And fast before her father’s men Three days we’ve fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather.

Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:
And fast before her father’s men
Three days we’ve fled together,
For should he find us in the glen,
My blood would stain the heather.
Paraphrase: The chieftain asks the boatman to make haste before the father of the girl and his men catch them. They have been fleeing together for three days. If the girl’s father finds in the narrow valley, he will stain the bushes with his blood.
(a) Who was her father?
(b) What did the chieftain want the boatman to do?
(c) What did the chieftain fear?

(a) She was the daughter of Lord Ullin.
(b) The chieftain wanted the boatman to make haste and disappear before Lord Ullin and his men appeared on the scene.
(c) The chieftain feared that Lord Ullin and his men would stain the bushes with his blood.
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