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1. Why did the
people admire the
statue of the
Happy Prince?
The statue was covered with thin leaves of fine gold. It had
two bright sapphires for its eyes and a large red ruby glowed on its sword
hilt. it was that much beautiful and elegant so that the people admired it.
2. Pick out the
sentences that
show people’s
admiration for the
Happy Prince.
a. Be like the happy prince he never cries for anything
b. I am glad there is someone in the world who is quite
happy
3. Have you seen birds making nests? Where do they nest? www.jobsandjoys.in
Yes, I have seen birds making nest on the branches of trees.
4. Why did the swallow decide to stay between the feet of the statue?
The little Swallow was going to Egypt to join his friends. When it became night Swallow decided to take rest and was searching for a place to stay. He saw the golden statue of the Happy Prince and considered his resting place as a golden bedroom.
5. There were no clouds in the sky. Then, from where did the drops of water come?
The drops of water came from the eyes of the Happy Prince.It was his tears.
6. Why was the
prince not aware
of tears when he
was alive?
The Prince lived in the palace. No sorrow was allowed to
enter
there. He enjoyed all the pleasures and never had the taste
of
sorrow. So he was not aware of tears.
7. What made
the Happy Prince
sad?
The Statue of the happy Prince was on a high pillar. He
could see all the ugliness and the misery of his people. That made him sad.
8. Why was the
boy crying?
The boy was suffering from fever and asking for
oranges. His mother had no money to buy oranges.
She gave him river water. That made him cry.
9. Why was the
swallow not ready
to help the
woman at first?
The swallow was on his way to Egypt to save himself from the
approaching winter. He lost his friends on the way and wish to meet them as
soon as possible. So that he was not ready to stay with the prince.
10. Why do some
children throw
stones at animals
and birds? Have
you ever
prevented them?
Some children throw stones at animals in a fear that they
may attack them. Some other find happiness in doing that. Hurting animals and
birds is not a good habit.
11. Why did the
swallow agree to
be the messenger
of the Happy
Prince?
The Prince looked so sad that the little swallow felt sorry
for him and agreed to stay one night and be his messenger.
12. Why did the
swallow feel so
warm? www.jobsandjoys.in
The swallow had done a good deed by delivering the ruby to
the poor mother. This made him feel warm and happy from inside.
13. Will the
swallow join his
friends the next
day?
No, He cannot reach Egypt in the next day as he stayed one
day with Happy Prince.
14. ‘I will wait
with you one
night longer,’
said the swallow.
Why did the
swallow decide
so?
The Prince asked the swallow to help a young man by
delivering one of his sapphire eyes. So hedecided to stay with the prince one night longer.
15. Why didn’t
the writer notice
the swallow?
He was leaning over a desk covered with papers.Hunger made
him faint and he couldn't hear the flutter of the swallow's wings.
16. Why did the
writer think that
he was being
appreciated?
When the writer looked up he found the beautiful Sapphire.
He believed that it was sent by one of his fans. So he thought that he was
being appreciated.
17. Why did the
swallow want to
leave the city?
It was winter. The chilled snow will reach the city soon.
Swallow cannot bear the climate. So he wanted to leave the city.
18. Who did the
Prince wish to
help this time?
Why?
The Prince wished to help a little match girl because the
matches which the girl was selling out were all spoilt. Her father would beat
her for not bringing home any money.
19. Pick out the
sentence that
tells us that the
swallow has a
‘good heart’.
i. I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind
then, said the Swallow.
ii. You are blind now, he said, so I will stay with you
always.
iii. I will stay with you always, said the swallow and he
slept at the Princes feet.
20. What sights
did the swallow
see in the great
city?
The swallow flew over the great city and saw the rich making
merry while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes and
saw the white faces of starving children.
21. Did the
gold given by
the Prince
make the
people in the
city happy?
How do we
know?
Yes, the gold given by the Prince made the people in the
city happy. The children's faces grew rosier and they laughed and played games
in the street. We have bread now! they cried.
22. ‘It is not to Egypt that I am going’, the swallow said. Where did the swallow go?
The swallow went to heaven. He had died.
23. What happened to the Prince?
The Prince's heart broke into two parts and his soul died.
24. Why did the
Mayor decide to
pull down the
statue?
The Mayor decided to pull down the statue because the statue
had become ugly.
Let’s review the story
1. The swallow's friends had gone away to Egypt to save themselves from the approaching winter. Why do you think the swallow alone was left behind?
