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a. The king is unhappy that the miller is singing.
b. The king desires to be free.
c. The king becomes sad beside the river Dee.

d. The king is curious why the miller is happy while he, the king, is sad.
3. ‘I owe no penny I cannot pay,/I thank the river Dee,’

a. The miller is grateful to the river. b. The miller has no debts.
c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
4. ‘But say no more, if thou’dst be true,/That no one envies thee;’

a. The miller must envy the king.
b. The miller must consider himself above envy.
c. The miller must not consider himself above envy.

d. none of the above

B. Answer the questions with reference to the context.
1. And this the burden of his song/Forever used to be:

a. Whose song is being referred to here?
b. What does the word ‘burden’ mean here?

c. What is the burden of his song?
2. ‘For could my heart be light as thine,/I’d gladly change with thee.’
a. Who is the speaker of these lines?

b. How does he know that the listener’s heart is light?
c. What is the mood of the speaker?

3. ‘Good friend,’ said Hal, and sighed the while,/’Farewell, and happy be;’
a. Who is the friend?
b. Explain the phrase ‘sighed the while’.

c. Why do you think Hal asks him to be happy?
4. ‘Thy mealy cap is worth my crown,/Thy mill my kingdom’s fee;’
a. Why is the other person’s cap ‘mealy’?

b. Which feeling of the speaker do these lines indicate?
c. Why is the other person’s cap and his mill worth as much as the speaker’s crown and his
kingdom?

C. Refl ect and answer.

1. What could be the reason for the king’s unhappiness?
2. Do you agree with the idea that a person’s real happiness lies in little things and not great
wealth? Why/Why not?

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