Question

3. The life of the Cherry tree was threatened because
a. The poet watered it and went to bed and forgot.
b. The cherry blossoms were pink, fragile and quick to fall.
c. The goats ate the leaves, the monsoon blight and the grass cutter
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d. The bees drank in an ecstasy all nectar from each bloom.​

Answer 1

Answer:

c. The goats ate the leaves, the monsoon blight and the grass

Answer 2

Option (c) is correct that is :- The cherry tree was threatened because the goats ate the leaves, the monsoon blight and the grass cutter.

Explanation:

• The poet was really pleased to see the cherry tree.

• The poet was pleased with the growth of a small plant from the ground.

• The growth of the root, the splitting of a leaf from a small plant pleased the poet. The poet was now interested in growing the cherry plant into a beautiful tree.

• The poet returned after a few months and found that the pine tree had yielded fruits to which he was astonished and was not in danger.