The Duck and Kangaroo

1. CLASS VIII

2. let us know something about
the poet edward lear

3. Born on12th May 1812 in the
London. A talent for drawing and
painting. Edward Lear was an
English artist, author, and poet,
renowned for his poetry ,prose,
and especially his limericks. Lear
was born into a middle- class
family in the village of Holloway.

5. POEM

6. GOOD
GRACIOUS
HOP

7. Please give me a ride on your back!’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
‘I would sit quite still, and say nothing but
“Quack,”
The whole of the long day through!
And we’d go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee,
Over the land, and over the sea;—
Please take me a ride! O do!’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

8. DEE
JELLY

9. Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
‘This requires some little reflection;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me
luck,
And there seems but one objection,
Which is, if you’ll let me speak so bold,
Your feet are unpleasantly wet and
cold,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz!’ said the Kangaroo.

10. REFLECTION
=
THINKING
ROOMATIZ
=
DISEASES

12. WORSTED
=
WOOL
CLOAK
=
WOOLEN
WEAR

13. Said the Kangaroo, I am ready!
All in the moonlight pale,
But to balance me well, dear duck, sit steady!
And quite at the end of my tail!
So away they went with a hop and a bound,
And they hopped the whole world three times
round;
And who so happy,- O who,
As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

14. MOONLIGHT PALE = SLOW LIGHT OF
MOON
BOUND = JUMP
STEADY = STRONGLY

16. Q. 1 Where did the Duck
live and what did she long
for?
Ans. The Duck lived in a nasty
pond. He was bored of his life.
He wanted to leave that place
and go out in the world beyond.

18. Q 3. What preparations did the
Duck make for the ride on the
Kangaroo’s back?
Ans. He bought four pair of worsted
socks so that his feat could remain
dry and warm. He also bought an
overcoat. He smoked a cigar daily
to please the Kangaroo.