THE HAPPY PRINCE Answer the following questions: 1. Why did the swallow refuse to carry ruby to seamstress? Why did he finally agree to do it? 2. What did the swallow overhear while going to seamstress' s house? 3. 'The little swallow grew colder and colder but kept up his determination.' How did the bird show his great strength and courage? 4. How did the Mayor and his councillors react to seeing the statue of the Happy Prince? 5. What strange thing was observed by the overseer?
Answers
Ans:-1 The swallow first refused to carry the ruby to the seamstress because he wanted to be with his friends who were in Egypt.
Ans.2 The swallow came to the house of the seamstress. He found that her son was suffering from a fever. He took pity
on him.
Ans:-3 The bird grew cold because of the snow and the frost but he did not leave the Happy Prince. He would eat crumbs from a baker's shop and keep himself warm by flapping his wings.
And:-4 The Mayor ordered that the statue should be pulled down because it was neither beautiful now useful. The broken heart did not melt in the furnace. It was thrown away on a dust heap where the dead swallow was also lying. God asked the angels to bring the two most precious things in the city.
And:-5 The strange thing that the overseer discovered at the foundry was that the Happy Prince heart did not melt because it was one of a kind.
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Answer:
Ans 1:-
Ans:-The swallow first refused to carry the ruby to the seamstress because he wanted to be with his friends who were in Egypt. Moreover, when the Happy Prince expected help for the little boy of the seamstress, the bird said that he did not like boys. However, he agreed to stay for the night on seeing the Happy Prince in such a sorrowful state.
Ans 2:-
The swallow overheard her saying that she hoped her dress would be ready for the state ball and that she had ordered flowers to be embroidered on it, but the seamstresses were a lazy lot.
Ans 3:-
The bird grew cold because of the snow and the frost but he did not leave the Happy Prince. He would eat crumbs from a baker’s shop and keep himself warm by flapping his wings. He showed great strength and courage by staying on beside the Happy Prince in spite of the bitter cold and the consequent risk to his life.
Ans 4:-
The Mayor and the Town Councillors were shocked to see the dull-looking statue of the Happy Prince bereft of his sapphire eyes, ruby-studded sword hilt and gold leaves. They decided to pull it down because it looked much too shabby and beggarly, and was no longer beautiful or useful.
Ans 5:-
The strange thing that the overseer discovered at the foundry was that the Happy Prince heart did not melt because it was one of a kind.