Question

it was a bird of paradise,
over the roofs he flew
all the children in a trice
clapped their hands and cried, how nice
look his wings are blue
his body was of Ruby red
his eyes were burning gold
all the grown up people said
what a pity the creature is not dead
for then it could be sold
one was braver than the rest.
he took a loaded gun
aiming at the emerald crest,
he shot the creature down through the breast

a. in a trice means....
b. a Ruby is a.....
c.what did the children do when they saw a bird?
d.what did one man do, and why?
e. what was the reaction of the elders once they realized the bird was of no use to them?
f. find out a word from the poem which means " extremely strange and unusual"

Answer 1

a:: in a moment; very quickly.
b : A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Other varieties of gem- quality corundum are called sapphires.