Lesson XLIII. Queen Esther.
(Tell Story 15 in Part Fifth.)
1. In what city did the king of Pẽr´s̝iȧ live? In the city of Shṳ´shan.
2. What beautiful Jew´ĭsh girl lived in Shṳ´shan? Ĕs´thẽr.
3. Who cared for Ĕs´thẽr and brought her up? Her cousin Môr´de-cāi.
4. Who was the king of Pẽr´s̝iȧ at that time? A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs.
5. What did king A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs do when he saw Ĕs´thẽr? He made her queen.
6. Who stood next to the king in power? A man named Hā´man.
7. What law did Hā´man cause king A̍̄-hăs̝-ū-ē´rŭs to make? That all the Jews̝ should be killed.
8. What did Queen Ĕs´thẽr do when she heard that this law had been made? She went to the king in his palace.