Answer:
From the story we can understand that the swallow is very kind and has a good heart. The swallow might have been helping somebody who was in need when his friends flew to Egypt. That could be the reason why, the swallow alone was left behind.
2. 'Sorrow was not allowed to enter the palace. What picture do you get about the palace of the Prince from these words?
Answer:
The Happy prince lived in a palace where he got everything he wished for, had all the comfort and happiness. Everything about him was beautiful. Thus he never knew what sorrow was. He thought that the life of people outside the palace was also same. Only when he became a statue and looked around, he understood that life was filled with sorrow and not always happiness.
3. ...we swallows fly far too well for that. What did the swallow mean by these words?
Answer:
The swallow meant that , swallows can fly fast and high up in the sky. This was told when he mentioned about the two rude boys who threw stones at him. But the stones did not hit him as he could escape and fly high up in the sky.
4. In the beginning of the story the swallow was not ready to stay with the Prince. What change do you notice in the swallow’s character as the story progresses? Pick out sentences to support your answer.
Answer:
1. It is very cold here,' he said, 'but I will stay with you for one night, and be your messenger.'
2. 'I will wait with you here one night longer,' said the swallow. Shall I take him another ruby?'
3. I cannot pluck out your eye. You would be quite blind then.
4. 'You are blind now,' he said, 'so I will stay with you always.
5. Whose sacrifice is greater - the Prince's or the swallow's?
Answer:
In the story, we can see that the swallow was in a hurry to join his friends who had flown to Egypt to escape the approaching winter. But he decided to stay back and help the prince. It was becoming colder day by day, but still the swallow stayed with the prince and acted as his messenger. At last it became too cold and the swallow could not keep his body warm and died. This shows that the sacrifice of the swallow is greater as he sacrificed his life for helping others.
Let’s write
1. Imagine you are the reporter of a local daily of the city.
Prepare a news report on the pulling down of the statue of
the Happy Prince.
Answer:
Happy Prince Pulled Down
Vijay smith
Dublin, Ireland, 5th Jan 2020 :The statue of the Happy Prince in the Town Square was pulled down yesterday as per the order from the Mayor of the town. The statue was removed as it was found to be no longer beautiful or useful.
During a visit by the Mayor, he found that the ruby and sapphire stones and the gold severings on the statue were missing and it has lost all its sheen and glamour. A dead bird was also found near the feet of the statue which added to its shabby look.
It took a team of 100 workers to pull down the huge statue and remove the column from the square. Many of the town residents were sad witnesses.
2. The swallow is an important character in the story. Describe
the swallow in your own words.
You may begin like:
The swallow took shelter under the statue of the Happy Prince.
Answer:
The swallow took shelter under the statue of the Happy Prince. The swallow was on its way to Egypt to join his friends . He found that the Prince was sad and felt sorry for him and decided to stay and help him. He acted as the messenger of the Prince and thus helped many people. Even though he wanted to fly and join his friends, he decided to stay back as he loved the prince deeply. At last winter came and he could no more keep his body warm and fell dead at the prince's feet. The story shows that the swallow was kind and good hearted and sacrificed his life for others.
3. The swallow approached the match-girl. He slipped the
sapphire into her hands. The girl looked at the swallow in
surprise.
Imagine their conversation and write it below.
Answer:
Match-girl: Wow, this is a beautiful piece of glass.
Swallow : It is not glass, it is a valuable stone
called Sapphire.
Match-Girl: Where did you get this from?
Swallow : It is from the happy prince. He asked
me to give it to you.
Match-girl : I will go give it to my father. He will be
so happy.
Swallow : Keep it safe in your hands.
4. Winter was fast approaching.The swallow wanted to go to
Egypt. All his friends were waiting for him there. But the
Happy Prince wanted him to stay.
That night the swallow sank into deep thought.
What could his thoughts be? Write them down.
Answer:
what can I do now? Can I meet my friends if I am staying
with this prince? The winter is coming it will be soon very cold. I can't
resist it. but how can I go without helping this poor Prince? How can I deny
his request ? He cannot move to anywhere. He is a statue, but I can fly. I
should help him. As I am staying for a good deed.God may help me to find my
friends
5. The Mayor decided to remove the statue of the Happy
Prince. Do you agree to his decision? Write a letter to the
Mayor stating your opinion.
Answer:
From,
Name
Address.
TO,
The mayor
Paris city
Subject: Protest against the removal of happy Prince statue.
