Question

Q3. 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 1

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1. Princess September took the loss of her parrot to heart. She wept continuously and  nothing could comfort her. She was put to sleep without supper.
2. Her Mother said that Princess September’s weeping was simply nonsense. She asked the  maids to put the child to sleep without supper.
3. The princess was very simple-hearted and sensitive. She was stricken with grief when her  parrot died. But the Queen mother was not moved at all. She did nothing to console the child.  Instead, she decided to let her go without dinner, this indicates that she is harsh and insensitive.

Answer 2

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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