Question

What does this line mean-
"....and into the frill of gold shallows by the stepping-stones"
In the story The Blue Bead
By Norah Burke

Answer 1

The explanation of the lines.

Explanation:

• Norah Burke starts the story with the dramatic presentation of a huge crocodile. She refers to it as 'he' to make it a character of a suspense thriller.
• "Out of black water, curved with whirlpools, and into the frill of gold shallows by the stepping-stones", came the crocodile.

• This vivid description, full of life and with visual details marks the appearance of the huge animal that can fill us with awe and fear.

• The author here describes the crocodile and the place where the crocodile lives the crocodile came from the water with its shiny skin and coming out from the water slowly.

Answer 2

Answer_

The above line specifies that the crocodile comes out of black water which undergoes waves by the stepping stones present

gold shallows- water

whirlpools- waves

frill- curves of water