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Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech. ‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’ ‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’

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

‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’
‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’

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Solution

The bird asked the Happy Prince who he was. When he replied, the bird asked why he was crying if he was the Happy Prince and added that he, the bird, was wet with his tears.

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

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Balbharati English Standard 8 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 2.5 The Happy Prince
English workshop | Q 5. (a) | Page 52
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Chapter 2.5 The Happy Prince
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 5. (a) | Page 27

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