O moon, give me moonlight, basketful or two baskets full, with seeds of moonlight. From the city to my village, on the sides of the path I want to sow many, small, small moons of light. The whole village goes to the city daily to work. It becomes dark on its way back as my village is quite far. The route is tough and full of snakes and scorpions. Neither bus nor cart plies. When my father returns home I am, asleep And he goes back early in the morning while I am sleeping. O moon give me a basketful of moonlight on loan. I want to light the dark route so that my father returns early. I too want to hear fairy tales and stories from him. O moon, give me a basketful of moonlight. I want to sow seeds of moon on the sides of the path whay you like the pome?
Answers
Answer:
moon,
give me moonlight,
basketful or two baskets full,
with seeds of moonlight.
From the city to my village,
on the sides of the path
I want to sow many,
small, small moons of light.
The whole village goes to the city
daily to work.
It becomes dark on its way back
as my village is quite far.
The route is tough and full of
snakes and scorpions.
Neither bus nor cart plies.
When my father returns home.
I am asleep.
And he goes back early in the morning
while I am sleeping
O moon
give me a basketful of moonlight
on loan.
I want to light the dark route
so that my father returns early.
I too want to hear fairy tales
and stories from him.
O moon,
give me a basketful of moonlight.
I want to sow seeds of moon
on the sides of the path
Explanation:
Moonlight – light of the moon
Whole – entire
Scorpions – a kind of spider with poisonous sting in its tail
piles – goes to and fro
to light – give light to a place
Language Study
1. Complete the following sentences with the help of the poem : (Answers are given directly.)
1. The child wants to sow moons of light from the city to his village on the sides of the path.
2. According to the child, the route of his village is tough and full of snakes and scorpions.
3. The child wants a basketful of moonlight on loan.
4. The child wants to light the dark route so that his father returns early.
2. Write down from the extract the describing words used for the following nouns :
(Answers are given directly.)
Ans.
1. Small moons
2. tough route
3. my/whole village
4. two baskets
3. Pick out the examples of alliteration and repetition :
1. Alliteration : O moon, give me moonlight, basketful or two baskets full’,
2. Repetition : ‘I want to sow many, small small moons of light,’
4. Write as many words as you can using-ful as suffix.
Ans. Basketful – bucketful – handful – spoonful – colourful – sackful – bagful – potful
Answer:
1) small moons
2) tough route
3) my Village
4) two Baskets
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