1. Read the poem carefully.
There dwelt a miller, hale and bold
Beside the River Dee
He worked and sang from morn till night
No lark more blithe than he
And this the burden of his song
Forever used to be
I envy nobody no, not!
And nobody envies me.
You're wrong, my friend', said the good old King
As wrong as wrong can be
For could my heart be light as yours
I'd gladly change and see.
And tell me now, what makes you sing
With voice so loud and free
While I am sad, though I am King
Beside the River Dee?'
The miller smiled and doffed his cap
learn my bread, said he
I love my wife, I love my friend
love my children three
lowe no penny I cannot pay
I thank the River Dee
That turns the mill that grinds the corn
That feeds my kids and me.'
'Good friend', said King and sighed a whileThat no one envies thee
Your mealy cap is worth my crown
Your mill my kingdom's fee
Such men as you are the Country's boast
O miller of the Dee!
Based on your reading of the poem, answer the following questions.
1. a. Describe the miller in your words.
b. What did the King ask the miller?
c. What kept the miller happy?
d. Whom did the miller thank? Why?
e. Do you think that the King was envious of the miller? If yes, how?
ii. Write the meanings of the following words and make sentences with them.
a. hale
b. blithe
c.envies
d.mealy
iii. This poem consists of a 19th-century word used in old English. Find the word. Look up more such words and make a list of at least 10 words. Write their meanings.
Answers
There dwelt a miller, hale and bold
Beside the River Dee
He worked and sang from morn till night
No lark more blithe than he
And this the burden of his song
Forever used to be
I envy nobody no, not!
And nobody envies me.
You're wrong, my friend', said the good old King
As wrong as wrong can be
For could my heart be light as yours
I'd gladly change and see.
And tell me now, what makes you sing
With voice so loud and free
While I am sad, though I am King
Beside the River Dee?'
The miller smiled and doffed his cap
learn my bread, said he
I love my wife, I love my friend
love my children three
lowe no penny I cannot pay
I thank the River Dee
That turns the mill that grinds the corn
That feeds my kids and me.'
'Good friend', said King and sighed a whileThat no one envies thee
Your mealy cap is worth my crown
Your mill my kingdom's fee
Such men as you are the Country's boast
O miller of the Dee!
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