Question

Understanding the text
1. The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language
is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
2. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the
pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)In the story, the French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. Hence, they received an order from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. It was then that all of them realized the value of their language.

2)When Franz wondered whether they would make even the pigeons sing in German, he meant that they had grown up using French as their language. Now, taking it away from them would be unfair and unkind. The language was as natural to them as cooing is to the pigeons.

Explanation:

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