How many daughters did the royal couple have?

Are the sisters unkind and cruel? Find evidence in the text to support your idea.

How did the bird react to it?

In the following sentence elaborate the parts given in bold.

Under the circumstances, it was a very unfortunate remark for the bird to make.

What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot?

What was her Mother’s reaction to it?

The King had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it peculiar?

Which, to you, is the most important idea in this story, and why?

(i) importance of music.

(ii) value of freedom

(iii) beauty of nature

Why were they named after the months of the year?

The new bird was full of new songs but the old parrots always repeated themselves. What did they say?

What pulled the Princess out of her gloom?