowed down his
eyes on seeing the state of his city. He could see all the misery and
ugliness of the city around him.
III. Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What
does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
The Happy Prince sent a ruby for the seamstress as she was extremely
poor and could not feed her child who was suffering from fever.
The swallow, on being persuaded by the prince, went to the seamstress’s
house. She had fallen asleep so the swallow kept the ruby on the table
where the woman worked. He then flew round the bed fanning the boy’s
forehead with his wings. This made the boy feel relaxed and he went to
sleep.
IV. Describe the statue of the Happy Prince as described in the
beginning of the story?
At the beginning of the story the statue was fixed on a tall column, full of
thin leaves of gold on the body, and had two sapphires for eyes. It had a
large red ruby fixed on the hilt of the sword.
Answers
Answer:
- The statue is happy prince..
- the drops in real where the tears of happy prince..
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Explanation:
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Answer:
- The passage does not mention whose statue it was.
- The drops of rain were real raindrops falling on the statue of the bird in the story.
- The word in the passage that is opposite to "weak in decision" is "determined," which means having a firm and resolute purpose or intention.
Explanation:
I. 1. The passage does not mention whose statue it was.
2. The drops of rain were real raindrops falling on the statue of the bird in the story.
3. The word in the passage that is opposite to "weak in decision" is "determined," which means having a firm and resolute purpose or intention.
II. The courtiers called the prince 'the Happy Prince' because he was always happy during his life in the palace, where sorrow was not allowed to enter. However, as a statue, he was not happy because he could see the misery and ugliness of the city around him. The Happy Prince sees poverty, suffering, and injustice all around him, which makes him sad and empathetic towards his people.
III. The Happy Prince sends a ruby for the seamstress to help her feed her sick child. The swallow, on being persuaded by the prince, goes to the seamstress's house and keeps the ruby on the table where she worked, so she could find it when she woke up. The swallow then fanned the boy's forehead with his wings, which helped him relax and fall asleep.
IV. At the beginning of the story, the statue of the Happy Prince was fixed on a tall column and had thin leaves of gold on its body. It had two sapphires for eyes and a large red ruby fixed on the hilt of the sword. The statue was beautiful and majestic, but as the story unfolds, the Happy Prince's outward appearance fades in importance compared to the compassion and empathy he shows towards his people.
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