Melidora — Flashcards

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The main character is Mellidora, a kind and emotionally balanced young lady who laughs in difficult situations and shows empathy when others are sad. She wins the prince's heart because she follows th…

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The prince’s aunt told him: 'Choose a girl who laughs when others cry, and cries when others laugh, and you will not go far wrong.' This means she should have emotional balance, strength in hard times…

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During the accident, all the other ladies were crying and upset, but Mellidora was laughing because she found the situation funny. She could laugh at herself, showing confidence and a light heart. Thi…

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The old woman tripped and fell in the courtyard. Her eggs broke and the cake with sugar roses was ruined. Everyone laughed at her, but Mellidora stayed behind to comfort her and even cried seeing her …

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She laughed when others cried — during the carriage fall, she laughed while others wept. Later, she cried when others laughed — when the old woman dropped her cake, people laughed, but Mellidora cried…

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A confident, humble, and emotionally strong person can laugh at themselves. It is admirable because it shows they don’t take themselves too seriously, can handle embarrassment, and stay positive in to…

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A fairy tale is a fictional story with princes, kings, magic, and a happy ending. Two features in 'Melidora' are: 1) It has a prince and a king. 2) It ends with 'they lived happily ever after.'…

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'Coming of age' means the time when a person becomes an adult. In the story, the king of the Land-on-the-other-side-of-the-Mountains holds a festival to celebrate his son becoming an adult.