ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Turtle and the Swans is the ____
A
fable
B
real
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The turtle was also happy at getting all the attention. He was overjoyed and yelled to express his joy. But his joy was shortlived as he fell on the ground with a loud thud and was killed instantly. The moral of the story is, “One should speak only at the right moment."

Detailed explanation-2: -In a Swedish fairy tale, The Swan-Maiden, the king announces a great hunting contest. A young hunter sights a swan swimming in a lake and aims at it, but the swan pleads not to shoot it. The swan transforms into a maiden and explains she is enchanted into that form, but the hunter may help her to break the spell.

Detailed explanation-3: -The turtle and the swans were friends. They would spend all their free time together telling each other stories, and exchanging news and gossip.

Detailed explanation-4: -MORAL: THOSE WHO DO NOT ACT UPON THE ADVICE OF THEIR WELL-WISHERS, ALWAYS MEET WITH A MISERABLE END.

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