the story
the swan
Peter
Ernie & Raymond
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Who are the main characters of the story?

Peter, Ernie and Raymond

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What swans symbolize?

love, beauty

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How can you characterize Peter?

he is clever talented small quiet and polite boy

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Who are Ernie and Raymond?

Bullies, antagonists of the story

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What season was in the story?

Spring
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What extreme adjective author uses while describing the swan?

a magnificent white swan

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What was he interested in?

he loved music and played the piano well, he was good at studying

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What terrible things they were doing with other kids?

they were bullying them, twisting their arms behind their backs

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What episode is the climax of the story?

when Peter stood on top of a tree

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What comparison Roald Dahl uses while describing the swan?

the swan was sitting like a great white lady of the lake

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Why Peter always was the enemy of Ernie and Raymond?

because he was better than them

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Why they were bullying other kids?

for fun, pleasure

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What is the main idea of the story?

our society can raise terrible people

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What irony we can see in a swan's beauty?

the beauty of the swan attracted Ernie's attention

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Why he lied to Ernie and Raymond when they asked about cygnets?

he was hoping that when the male swan returned, it would continue to feed them

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Why did they grow up and became bullies?

because of their family and education

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