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Question
Think and write in your own words.
How can the tender maiden Autumn become a full-grown woman? What change in nature does this imply?
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Solution
With the advent of Autumn, there are several changes in the season, plants shed their leaves at the beginning of the season. But towards the end of the season plants starts fruiting, the brightly lit evening moon and clear sky help the farmers harvest their crop, birds nest and raise their young ones so nature becomes completely bountiful and mature.
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