CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the two things which the GOD considered the most precious things on Earth?
A
The swallow and his friends
B
The leaden heart and the dead swallow
C
The Mayor and the town Councillor
D
The seamstress and the writer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The swallow was so precious that when it died and fell down at the Prince’s feet, the Prince’s leaden heart broke into two. When God asked one of his angels to bring him the two most precious things in the city, the angel brought him the leaden heart and the dead bird.

Detailed explanation-2: -When God asked one of the angels to bring him two precious things in the garden of paradise the angel brought the leaden heart of the prince and the dead bird. God proclaimed that in his garden of Paradise the little bird shall sing for ever more and in the city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise God.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Bring me the two most precious things in the city, ” said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird.

Detailed explanation-4: -A. 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.

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