## Exercises for The Good Prince Part 3

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A. How much did you understand?

Finish these sentences.

1. The sorceress wanted to marry the prince, but first he had to break……
2. The prince stood at the edge of the water and called to ……
3. The prince went down into the whale's ……
4. "You hid yourself well, and I will give you another ……"
5. The antelope took the prince into the ……
6. At last, on the fourth day, she picked up her ……
7. The mouse took the prince to ……
8. The prince hid under the throne of ……
9. The sorceress hunted for the prince through the whole ……
10. So the prince …… the sorceress.

B. When?

Answer these questions about time.

1. The sorceress told the prince to come back after how many days?
2. When did the prince leave the golden house to go down to the sea?
3. How often did the sorceress use her magic telescope?
4. When did the whale swim back to the edge of the sea?
5. When the antelope hid the prince, for how many days did the sorceress look for him?
6. When did the prince come out of the antelope's cave?
7. For how long did the prince hide under the throne of the King of the Jinns?
8. When did the mouse come back to the prince?
9. For how long did the prince and the sorceress live together in the golden house?

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