Question

Compare and contrast the life and feelings of the Prince before and after his death in story the happy prince

Answer 1

The happy prince was actually a statue made of lavish stones.

One day a swallow decided to spend its day at the feet of happy prince.

The happy prince instructed the swallow every day to pluck out a precious stone from his body one by one, and help people in distress.

As a result the last remaining was a dull and drab looking happy prince statue, and at last, even the swallow died.

Answer 2

The story of ‘Happy Prince’ is actually a story of a beautiful statue that is famous as a happy prince made up of abundant stones.

In the story, it is shown that when the prince was alive, he used to help the people but after his death, he was not able to help the distress.

However, the Shallow took a piece of the statue to decrease the misery of people. This made the happy prince happier.