"The Happy Prince" - Cause and Effect
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The Happy Prince
1.
- Cause - Flying back to join the rest of his flock, a tired Swallow needed a roost for the night.
- Effect - Eventually he met the statue of the Happy Prince.
2.
- Cause - There were sufferings for the poor people of his town unlike him, which he could not solve then as he was dead to the world.
- Effect - The statue of the Happy Prince's eyes filled with tears.
3.
- Cause - The Swallow had delivered the woman the ruby from the Happy Prince's crown.
- Effect - The woman in the little gray house was overcome with joy, kissed her children and hugged them close to her.
4.
- Cause - The Swallow peeled gold leaf from the covering of the Happy Prince, clutched it in his beak and released the gold leaves one by one, over the bridge people.
- Effect - The people were happy as they would be able to buy food for the winter but the Happy Prince looked gray and lifeless.
5.
- Cause - The Happy Prince told Swallow of a school with no money for books, colored paper, crayons, and pencils.
- Effect - The Swallow carried the sapphires to the teachers so that he would be able to buy books, colored paper, crayons and pencils for his students.
6.
- Cause - The Swallow had died; works of both the Swallow and the Happy Prince were completed.
- Effect - A sudden cracking noise, loud enough to wake the squirrels nearby was the sound of the Prince's leaden heart breaking into pieces.
7.
- Cause - The gold deeds of the little Swallow and the Happy Prince did not go unnoticed.
- Effect - The bird and the broken lead heart were tenderly lifted out of the junk pile, and given a place of honor.
Answer:
1.
Cause - Flying back to join the rest of his flock, a tired Swallow needed a roost for the night.
Effect - Eventually he met the statue of the Happy Prince.
2.
Cause - There were sufferings for the poor people of his town unlike him, which he could not solve then as he was dead to the world.
Effect - The statue of the Happy Prince's eyes filled with tears.
3.
Cause - The Swallow had delivered the woman the ruby from the Happy Prince's crown.
Effect - The woman in the little gray house was overcome with joy, kissed her children and hugged them close to her.
4.
Cause - The Swallow peeled gold leaf from the covering of the Happy Prince, clutched it in his beak and released the gold leaves one by one, over the bridge people.
Effect - The people were happy as they would be able to buy food for the winter but the Happy Prince looked gray and lifeless.
5.
Cause - The Happy Prince told Swallow of a school with no money for books, colored paper, crayons, and pencils.
Effect - The Swallow carried the sapphires to the teachers so that he would be able to buy books, colored paper, crayons and pencils for his students.
6.
Cause - The Swallow had died; works of both the Swallow and the Happy Prince were completed.
Effect - A sudden cracking noise, loud enough to wake the squirrels nearby was the sound of the Prince's leaden heart breaking into pieces.
7.
Cause - The gold deeds of the little Swallow and the Happy Prince did not go unnoticed.
Effect - The bird and the broken lead heart were tenderly lifted out of the junk pile, and given a place of honor.