ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The story “The Princess and the Pea” about a sensitive princess and a test is most likely a ____
A
legend
B
myth
C
fairytale
D
fable
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The moral of the short story of The Princess and The Pea is “never judge a person by their momentary appearance”. The Prince searched far and wide and met many fair maidens who claimed to be a real princess, but none of them were!

Detailed explanation-2: -It seems all hope is lost when she appears to be able to sleep peacefully, but soon Daria finds that she is unable to sleep, as there is something hard underneath. Seeing this, Sebastian deduces that Daria is the true Princess, for she felt the pea through twenty mattresses.

Detailed explanation-3: -An Introduction to the Fairy Princess Story Once upon a time, there lived a royal couple; King and his Queen in a kingdom. The family of the King had the blessings of the power of fairies. Once they were blessed with a beautiful girl child. On that day, the Godmother of fairies blessed the baby girl with powers.

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