Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller"
Which statement best explains the situational irony in
Were there any
sheep in the park?" demanded Cyril.
the passage?
"No;" said the bachelor, "there were no sheep."
Cyril expects there to be sheep in the park, but there
Why weren't there any sheep?" came the inevitable
are not.
question arising out of that answer.
The aunt hopes that the bachelor cannot answer
The aunt permitted herself a smile, which might almost
Ayril's questions, but he can,
have been described as a grin.
The prince's mother fears that her son will
sheep, but he is not.
be killed by
"There were no sheep in the park," said the bachelor,
"because the Prince's mother had once had dream
The bachelor wants the
that her son would either be killed by a sheep or else by
Cyril asks a question.
children to listen quietly, but
a clock falling on him.
For that reason the Prince never
kept a sheep in his park or a clock in his palace.'