Happy Prince 'What a curious thing!'' a) Who said the line? b) What was curious? Why does the speaker call it a curious thing? c) How does the speaker react at it?
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This story is about a Prince. When the prince was alive, he was very happy. After his death, a big statue of his was erected on a pedestal. From there, the statue of Prince could see the entire city and at that time he saw the miseries of the people. He saw the poor people, the homeless, their hunger, and starvation. The Prince was sad to see all these miseries, sadness of the people. So in this chapter we will study the story of this prince.
a) Who said the line?
☞ Little Swallow said the line.
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b) What was curious? Why does the speaker call it a curious thing?
☞ The two large drops that fell on swallow was curious.
The speaker called it curious because there was no cloud in the sky.
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c) How does the speaker react at it?
☞ The swallow is shocked when he sees a statue crying. After all, it is supposed to be an inanimate object. However, the swallow does feel sorry for the statue. So, the swallow's reaction is first shock and then sadness.