Freedom is the right to do
Anything that pleases you,
As long as you keep in sight
That others also have a right.
Have you the right to kill a cat?
Oh no! It's wrong, just consider that
The cat has the right to live like you
A right to eating and drinking too!
So remember that it's certainly wrong
To deprive a nightingale its song,
To cheat the poor people, as rich men do
To rob the innocent, as robbers do.
To injure someone to win a race
To despise some and others embrace,
To disobey every order and rule
And drown a swimmer in the pool,
And shout and scream like a fool
Disrespecting the teachers in the school.
So never forget that although you are free,
You should think of others, not only 'ME'.
2.Answer the following. (2x6-12) a)How are the rights of cat is similar to our?
b) What is the similarity between rich men and robbers?
c) How should students conduct themselves at school?
d) What are the qualities that are undesired for a person?
e) Write the theme of the poem in one line.
f)Write the meanings of: i) despise
ii) deprive
Answers
Answer:
a) According to the poem, cats have the right to survive and live their lives just as much as humans do. According to the poem's definition of freedom, cats have the right to do what they'd like as long as they acknowledge that others have that same right, much like humans do.
b) According to the poem, rich men and robbers both exploit the idea of freedom by putting their rights above others. For example, rich men and robbers both take something valuable away from others who have an equal right to freedom, whether it is by "cheating" or "robbing".
c) "So never forget that although you are free, you should think of others, not only 'ME'." Based on this quote, students should acknowledge that they have the right to act how they'd like, as long as it does not impede on the same freedom of others to do the same.
d) To deprive, cheat, rob, injure, despise, disobey, drown, shout, and disrespect others are undesirable qualities.
e) Freedom only exists if everyone has an equal right to it.
f) Despise: To feel a deep contempt/hatred for
Deprive: Deny someone/something the possession of something
Explanation: