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SAI International School


                                                    Class IX English


                                           Chapter 19-The Happy Prince

                                                  Home Assignment


                1:Why did the Swallow cry when the Happy Prince asked him to pluck out one of the
               sapphires ?


                2:Where was the swallo going ? Why did he decide not go there ?

                3:What were the drops of the rain actully ? Why did they fall ?


               4:Describe the statue of the Happy Prince as described in the beginning of the
               story ?


                5:How did the Happy Prince help the poor children in the city ?

                6:In the story “The Happy Prince” what are the two most precious things ?

               7:How did the Happy Prince help the seamstress ?



               8:How did the prince and the swallow enable the playwright to finish his work ?

                9:What were the drops of the rain actually ? Why did they fall ?

                10:Why was the “Happy Prince” not really happy ?

                11:Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt ?

                12:What is the moral of the story The Happy Prince ?


                13:What happened when the little swallow was getting ready to sleep ?

                14:What did the Happy Prince ask the swallow to do for helping the young man in
               the garret ?

                15:(long answer)How did the little swallow carry out the wishes of the Happy
               Prince ?
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