Q.16. How has Prasahnt, a teenager been able to help the people of his village?
Q.17. Why does the happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in
the seamstress' house?
Q.18. For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
Q.19. Why did the swallow not leave the Prince and go to Egypt?
Q.20. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Q21. What are the Guru's words of Wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
Answers
16.ans.
He had leadership qualities so he took the initiative to rehabilitate people. He made a team of young volunteers and cleaned urine, filth, vomit and floating carcasses. His team was fully dedicated to serve others. He persuaded grief-stricken women to look after children.
17.ans.
The Happy Prince sent a ruby for the seamstress because she was very poor and could not feed her child who was suffering from fever. ... The Happy Prince saw the poor lady and her son. He felt pity for them. So, he asked the swallow to pick out the ruby from the sword and give it to the seamstress.
18.ans.
The prince sent the sapphires for the playwright so that he could finish a play for the director of the theatre in time. The princes sent his second sapphire to a poor match girl. Her matches had fallen into the gutter. She was afraid that her father would beat her for this loss.
19.ans.
Since the prince had given away the two sapphires of his eyes to the people in need, he had become blind. Touched by his kindness and to give him support, the swallow decided to stay with the prince always.
20.ans.
The two strange things that the guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools are: People used to work during nights and sleep during days. Cost of everything in the market was the same, one duddu, whether it was a measure of rice or a bunch of bananas.
21.ans.
The Guru's words of wisdom were that it was the city of fools and their unpredictable behaviour could create danger anytime. ... The disciple remembers these words when he was going to be executed in place of the merchant.
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