CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the end of the story, the God wanted the most beautiful thing in the world. What are they?
A
The kindness heart of the prince
B
The swallow’s heart and the prince’s heart
C
The gemstone and the gold of the Prince
D
The Swallow and The Prince’s heart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The two precious things are the dead swallow bird and the statue’s broken heart. According to God, they were precious because in the garden of paradise, the little bird shall sing for ever more and in heaven, the Happy Prince’s heart shall praise God.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why does the Swallow think that the statue of the Happy Prince has ‘ a golden heart’? Answer: The Swallow got to know that the Happy Prince had sympathy for the miserable people so it thinks that the statue has a heart of the gold.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two precious things in the story: the Prince’s leaden heart and the dead swallow. They were both precious because they were kind and selfless. The Prince was sad as he saw so many people suffering in his city. He gave away his ruby, sapphires and all his gold to them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The prince asked the swallow to pluck gold and jewels from his body. He asked the swallow to give all these to the poor.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: As per the orders of the Happy Prince, the gold leaves and the jewels on his boy were taken out by the swallow and distributed among the poor. Thus, the Happy Prince was able to help the poor children in the city.

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