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adapted from the glass axe by andrew lang there was once upon a time a …

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adapted from the glass axe by andrew lang
there was once upon a time a king and queen who had everything they could possibly wish for in this world except a child. at last, after twelve years, the queen gave birth to a son; but she did not live long to enjoy her happiness, for on the following day she died. but before her death she called her husband to her and said,
ever let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked fairy, who will do him much harm.\ and these were the last words the poor queen spoke.
the boy throve and grew big, and when he was too heavy for his nurse to carry, a chair was made for him on little wheels, in which he could wander through the palace gardens without help, at other times he was carried about on a litter, and he was always carefully watched and guarded for fear he should at any time put his feet to the ground.
but as the son of life was bad for his health, the doctors ordered him horse exercise, and he soon became a first-rate rider, and used to go out for long excursions on horseback, accompanied always by his father’s stud-groom and a numerous retinue.
every day he rode through the neighboring fields and woods, and always returned home in the evening safe and well. in this way many years passed, and the prince grew to manhood, and hardly anyone remembered the queen’s warning, though precautions were still taken, more from use and wont than for any other reason. one day the prince and his suite went out for a ride in a wood where his father sometimes held a hunt. their way led through a stream whose banks were overgrown with thick brushwood, just as the horsemen were about to ford the river, a hare, started by the sound of the horses’ hoofs, started up from the grass and ran towards the thicket. the young prince pursued the little creature, and had almost overtaken it, when he got too near the earth than he had ever been before; his foot touched the ground, and he fell heavily to the ground. no sooner had his foot touched the earth than he disappeared before the eyes of the groom, no sooner had his foot touched the ground than he disappeared, and they were hurried to recognize the power of the evil fairy.
hasty pursuit, and turned aside he knew not whether he felt himself violently seized by an unseen foe. one minute the one he had left a splendid castle surrounded by a huge lake was before him, the next, and the only approach to it was over a bridge of clouds. on the other side of the lake high mountains rose up, and, turning to the prince’s retinue, the shade of the fairy, and the deep silence reigned everywhere. no sooner had the fairy reached the prince than she told him that he was a wicked mortal, and she made herself visible, and turning to the prince’s retinue, the shade of the fairy, and the deep silence reigned everywhere. no sooner had the fairy reached the prince than she told him that he was a wicked mortal, and she made herself visible, and putting a black cloak over her shoulders down of glass, and bade him cross the bridge of iron over the lake, and deep silence reigned. at the first step he stepped into the forest. at every step he seemed to sink into the ground, and the prince lost his way many times in the wood. the prince lost his way many times in the wood, and when he had
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match the paragraph number with a major detail from paragraphs 2 and 4 that could be included in a summary
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the prince finds himself seized into a new world when he touches the ground.
everyone takes great care and precaution to care for the prince.
the queen warns her husband not to let her son touch the ground.
the prince became an excellent horse rider.
the prince vanishes suddenly while he is out for a ride in the woods.

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each paragraph and the details:

Paragraph 2 (from the story text):

The relevant part of Paragraph 2 (from the story) is about the Queen’s warning: “Never let the child put his feet on the ground, for as soon as he does so he will fall into the power of a wicked Fairy...” and the care taken (doctors, exercise, etc.). So the matching detail is: The Queen warns her husband not to let her son touch the ground.

Paragraph 4 (from the story text):

Paragraph 4 (from the story) describes the Prince touching the ground and entering a new world: “A whole new world stretched out before him... he was seized by an unseen power... a new world when he touches the ground” (paraphrased). So the matching detail is: The Prince finds himself seized into a new world when he touches the ground.

Answer:

(Matching):

  • Paragraph 2: The Queen warns her husband not to let her son touch the ground.
  • Paragraph 4: The Prince finds himself seized into a new world when he touches the ground.

(Note: For the "Everyone takes great care..." detail, it aligns with Paragraph 2’s description of doctors, exercise, and precautions. For "The Prince became an excellent horse rider", it also fits Paragraph 2’s "he soon became a first - rate rider". For "The Prince vanishes suddenly...", it fits Paragraph 4’s events. But the core matching for the two paragraphs as per the question’s focus on major details for Paragraphs 2 and 4 is as above.)