Read the given poem carefully:
Law Of The Jungle
I have heard
There is a law of jungle
I have heard when the lion has eaten his fill
He never attacks
He goes to lie under dense shady trees
And when the rough gusts
Shake branches of trees
The mynah leaving her own young
Covers the frail crow’s eggs
With her protective wings.
I have heard
When any bird-young frills out of the nest
The entire jungle wakes to rescue.
I have heard
When the weaver bird’s nest
Reflects on the lake
The silvery fishes adopt it as a neighbour.
And if a rough storm breaks the bridge.
Then on a wooden plank
Squirrel,snake,gout and cheetah walk in a file.
I have heard
There is law of the jungle
O God,All-Powerful.
All Seeing.All-Wise.
In this my city
Proclaim a law,
Even the law of the jungle.
Answer the questions briefly:
1. what does the poet mean to say by the law of the jungle?
2. What happens when the strong blows in the jungle?
3. What do the animals do when the footbridge breaks due to rough weather?
4. What is the poet’s wish in the last lines?
5. Why do you think the poet wants the law of the jungle to be enforced in his city?
Answers
Answer:
The poet means that there are laws in the jungle which every animal follows, just like the lion who has his law that after he eats he will never attack and he will go and rest in the shade of trees. Hope it helps
1. The poet, by the law of the jungle means the laws or the rules that he heard the jungle works on.
2. When the strong blows in the jungle then, the mynah covers the eggs of the crows first because they are kind of weaker than her own eggs.
3. When the footbridge breaks due to a rough storm, then all the animals walk in a proper line on a wooden plank.
4. In the last few lines, the poet wishes that the people in his town also comply with the rules of the jungle and that they follow those rules for the town to be better
5. The poet wants the people in his town to accept the laws of the jungle because those laws show selflessness, love, patience and how ascetic living beings can be.