From The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Poem 3 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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From The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Poem 3 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

Poem 3: From The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Into the street the piper stepped,

Smiling first a little smile,

As if he knew what magic slept

In his quiet pipe the while;

Then, like a musical adept,

To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled,

And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled,

Like a candle flame where salt is sprinkled;

And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered,

You heard as if an army muttered;

And the muttering grew to a grumbling;

And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;

And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.

Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,

Brown rats, black rats, Gray rats, tawny rats,

Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,

Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins,

Cocking tails and pricking whiskers;

Families by tens and dozens,

Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives —

Followed the piper for their lives.

From street to street, he piped advancing,

And step for step they followed dancing,

Until they came to the river Weser,

Wherein all plunged and perished.

Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar,

Swam across and lived to carry

(As the manuscript he cherished)

To Rat-land home his commentary…

 

                (Robert Browning)

Words to Remember

adept: expert ہنر مند

wrinkle: (here) folds that appear on skin or lips while talking جھری

sprinkle: drop or spread small pieces or amounts of something over something چھڑکنا

ere: (archaic) before قبل ازیں

shrill note: loud sound باریک آواز

mutter: utter sound or words with a low voice بڑبڑانا

grumble: make a low heavy sound گرجنا

rumble: make a continuous sound گڑگڑاہٹ

tumble: fall down suddenly and quickly لڑھکنا

plodder (noun): a person who walks slowly آہستہ چلنے والا

plod (verb): to walk slowly آہستہ چلنا

frisker (noun): a person who moves playfully ناچنے والا

frisk (verb): to move playfully اچھلنا

plunge: fall or jump from a high place غوطہ لگانا

stout: brave and strong جفا کش

 

Reading is Fun

 

Q1. How does the poet describe the eyes of the piper?

Ans. The poet describes the eyes of the piper as blue and green sharply twinkling like a candle flame.

Q2. Who comes out of the houses?

Ans. The rats came out of the houses quickly. They were great rats, small rats, lean rats, old rats, young rats, and many more.

Q3. Pick out the adjectives used to describe the rats in the poem.

Ans. Great, small, lean, brown, black, gray, old, etc. are some adjectives used to describe the rats in the poem.

Q4. What effect does piper’s, music cause?

Ans. The piper’s music causes the muttering sound which sometimes rumbles and sometimes grumbles.

Q5. Who plunges into the river Weser?

Ans. The rats plunge into the river Weser.

Q6. Who is as stout as Julius Caesar?

Ans. The rat who swam across the river to live is as stout as Julius Caesar.

Q7. Who narrates the commentary in the Rat land home?

Ans. The saved rat narrates the commentary in the Rat land home.

 

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Language Work

 

The poet compares the eyes of the piper with the flame of a candle. He also compares the rat who does not drown in the river Weser with Julius Caesar. Such a comparison is known as a simile. A simile is a comparison between two objects using the words – like, or as, e.g.;

 

1. The pudding is as sweet as honey.

2. He is as brave as a lion.

3. She is beautiful like a moon.

4. Rahim is strong like iron.

 

Now write down ten similes using “like” and as.

Ans.

1. The pudding is as sweet as honey.

2. He is as brave as a lion.

3. He is as tall as a poplar tree.

4. Her hair is as black as a dark night.

5. Her face is as white as snow.

6. He is as sharp as a needle.

7. It’s as easy as pie.

8. She is beautiful like a moon.

9. Rahim is strong like iron.

10. His eyes are twinkling like a star.

11. He is running like a rabbit.

12. He is walking like a tortoise.

13. He sleeps like a baby.

14. Life is like a box of chocolates.

 

Let’s Write

Fill in the following information:

My name: ______________

My D.O.B.: ______________

My residence: ______________

My school: ______________

My class: ______________

My hobby: ______________

My aim in life: ______________

 

Now, using the above facts/information, write a paragraph about yourself. (Take the help of your teacher and do it yourself)

 

Let’s Talk

Recall the things you enjoy doing. Tell them to your class. (Take the help of your teacher and do it yourself)