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11 Princess September began to cry and her tears fell on
[2] The bird said that he could not sing unless he
(3)The princess loved the bird enough to let him be happy
(4)The little bird will come back to the princess because he
(5) She kept her window open so that the little bird
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Explanation:
How many daughters did the royal couple have?
ANSWER:
The royal couple had nine daughters.
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Question 2:
Why were they named after the months of the year?
ANSWER:
They were named after the months of the year because the King and the Queen had many daughters, and it confused the Queen to have to remember so many names.
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Question 3:
The King had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar?
ANSWER:
The King’s peculiar habit was that instead of receiving gifts on his birthday, he gave them. It is called peculiar because usually, people receive gifts on their birthdays.
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Question 4:
(i) What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?
(ii) What was her mother’s reaction to it?
(iii) What do the reactions indicate about the nature and temperament of each?
ANSWER:
(i) Princess September burst into a flood of tears at the loss of her parrot. She kept crying and nothing comforted her.
(ii) Her mother declared it as nonsense, and said that she should go to bed without any supper.
(iii) The Princess’ reaction indicates that she was a young, sensitive child. That is why she cried over the loss of her parrot. It was a very important thing for her. The loss of her parrot filled her with grief.
Her mother’s reaction indicates that she was a little harsh. She did not understand her daughter’s grief and console her. She did not think that the dying of the parrot was in any way a significant incident to shed tears.
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Question 5:
What pulled the Princess out of her gloom?
ANSWER:
When the Princess was lying on her bed crying, she saw a little bird hop into her room. She wiped her tears and heard the beautiful song that the bird sang. This brought the Princess out of her gloom.