Yes, the sisters were unkind and cruel. When they saw that Princess September'* bird could sing and their parrots could only repeat two lines, they became distressed. They even offered to buy a green and yellow parrot for her. When she denied their offer,
they convinced her to put it in the cage knowing the fact that it will harm the bird. After she had put the bird into the cage, it stopped eating and singing. When she consulted her sisters, they said it would soon get used to the cage. They even said that she should be firm, and if it ****, then it would be very ungrateful of it.
If it was obstinate and ****, then it would serve it right. When she set the bird free, they mocked her and said that the bird would never return. All these instances show that they were very unkind and cruel.