Respected sir,
This is to convey my strongest protest against the action of
removal of happy Prince statue. The statue was the icon of the city and it was
du monument of the son of the king. You as a mayor, is supposed to be
respectful towards the national icon. More over you are responsible to ask the
opinion of the parliament before implementing such an action.
I strongly oppose the same and hope there will be a sensible
decision from your part.
your sincerely
sign
6. Some people in the city decided to prepare a notice to be
put up against the removal of the statue. Prepare the likely
notice.
Answer:
Reinstall Happy Prince's Statue.
We strongly protest the removal
of the Happy prince's Statue without prior notice. It was the icon of the city
and we believe that the prince was always happy. we worshiped prince and set a
role model for our children. Now the city centre looks like a deserted place.
We demand the statue of the Happy
prince should be reinstalled. We will continue our protest strongly till our
demand is met.
Date: ............... Peoples Forum
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Check how well you have read
The following are the main events of the story. Write the sub events connected to them.
1. The town of Hamelin is full of rats.
Answer:
The town of Hamelin is full of rats.
They are in houses, inns, shops, schools and in every
street.
Rats become a serious problem.
The Mayor often holds meetings to discuss the problem.
But they can't find a solution for it.
2. A stranger arrives at Hamelin.
He walks straight to the Mayor's office.
He meets the Mayor and offers his help in the rats problem.
He asks for a reward for his service.
The Mayor is surprised by his words.
3. The Mayor offers ten thousand gold coins.
Answer:
The piper walks out into the street and plays his pipe.
Enchanted by the music, the rats come out and follow him.
He walks in to the see and all the rats are drowned.
4. The stranger plays his pipe the second time.
Answer:
All the children of Hamelin follows him.
They walks out of the town and disappears in to the mountains.
Their parents weep and complains to the Mayor.
He feels guilty for being dishonest to the piper.
Sing, Little Birdie
Who is the poet speaking to?
The poet is speaking to a little birdie
Where does the little birdie usually sit?
The little birdie usually sits on the high branches of the tree
How does the poet want the birdie to sing?
The poet want the birdie to sing longer and louder sitting on the high branches of the tree
What will happen if the poet listens to the bird’s song the whole day?
If the poet listens to the bird’s song the whole day she can forget all her sorrorws
How long does the poet want to stay with the bird?
The poet wants to stay with the bird for ever
Is the poet happy or sad? How do you know?
The poet is sad. The poet says that listening to the bird's song, she can forget all her sorrows.
Pick out the rhyming words from the poem
Sing-wing
High-die
Be-see
Ring-sing
Stay-day
Here-tear
Activity 1
You have read the story ‘The Happy Prince’. Can you think of
other titles for the story?
One is suggested here.
The Crying Statue
The Happy Prince and the Swallow
The Kind Prince
The Prince's Sacrifice
Read the following expressions taken from the story ‘The Happy Prince’.
leaden heart
golden cheeks
The words ‘leaden’ and ‘golden’ are describing words.
Match the describing words given in column A with the ones given in
column B:
Answer:
Activity 3
Read the following sentence.
‘Then he flew gently round the bed, fanning the boy’s forehead with
his wings.
The action word ‘fanning’ comes from the root word ‘fan’. Fan is the
name of an object. Many action words are thus formed from the
names of objects.
Look at the action words given below and identify the name of the
object in them. Add more words to the list referring to a dictionary.
Answer:
milking - milk
cradling - cradle
whistling - whistle
covering - cover
running - run
locking- lock
raining-rain
painting -_paint
brushing-brush
smoking-smoke
shopping - shop
wearing - wear
snowing -snow
fishing-fish
Let’s play a game.
Form two groups.
One group may say a sentence.
The other group can come up with a sentence which is opposite in
meaning.
e.g. Group 1 - My house is big.
Group 2 – My house is small.
You can make sentences using the following words.
old, cold, far, rich, high, gentle, sad, weak
Answer:
Group 1 The water in the cup is cold.
Group 2 The water in the cup is hot.
Group 1. The school is far from our house.
Group 2 The school is near to our house.
Group 1. We are rich.
Group 2. We are poor.
Group 1. The temperature of the a/c is high.
Group 2 The temperature of the a/c is low.
Group 1. She is a gentle lady.
Group 2.She is a rough lady.
Group 1.The players were sad when they lost the match.
Group 2.The players were happy when they won the match.
Group 1.He has a weak body.
Group 2.He has a strong body.
