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The Mountain and the Squirrel
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Mountain and the Squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter
'Little Prig'.
Bun replied,
'You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together,
To make up a year
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry.
I'll deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forest on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut.'
Available Answers
- 1.
Say if the following statements are true or false.
- The mountain and the squirrel were quarrelling with each other.
- The squirrel was intimidated by the mountain.
- The mountain praised the squirrel.
- The squirrel was proud of occupying its space.
- The mountain snorted at the squirrel's house.
- The squirrel proved that, in their way, both of them were equally important.
- 2.
What is the mountain proud of?
- 3.
Why does the poet compare a mountain with a squirrel?
- 4.
What adjectives does the squirrel use to describe the mountain?
- 5.
How does the squirrel describe itself?
- 6.
What does the poet mean by the words 'talent's differ'?
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