4. He got out tHe ladder
From tHe garden sHed.
It slIpped. He landed
In tHe Flower bed.
5. GLOSSARY
1. Climber - someone who climbs
2. Scoffed – laughed mockingly
3. Ladder – a tool used for climbing
4. Slipped - moved with a smooth sliding
movement
6. Explanation of stanzas
The father ignored his wife’s warnings by
saying that he was a good climber and
climbing the tree was as easy as a child’s
play. The narrator’s father bring out a ladder
from the garden shed. But it slipped and
father fell on the ground.