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Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech. ‘Little bird, little bird,’ said the prince, ‘please will you stay with me for one more night?’ ‘My friends are waiting for me,

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Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.

‘Little bird, little bird,’ said the prince, ‘please will you stay with me for one more night?’
‘My friends are waiting for me,’ answered the bird.

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Solution

The prince pleaded with the little bird to stay with him for one more night. The bird replied that his friends were waiting for him.

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Chapter 2.5: The Happy Prince - English workshop [Page 52]

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Chapter 2.5 The Happy Prince
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Chapter 2.5 The Happy Prince
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