Question

‘Far away from here,’ said the Happy Prince in a low voice, ‘there is a poor

house in a little street. Through an open window, I can see a woman at a table. Her

face is very thin and she has rough, red hands. She is making a dress for one of the

queen’s ladies, for a dance in the palace. Her little boy is lying on a bed in the corner

of the room. He is very ill. He is crying because she can only give him water from

the river. Little bird, will you take my red jewel to her ? I cannnot move from here.’

‘My friends are waiting for me in Egypt,’ said the Swallow.

‘Little bird, little bird,’ said the prince, ‘Please stay ! The boy is crying and his

mother is so unhappy.’

The Happy Prince looked very sad, and the little Swallow was sorry for him.

‘It is very cold here,’ he said ‘but I will stay with you for one night. Tomorrow I will

take the jewel.’

‘Thank you, little bird,’ said the prince.

So, the Swallow took the great red jewel from the prince’s waist and flew

away with it over the roof of the town. He passed the palace and heard the sound of

dancing.

The bird passed over the river and flew and flew. At last he came to the poor

little house and looked inside. The boy was lying on the bed. The mother was

asleep; she was so tired. He flew in and put the great red jewel on the table. Then he

flew round the bed, moving the air around the boy’s face with his wings.

A3. Write four describing words from the passage.​

Answer 1

Answer:

making, lying, crying, dancing