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प्रश्न
Did something dreadful happen? How would you describe the events in the poem– comedy or tragedy?
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उत्तर
Nothing dreadful happened. The poem has comical sense. The unreasonable attitude of sage makes humour throughout the poem.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What do crocodiles eat? Talk about it.

Choose the rhyming words from the box and write them in the correct blanks.
tail, scale, ______ ,______
- file
- din
- toss
- nail
- while
- paws
- thin
Look at the picture.

Have you seen the Adyar Banyan Tree? Would you like to visit that place? Why
Read the poem aloud and fill in the wheel with its rhyming pair. Also try giving your own rhyming word. One is done for you.

Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
It’s helping your fellowman to score When his chances hopeless seem;
Its forgetting self till the game is o’re And fighting for the team.
- What does 'it' stand for here?
- Write the rhyme scheme for the above lines.
Pair work. Discuss with your partner and list out any five team games.
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
Why did the sage spin all day?
Pin the tail on the donkey.
Role play
Work with a partner. Let one student read the poem and the other to pantomime (communication by means of gesture and facial expression) the poem as he or she reads.
