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Dahasolnce [82]
3 years ago
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In The Princess and the Goblin, Chapter 10, how does the king react to Princess Irene's story about meeting her great-

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Vlad1618 [11]3 years ago
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King reacted very calmly when Princess Irene asked him to meet his grandmother.

<u>EXPLANATION: </u>

Princess Irene saw her old great grandmother upstairs in their apartment. No one believed what she said. Everyone thought it was a dream. To clear her doubts about the existence of her grandmother, she invited her father, the king to the room upstairs.

The king was confused and couldn't understand what Irene meant. He behaved very calmly and told politely to Irene that he has not been invited to the old lady's house.

Also, he said that the old lady doesn't allow guests to enter into the room without permission.

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