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C1. Answer the following questions and, share your responses with your partner:, , The Swan And The Princess Questions, And Answers Question 1., , What was the complaint of Devadatta, against Prince Siddhartha?, , Answer:, , Dev Datt complained against prince, Siddhartha that he had taken the swan, which Dev Datt shot down., , The Swan And The Princess 8th Standard, Notes Question 2., , Why did Siddhartha claim that the swan, was his?, , Answer:, , Siddhartha claimed that the swan was his, because he saved and protected its life.
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The Swan And The Princess Notes, Question 3., , How did the bird react to Dev Datt’s call?, Answer:, , When Dev Datt called the bird, it trembled, with fear and cried., , The Swan And The Princes A Play, Question Answer Question 4., , What did Siddhartha say to the swan?, What did the bird do?, , Answer:, , Siddhartha said, “Dear Swan, don't be, afraid, he had come to it and it can go and, sit on his arms”. The Swan at once flew, onto Siddhartha’s arms.
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The Swan And The Princess Question, Answer Question 5., , What made Dev Datt and Siddhartha, approach the King?, , Answer:, , Devadatta shot a swan. It fell down. It was, badly wounded. Siddhartha picked it up, and nursed it. Devadatta asked Siddhartha, to give the swan to him. Siddhartha, refused to give it back. Both of them went, to the King for justice., , The Swan And The Prince Question 6., , How did each of them defend their, actions?, , Answer:, , Devadatta said that he had shot the swan., And it belonged to him as per the, Kshatriya rules. Siddhartha said that he, had saved the bird’s life and protected it., He also said that a Kshatriya should not, give up a suppliant who seeks his, protection. So, the swan was rightfully his.
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The Swan And The Princess Lesson, Question 7., , How did the Chief Minister resolve the, dispute in the end?, , Answer:, , The Chief Minister told Siddhartha to keep, the swan ona stool. He asked Devadatta, to call the bird to him. Devadatta called, out to the bird. The bird trembled with fear, and.cried out. It did not go to him., , The Chief Minister asked Siddhartha to, call the bird. Siddhartha went near the, bird. He lovingly told the bird not to be, afraid of him and asked it to sit on his, arms. The swan flew into his arms, immediately. The Chief Minister said that, the swan itself had solved the dispute. It, had chosen its protector and not the, person who had tried to kill it.
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C2. Put the following events in the order te, in which they occur in the play and write, them in a paragraph:, , 1. The swan flew onto Siddhartha’s, arms., , 2. Dev Datt appealed to the King for, justice., , 3. Siddhartha nursed the bird with great, care., , 4. Dev Datt called the swan to him., , 5. Siddhartha called the swan lovingly., , 6. Dev Datt shot an arrow at the bridge., , Dev Datt shot an arrow at the bird., Siddhartha nursed the bird with great, care. Dev Datt appealed to the king for, Justice. Dev Datt called the swan to him., Siddhartha called the Swan lovingly. The, , swan flew onto Siddhartha’s arms.