Look at the following sentences.
The swallow was too tired. So he was unable to fly.
We can express the same idea in the following way:
The swallow was too tired to fly.
Now, combine the following pairs of sentences in the same manner.
Answer:
The leaden heart was very hard. So it was unable to be melted.
The leaden heart was too hard to be melted.
The boy's mother was very poor. So she was unable to buy medicine
for him.
The boy's mother was too poor to buy medicine for him.
It was very cold. The swallow was unable to fly.
It was too cold for the swallow to fly.
Activity 6
Read the following sentence taken from the story.
‘Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, will you not bring her the ruby
out of my sword-hilt?’
The Prince is requesting/asking the swallow to do something.
You can make requests using expressions like:
Can you please............?
Could you please............?
Would you please............?
Would you mind............?
If you don't mind............
Now, read the following statements and change them into requests
using any of the expressions given above.
ï Open the door.
ï Bring the attendance register to the office.
ï Give me a glass of water.
ï Lend me ten rupees.
ï Read the lessons to me.
ï Carry my bag to school.
ï Sharpen my pencil.
ï Put a full stop here.
ï Buy me a toy car.
ï Shut the window.
ï Chain the dog.
Can you please open the door?
Can you please bring the attendance register to the office?
Could you please give me a glass of water?
Would you please lend me ten rupees?
Could you please read the lessons to me?
If you don't mind,carry my bag to school?
Activity 7
Look at the following sentence.
The Happy Prince looked so sad that the little swallow was sorry.
What made the swallow sorry?
The swallow was sorry because the Prince looked so sad.
Look at another instance.
The milk is so hot that the children cannot drink it.
Why can’t the children drink the milk?
The children can’t drink the milk because it is hot.
Look at the pictures given below and combine the sentences as
shown above.
Answer:
The wall is very high. The dog cannot catch the cat
Can the dog catch the cat?
The dog cannot catch the cat because the wall is very high.
Can the girl get into the bus?
The bus is full of passengers. The girl cannot get into it.
The girl cannot get into bus because it is full of passengers
Can the girl wear the frock?
The frock is very small.The girl cannot wear it.
The girl cannot wear the frock because it is very small
Can the boy cross the river?
The river is very wide. The boy cannot swim across it.
The boy cannot swim across the river because it is very wide.
Editing
Read the passage given below. There are a few errors in it. They are
underlined.
Deepu wanted to go for a film. He ask his mother some money
for the ticket. 'Ask your father', said the mother. He ran to his
father's room. By then his father have left. He went back to his
mother and get the money.
‘Thank you mom,’ said Deepu. He ran out. By the time he reached
the bus stop the bus had go. Somehow he managed to reached
the theatre. But alas! By then the show begun. ‘What shall I do?
Let me go home. I shall buy some peanuts and walk home,’ he
decided. He felt for the purse in his pocket. ‘My God ! Somebody
have picked my pocket,’ Deepu screamed
Answer:
Deepu wanted to go for a film. He asked his mother some money for the ticket. 'Ask your father', said the mother. He ran to his father's room. By then his father had left. He went back to his mother and got the money. ‘Thank you mom,’ said Deepu. He ran out. By the time he reached the bus stop the bus had gone. Somehow he managed to reach the theatre. But alas! By then the show had begun. ‘What shall I do? Let me go home. I shall buy some peanuts and walk home,’ he decided. He felt for the purse in his pocket. ‘My God ! Somebody has picked my pocket,’ Deepu screamed
Project Work
Flying in the sky, the swallow saw a lot of human miseries in the city.
Such miseries can be seen in the present world also. Visual media and
newspapers bring reports and photographs of them. Try to make a
collage, using pictures and news reports.
What kinds of miseries are mostly reported by the media?
Why do these kinds of miseries happen frequently?
How can we prevent such miseries?
Prepare a collage and write briefly on how to prevent these miseries
Answer:
How to Fix the World: Ten New Ideas for a Better Tomorrow
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| miseries of the world |
The first thing we need to do is to stop the wars. Wars are what cause poverty, and unemployment. If there were no wars, then people would not be dying or getting hurt and there would be no refugees who are suffering from poverty. This is the first step we need to take to end the miseries of the world. , and poverty will become a thing of the past.The second step is to create a sustainable economy that would provide everyone with jobs and livelihood, so that everyone can have a decent life.The third step is to protect nature and the environment, so that nature can provide for us instead of causing harm and destruction to our planet.
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