summary of the poem somebody's mother
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CHAPTER-4 (Literature)
Somebody’s Mother
(Summary)
Somebody’s mother by Mary Dow Brine is a beautiful poem depicting wonderful values of care and love for others. An old woman wearing ragged clothes was standing at a crossing to go to the other side of the road; she was waiting for the traffic to stop so that she could safely go to the other side. She kept waiting; but the traffic did not stop. No passer by paid heed to her need and concern. After some time a group of boys came out of the school; they were happy and noisy. No boy offered to help her go across the road. However, one boy noticed her and went to help her. He lovingly helped her cross the road. As he went back to his friends he said he helped the old lady thinking someday someone would help her old mother in a similar situation when he might be far away from her. The boy felt very contented after helping the old woman. The old woman that night prayed to God to be kind to the boy who had helped her cross the road
Explanation:
CHAPTER-4 (Literature)
Somebody’s Mother
(Notebook work)
Difficult words:
Ragged, gray, amid, throng, heeded, glance, anxious, glad, flock, hailing, hastened, meek, timid, stir, lest, merry, troop, gayest, laddie, whispered, trembling, firm, content, fellow, bowed
Word meaning:
Gray- Lacking in cheer; gloomy
Throng- Crowd of people
Heeded- To pay attention
Anxious- Worried
Flock- Group
Hailing- Cheering to welcome
Hastened- Hurried
Crowd her down- push into a small space
Trembling- Shaking
Bowed- Bend to pay honour
Make sentences:
Gray- I saw an old and gray lady in the street.
Throng- I cannot recognize my friend amid the throng.
Heeded- I heeded to my parent’s advice.
Anxious- The students were anxious about the exams.
Flock- The shepherd took care of his flock of sheep.
Hailing- We were hailing the marriage anniversary of our parents.
Hastened- She hastened to catch the bus on time.
Crowd her down- The group of children crowd her down in the street.
Trembling- The man was trembling in the snow.
Bowed- She bowed to pray in the temple.
Questions and Answers:
Que1. Describe the old woman’s clothes, posture and looks.
Ans1. The old lady was wearing ragged clothes and her body was bend due to chill in of the winter’s day. She looked very sad and fearful.
Que2. What kind of a day was it?
Ans2. It was winter’s day that was cold and wet due to recent snow.
Que3. What did the people in the street do for the old woman?
Ans3. The people in the street just passed by the old lady and did not paid any attention to the looks of her worried eyes.
Que4. What are the lines that describe how the people in the street behaved?
Ans4. The lines that describe how the people in the street behaved are “Of human beings who passed her by, Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eyes.”
Que5. Why was the old woman afraid to move?
Ans5. The old woman was afraid to move because she was very old and unstable. She thought that she might be hit by a carriage wheel or the horses’ feet on the slippery street.
Que6. What did the schoolboy do for her?
Ans6. The schoolboy helped her to cross the road, safely.
Que7. What did the old woman say in her prayers that night?
Ans7. In her prayers that night, the old woman said that God would be kind to the noble boy who helped her to cross the road.