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mary * Here the poetess tells yg that, : we, , * in need. Kindness is should help hase, , a vritue,, It multiplies and come t, 0 us in, , was 4 winter evening. An old, ; . oad near a school. She was Ei tie aL to cross a, fe was VEY poor.Her dress was torn. She was a fea Srey ae, e waiting for a long time. Nobody: looked at her nor mith She, jer, Suddenly children come out of the schoolas it aa, Fabey passed the lonely old woman but non paid any attention ., gold lady. The poor old woman ‘stood by the road as she feard that, e would be trampled under the horses feet or the carriage wheels., A oroup of happy. boys, come there, ‘it so happened, that one of the, ys very cheerful and lively, saw this old woman waiting to cross, he road. He ran to her and helped her to cross the road. She put her, ped hand on his strong: young arm.The. boy guided the trembling, ct and supported her by his firm and strong.arms., Later he explained to his’ friends that one day his own mother, ould be in a similar situation and that someone. else would help her., _ Athome that night, the old lady prayed for the boy who had helped, , and, et gt cross the er Her heat was overflowing with gratitude, nn, somebody’ s son!”, , , , TE
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Sth Std. English - IT Lang, , My was the old woman hesitating to Cros¢ :, a nes) weak and her legs were tremblin ‘ee, had eter to cross such a busy and slippery Toad, “Ol, hesitating to cross the road., , Read and write:, , C2. Read and discuss your responses with you, Parti, ny, write:, , 1. How did the boy help the old woman?, , When the boy saw this old woman Waiting to cro, é,, , : 2 : : = : BT, Tan to her and asked in a low voice that if she agreed, he cea : he, her to cross the road. He took her aged: hand in hig Stroy *, , Be eee ee cae 8 Yo, arms. he guided her trembling feet along and crossed the ae Un,, out hurt or harm. ee ‘i, , S the ;,, , $, With,, , 2. What made the boy happy? _, , 3. What did the, , The boy told to his friend, aged, poor and slow,, , ation, Some one else would help her When he, 1S not there ‘, 4, oe did the olq Woman say in her Prayers that night?, 'y?, , That Night at home, the ., are Ole ad for the boy who had, helped her to cross the Y Prayed for the boy, , Toad. Her heart was Overflowing with grati*Prayed, “Gog be kind to him, Somebody's Son”., L120)
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PTE RES, 8th Std. English - If Lang, , po you like this poem? Why or why not?, , yes, | like this poem. Because the helping nature and kindness, , of the boy inspired many readers to do the same. This shows that we, gail happiness if we help others., , (3. Answer the following as directed:- ;, , 1. Pick out the rhyming words in the poem, and read them, , aloud., , _ The rhyming words are ., , pery-day, snow-slow, long-throng, by- eye, shoutout, snap deep: greyway, her-stir, feet-street, troop-group, low-go, arm: arm-harm, along-strong,, went- content, know-slow, hand-stand, grey-away, head-said, boy-joy., 4. Name the figure of speech in these lines:, , (a) _..came boys....like a flock of sheep’., , What are the boys compared to? ° :, , Simile, , The bo, , ' direct and used the word'like’., 'b) Her aged hand on his strong young arm., , Synecdoche., , ys are compared to a flock of sheep. The Comparison is, , ay 2
