Princess September - Worksheets

CBSE Worksheet 01
Princess September
  1. The eight sisters kept their windows shut. How did it affect them? Answer in the context of Princess September.
  2. What did the little bird sing to the beautiful Princess September?
  3. What did the sisters advise the Princess to do with her bird?
  4. How did the Queen react to Princess September’s grief?
  5. How did Princess September treat the bird?
  6. What comforted Princess September when the Maids of Honour put her to sleep?
  7. What made princess September act upon her sister’s advice?
  8. Suppose you are Princess September. Give a brief account of your heartbreaks, sufferings and eventual happiness.
CBSE Worksheet 01
Princess September
Solution
  1. They became extremely ugly and disagreeable. The king married them to the councillors.
  2. The little bird sang a beautiful song all about the lake in the king's garden, the willow trees and the goldfish which entertained the beautiful Princess September.
  3. The sisters advised the Princess to put the little bird into the cage.
  4. The Queen called Princess September’s grief stuff and nonsense. She ordered that September had better go to bed that day without any supper.
  5. Princess September treated the bird nicely. She gave her food with her own hands. She gave her a bath in her saucer. She loved it. She was very proud and happy.
  6. When the Maids of Honour put her to sleep, a little bird came to Princess September’s room. It began to sing about the lake, the willow trees, goldfish etc. The Princess stopped crying. She forgot that she did not have supper that night.
  7. After the death of her lovely parrot, princess September got the company of a little song bird. He comforted her with his sweet songs. One day, her sisters advised her to put the bird into a cage lest he should fly. Princess September loved the bird too much to take chances. So, she acted upon their advice.
  8. I am the ninth daughter of the royal couple of Siam. My father, the King, used to give gifts to us on his birthdays. One year, on his birthday he gave each one of the princesses a green parrot and a golden cage. I also got a parrot in a golden cage. All other sisters taught the bird to say ‘God save the King’ and ‘Pretty Polly’ But I was different from them. Unfortunately, my parrot died one day. I wept and wept. I slept without supper. At night a small songbird flew into my room. It sang so sweetly that I forgot the loss of my parrot. I showed it to my sisters. They grew jealous of my happiness. They advised me to put the bird in a cage and I acted foolishly upon that advice. The bird stopped singing. It appeared to be dead. So I set it free. I then had the last laugh. I was married to a Prince of Combodia while my sisters were ugly and were married to my father’s councillors.