The Duck and the Kangaroo Poem English CBSE Solutions Beehive
The Duck and the Kangaroo class 8 Poet Edward Lear
Summary of The Duck and the Kangaroo
There were two friends the duck and the Kangaroo. Once the Duck told the Kangaroo that he wanted to go on a world trip. He became bore in the nasty pond. He requested the Kangaroo to allow him to ride on his back. He would be still and silent except saying 'quack'.
The Kangaroo told the Duck that it was a good luck for him, but there was one objection that his feet are unpleasantly wet and cold. And it might cause him roomatiz.
The Duck said that he had thought over it sitting on the rock. So he bought four pairs of woollen socks and a cloak to keep him warm and keep out the cold. He would every day smoke a cigar.
Then the Kangaroo said that he is ready to make him sit at the end of his tail and to be still and quite. So they decided to set out on a long pleasure trip. They hopped the world three times. They were very happy more than anyone.
The Duck and the Kangaroo Summary in Hindi
बतख और कंगारू दो दोस्त थे। एक बार डक ने कंगारू से कहा कि वह एक विश्व यात्रा पर जाना चाहता है। वह गंदा तालाब में बोर हो गया था। उसने कंगारू से अनुरोध किया कि वे उसे अपनी पीठ पर सवार होने दें। वह चुप रहेगा।
कंगारू ने डक को बताया कि यह उसके लिए सौभाग्य की बात है, लेकिन एक आपत्ति थी कि उसके पैर अप्रिय रूप से गीले और ठंडे हैं। और यह उसे रूमेटिज़ का कारण बन सकता है।
बत्तख ने कहा कि उसने चट्टान पर बैठा यह सोचा था। इसलिए उसने उसे गर्म रखने और ठंड से बचने के लिए चार जोड़ी ऊनी मोज़े और लहंगा खरीदा। वह रोज एक सिगार पीएगा।
तब कंगारू ने उसे कहा अपनी पूंछ के अंत में बैठने के लिए। इसलिए उन्होंने एक लंबी खुशी यात्रा पर निकलने का फैसला किया। वे किसी से भी ज्यादा खुश थे।
Word Meaning -
worsted socks - woollen socks
nasty - dirty
roo-matiz - rheumatism - a disease of joints pain
The Duck and the Kangaroo poem
I
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
'Good gracious! how you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
I wish I could hop like you!'
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
II
'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 the sea;-
Please take me on a ride! O do!'
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
III
Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
'This requires a 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,
And would probably give me the roo-
Matiz!' said the Kangaroo.
IV
Said the Duck, 'As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly.
And to keep out the cold I've bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I'll smoke,
All to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo!'
V
Said the Kangaroo, 'I'm 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?
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Literary Devices used in the poem -
i. And to keep out the cold I've bought a cloak,
And every day a cigar I'll smoke,
ii. And they hopped the whole world three times round
And who so happy,- O who,
Both the pairs of sentences begin with 'And'.
4. Refrain - The use of a musical rhyming sentence throughout the poem -
Ex.- Said the "Duck to the Kangaroo"
4. Enjambment - When the same sentence continues in two or more lines -
Ex.- i. And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly.
ii. All to follow my own dear true
Love of a Kangaroo!'
The Duck and the Kangaroo Question and answers
Read the stanza and answer the questions -
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
'Good gracious! how you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
I wish I could hop like you!'
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
1. What is the name of the poem?
Answer - The Duck and the Kangaroo
2. Who is the poet of the poem?
Answer - The poet of the poem is Edward Lear.
3. Who is the speaker of the first stanza?
Answer - The duck is the speaker of the first stanza.
4. What does the expression "good Gracious" convey?
Answer - It expresses the awestruck situation.
5. Why the Duck's life boring?
Answer - The Duck's life is boring because he remain lives in a dirty pond.
6. What does the Duck request to the Kangaroo?
Answer - The Duck requested the Kangaroo to give a ride on its back.
7. What is the rhyming scheme of the stanza.
Answer - The rhyming scheme of the stanza is - ababccaa.
Working with Poem
1.Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.
For example, Pond - beyond
Ans. -
hop - stop
back - quack
Lee - sea
Duck - luck
ready - steady
2..Complete the dialogue -
Duck : Dear Kangaroo! Why don't you
(1)..................
Answer - plan a world tour with me.
Kangaroo : With pleasure, my dear Duck,
though (2) ------------
Answer - though I have an objection that your wet and cold feet would trouble me.
Duck : That won't be a problem. I will (3).......
Answer - I will cover them with woolen socks.
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