CLASS 9
THE HAPPY PRINCE
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Question
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Sapphires
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Rubies
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Diamonds
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Gold leaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. The Happy Prince’s eyes were made of two bright sapphires. He gave one Sapphire to a playwright. He gave the other sapphire to a little match girl.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The eyes of the Happy Prince were brought from India which abounded in precious stones like sapphires, ruby, and emeralds. They were made of very rare sapphires.
Detailed explanation-3: -The prince sends one of the sapphires for a young playwright in a garret. He has run out of firewood and it is too cold for him to write his play for the Director of the Theatre. Hunger has even made the young man faint. If he sold the sapphire to the jeweler, he would be able to buy firewood and finish his play.
Detailed explanation-4: -The prince sent the sapphires for the playwright so that he could finish a play for the director of the theatre in time. The princes sent his second sapphire to a poor girl. Her matches had fallen into the gutter. She was afraid that her father would beat her for this loss.