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3. The old woman at the spring was a fairy.

4. The elder girl happily agreed to go to the spring.

5. The king’s son was kind to the young girl.

A3. Answer these questi ons.

1. What was the fairy’s boon to the girl?

2. Why did the mother send the elder child to the spring?

3. Does the story mention the name of any character? Whose?

4. Why did the fairy appear in the dress of a princess to the elder girl?

5. Was the younger girl fortunate? How?

6. What is your opinion about the mother’s treatment of her children?

B Vocabulary

Read these sentences.

The mother was angry at the young girl.

The king’s son was surprised to see the pretty girl in the forest.

The highlighted words tell us what people felt when something happened.
The words given below can be used to describe our feelings.

We feel

sad when something bad happens

nervous when we are worried about something that is going to happen

proud when we have done something good

happy when something good happens

when we are eagerly waiting for something to happen, and we
excited
are very happy that it will happen

angry when someone has done something we don’t like

jealous when someone else has what we want

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