Excerpt from The Kingdoms
James Baldwin

The children were delighted. With eager faces, they waited to hear what the stranger would say next.

"I will ask you only one more question," said the king, "and it is an easy one." Then he stood up, and said, "Tell me, my little folks, to what kingdom do I belong?"

The bright boys were puzzled now. Some thought of saying, "To the kingdom of Prussia." Some wanted to say, "To the animal kingdom." But they were a little afraid, and all kept still.

At last, a tiny blue-eyed child looked up into the king's smiling face and said in her simple way,--

"I think about the kingdom of heaven."

King Frederick William stooped down and lifted the little maiden in his arms. Tears were in his eyes as he kissed her, and said, "So be it, my child! So be it."
Re-read the excerpt from the end of the story. How does the point of view of the king contrast with the point of view of the children?

A) The children are amused at the king's questions; the king is angry at their hesitant responses.
B) The children are fearful of the powerful king; the king does not really care about the children.
C) The children are furious that the king interrupted their games; the king is depressed by the blue-eyed child.
D) The children are hesitant to provide an answer; the king is delighted at the correct response of the small girl.

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