CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was the Prince called happy?
A
because he never cried
B
because he was very lucky
C
because he had everything
D
because he always smiled and was living in palace of happiness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The happy prince was called as because sorrows and sadness was not allowed in his kingdom. He always keeps himself and the people around him happy. That’s why he was always called as “Th Happy Prince".

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The courtiers used to call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because when he was alive, he did not know what tears were, for he lived in the Palace, where sorrow was not allowed to enter. No, he was not happy anymore.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prince was not aware of tears when he was alive because he lived in the palace and sorrow was not allowed to enter there. He always stayed happy. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -The courtiers called the prince ‘the Happy Prince’ because when he was alive, he was always happy. He did not know what tears were. He lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. He never got a chance to saw the misery and the suffering of the poor and unprivileged people on the other side of the boundary.

Detailed explanation-5: -He sent one sapphire each to the young man and the match girl. He sent all the gold of his body to these children. Now they could buy bread and be happy. Thus the Happy Prince helped the poor and sad people of his city.

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