Question

What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot? What was her mother’s reaction to it? What do the reactions indicate about the nature and temperament of each?

Answer 1

When she found her parrot lying dead she burst into a flood of tears and nothing that her Maids of Honour could say would comfort her.
Her mother said that it was stuff and nonsense and that she should better go to bed without any supper.
This shows that Princess September cared for her pet and loved it, but the Queen did not bother about such matters. Princess was a loving, caring and sensitive child. The Queen was harsh and practical in nature and did not console Princess September in her time of grief.