ICSE CLASS 9 | TREASURE CHEST | STORY 3 - THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE | SOLVED MCQS + Q & A | EVERGREEN

ICSE CLASS 9 | TREASURE CHEST | STORY 3 - THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE | SOLVED MCQS + Q & A | EVERGREEN #English literature #treasure chest #icse #class 9 # evergreen publications #trending #shorts #short #youtube #youtubeshort #ytshort #yt #viralreels #ytshorts #youtubeshort #learningisfun ================================ "The Model Millionaire" is a short story by Oscar Wilde about the poor but charming Hughie Erskine, who is in love with Laura Merton but needs a large sum of money to marry her. After giving the last of his money to a beggar, he discovers the beggar is actually the wealthy Baron Hausberg, who is so impressed by Hughie's generosity that he gifts him £10,000. This allows Hughie to finally marry Laura. The protagonist: Hughie Erskine is a handsome, kind, but broke young man who loves Laura Merton, but her father requires him to have £10,000 before he can marry her. The setup: Hughie visits his painter friend, Alan Trevor, and sees a portrait of an old beggar. Moved by pity, Hughie gives the "beggar" all the money he has, a single sovereign. The twist: Hughie later learns that the model was not a beggar at all, but Baron Hausberg, one of the richest men in Europe. The resolution: The Baron, touched by Hughie's genuine generosity, sends him a cheque for £10,000 as a wedding gift. The outcome: Hughie marries Laura, and the story concludes with him finally having the wealth he needs, thanks to a selfless act of kindness to someone he believed was a beggar.