what did the poet ask her and what was her reply? (We r seven) this is the name of the chapter
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We Are Seven” Summary
The speaker wonders what a sweet, living, breathing child, who is totally full of vitality, might know about death.
The speaker explains that he once met a little girl who lived in the countryside. She was eight years old and had thick, curly hair.
The child’s appearance reflected her rural upbringing and was somewhat disheveled. She had very lovely eyes and her beauty charmed the speaker.
The speaker asked the little girl how many children were in her family. She replied that there were seven children in total and looked at the speaker curiously.
He then asked the little girl to tell him where all these children lived. The girl explained that, of the seven children, two lived in Conway (in the UK) and two were away at sea.
The girl then clarified that two additional siblings—one brother and one sister—were buried in the churchyard, and that she and her mother lived in a nearby cottage.
Confused, the speaker asked the sweet little girl to explain how there could be seven children in her family if she only had two siblings who live in Conway and two who were at sea.
The little girl repeated that there were, in fact, seven children in her family, because two of them were lying beneath a tree in the churchyard.
The speaker retorted that the little girl herself was able to run all around because she was alive, so if two of her siblings were lying in the churchyard cemetery, there were really only five children in her family.
The little girl noted that new plant life sprouted from her siblings' graves. Moreover, she could see and visit them, as her brother and sister were buried side-by-side just steps away from the cottage that she shared with her mother.
The girl then described how she liked to spend time with her deceased siblings—knitting, sewing her handkerchief, and singing them songs as she sat on the ground by their graves.
She went on to explain that when it was nice outside after sunset, she would often take a small bowl out to the churchyard and eat her supper by their graves.
The child then told the speaker that her sister, Jane, was the first to die. Jane had been sick and laid in bed, crying in pain, until God took her out of her misery and she left.
As such, Jane was buried in the churchyard, and the little girl and her brother, John, would play by her grave when the weather allowed.
But one winter, when the ground was covered in slippery, white snow that little girl could play in, John also passed away and was buried next to Jane.
When the child finished her story, the speaker again asked how many siblings she had, given that Jane and John had gone to heaven. The little girl quickly responded that there were seven children in her family.
The speaker exclaimed that her brother and sister were dead, reiterating that their spirits had gone to heaven. At this point, the speaker felt that he was wasting his words, as the little girl would never stop insisting that there were indeed seven children in her family.
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