Suggested Points for Study and Comment
1. What is the most marked characteristic of the Princess?
2. What foils are introduced to bring this characteristic into bolder view?
3. In what particular items is the author’s sense of humor best displayed?
4. Where is the emotion of the Princess most intense?
5. Is this emotion suddenly or gradually destroyed?
6. What are the points of strongest contrast between the imagined Prince and the real little neighbor-boy?
7. Comment on the sudden ending of the story.