the king's son and the painted lion by eguriase s. m. okaka

The King’s son and the painted lion By Eguriase S. M. Okaka A king, whose only son was fond of martial exercises had a dream in which he was warned that his son would be killed by a lion. Afraid the dream should prove true, he built for his son a pleasant palace and adorned its walls for his amusement with all kinds of life-sized animals, among which was the picture of a lion.

When the young prince saw this, his grief at being thus confined burst out afresh and standing near the lion, he said: ‘O you most detestable of animals! Through a lying dream of my father’s which he saw in his sleep, I am shut up on your account in this palace as if I had been a girl: what shall I now do to you? With these words, he stretched out his hands towards a thorn-tree, meaning to cut a stick from its branches so that he might beat the lion. But one of the tree’s prickles pierced his finger and caused great pain and inflammation, so that the young prince fell down in a fainting fit. A violent fever suddenly set in, from which he died not many days later. It is better for us to bear troubles bravely than try to escape from them. This write-up may seem fictional to some of us, yet it contains a lot of truth. Let us learn from the literary work especially the above advice. Summary questions  How many sons does the king have? a) two b) three c) one d) four  The king built a palace a) to prevent the lion from running away. b) to prevent the dream from being fulfilled. c) to beautify the town. d) to make an amusement park.  The passage seems to suggest that the king’s son a) liked combat techniques. b) hated dreams. c) disliked lions. d) loved life sized animals.  The young prince was unhappy because a) he was confined to the palace. b) he was free lion see lions. c) he hated lions. d) there were many trees with thorns in the palace.  The immediate cause of the prince’s death a) the tree prickles. b) great pain. c) inflammation d) a violent fever. Vocabulary Words that take specific prepositions Some words always go with particular prepositions in English. These words are verbs, nouns, and adjectives. If the wrong preposition is used with these words, the meaning is distorted and the sentence becomes ungrammatical. The following are examples.

Exercise Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions (underlined) from the examples of prepositions given above. You may make minor modifications if necessary.  The president of the country enjoys immunity ------------------------ prosecution.  I think I agreed ------------------------ Ade on the causes of drug addiction.  The judge found the man guilty --------------------- a serious crime.  My friend is good ------------------ playing gulf.  The girl takes pride -------------------- her achievements.  A good class captain should have control --------------------- his class.  I couldn’t gain access ------------------------- the room yesterday.  The men were accused ------------------------ robbery.  The members demanded that the chairman abstain --------------- the vote.  A good government is accountable ---------------- its people. Eguria.blogspot.com