The Devoted Friend
by
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 on 16 October in Dublin.
He wrote a lot of poetry,but most beautiful of all for me are "The Happy Prince" and "Devoted friend"
„Devoted friend" starts from old Water-rat, Linnet and Duck conversation. Linnet starts to tell a story about Little Hans and Miller friendship.
Once upon a time, there were two friends: Hans and Miller. Hans was kind-hearted gardener, which lived in a tiny cottage all by himself, and every day he worked in his garden. His best friend was rich Miller, which had family and lived in a big house.
At spring, summer and autumn Miller always came to visit Hans to have some goodies from his garden. However, he had never came to visit Hans at winter, Miller thought that he wants to be alone.
As soon as the winter was over, and the flowers began to bloom, the Miller came to see little Hans. When Miller asked how Hans spent the winter, Hans answered, that this winter was so hard as never for him. He explained that he had to sell his coat buttons and a wheelbarrow to survive the winter. Miller was very surprised when he heard this, but said that he will give his wheelbarrow, if Hans will help him.
First Miller asked Hans to fix the roof. Later he asked him to carry his sack of flour and take it to the market. But one day Miller came to Hans house and asked Hans to help Millers son and went to doctor instead of him. Little Hans agreed and set off on a journey... but he didn't came back... Next morning Hans was found. Everybody went to his funeral.
Questions and answers:
What are the animals talking in the beginning of the story?
First, Water rat and Duck were talking about the feelings of parents, family. Later they started to talk about friendship and devoted friends and Lynnet decided to tell a story about Devoted friend.
What does the author (Oscar Wilde) wants to tell the reader (what is the moral of the story)? Why?
You'll never feel the friendship, if you'll exploitative it. I think this is a moral of the story.
What are the animals discussing in the end of the story? What are their emotions/reactions?
They are discussing about Miller and the morel of the story. They felt a little plaintive.
What are your thoughts and feelings after the story? I think this story a really good, interesting and revealing.
Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 on 16 October in Dublin. He wrote a lot of poetry,but most beautiful of all for me are "The Happy Prince" and "Devoted friend"
„Devoted friend" starts from old Water-rat, Linnet and Duck conversation. Linnet starts to tell a story about Little Hans and Miller friendship.
Once upon a time, there were two friends: Hans and Miller. Hans was kind-hearted gardener, which lived in a tiny cottage all by himself, and every day he worked in his garden. His best friend was rich Miller, which had family and lived in a big house.
At spring, summer and autumn Miller always came to visit Hans to have some goodies from his garden. However, he had never came to visit Hans at winter, Miller thought that he wants to be alone.
As soon as the winter was over, and the flowers began to bloom, the Miller came to see little Hans. When Miller asked how Hans spent the winter, Hans answered, that this winter was so hard as never for him. He explained that he had to sell his coat buttons and a wheelbarrow to survive the winter. Miller was very surprised when he heard this, but said that he will give his wheelbarrow, if Hans will help him.
First Miller asked Hans to fix the roof. Later he asked him to carry his sack of flour and take it to the market. But one day Miller came to Hans house and asked Hans to help Millers son and went to doctor instead of him. Little Hans agreed and set off on a journey... but he didn't came back... Next morning Hans was found. Everybody went to his funeral.
Questions and answers:
What are the animals talking in the beginning of the story?
First, Water rat and Duck were talking about the feelings of parents, family. Later they started to talk about friendship and devoted friends and Lynnet decided to tell a story about Devoted friend.
What does the author (Oscar Wilde) wants to tell the reader (what is the moral of the story)? Why?
You'll never feel the friendship, if you'll exploitative it. I think this is a moral of the story.
What are the animals discussing in the end of the story? What are their emotions/reactions?
They are discussing about Miller and the morel of the story. They felt a little plaintive.
What are your thoughts and feelings after the story? I think this story a really good, interesting and revealing.
