Question

The poor seamstress was given the ____by the swallow

Answer 1

the poor seamstress was given the Ruby by the swallow

Answer 2

Answer:

The poor seamstress was given the ruby by the swallow.

Explanation:

• The question is from The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde.
• The happy prince sends a ruby for the poor seamstress because he saw that she was not able to provide her ill son anything but river water. Her hands are coarse and red. Her little son is very ill and asking for oranges which she is unable to provide to him. Her predicament makes the happy prince sympathetic and sad.
• He sent the swallow to the seamstress's house to give her a ruby.
• The swallow laid the ruby on the bed in the seamstress’ house and gently flew around the bed, fanning the ill boy’s forehead with his wings.