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प्रश्न
Thinking about the Poem
How does the woodpecker get her food?
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उत्तर
The woodpecker gets her food by boring holes into trees.
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Answer these question in 30–40 words.
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The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed-and gazed-but little thought
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