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प्रश्न
What does ‘improve his tail’ mean?
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उत्तर
To become better than before.
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What do crocodiles eat? Talk about it.
Why does he welcome little fishes?
Find an example of alliteration in the poem.
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Alliteration: is repetition of the consonant at the beginning of two or more words in a line. Example: mother twists my ears. |
Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below.
Read the poem aloud in pairs.
What solution did he arrive at for the mystery that he found?
Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Pin the tail on the donkey.
Fill in the table with the appropriate poem lines. A few lines may be used more than one time.
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1. suggest the sage lacked practical common sense |
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2. make the poem humorous |
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3. show the clowning movements of the sage |
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4. that are actually funny but have a serious tone |
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The summary of the poem is given.But there are some words missing. Fill in the blanks with the help of the box given below.
| faithfully | change | pigtail | round | sage | down | slack |
| out | hung | place | behind | vain | face |
Once upon a time there lived a______. He had a handsome______. He was worried and pondered over his pigtail's______. He wanted to______ it's place. He wanted it hanging at his______ He didn’t like it hanging there______ him. So he turned right and left and ______about, up and______, and in and______ but it still______ behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in______. But he didn’t______ in his efforts. Nevertheless his pigtail hung ______behind him.
