Forest Fires By Myrtle Barber Carpenter

Someone dropped a burning match
Unheeded by the way;
It caught on fire some underbrush;
Its user did not stay.

From grass to brush, from brush to tree,
So stealthily it ran,
That no one ever guessed or knew
Just where that fire began.

Someone built a campfire
And failed to put it out.
A breeze came and quickened;
The embers spread about.

And soon the woods were blazing,
The fire spread and spread;
The trees that took long years to grow
Stand blackened now and dead.

Someone saw a little fire
As he was passing by.
He did not stop to put it out;
He did not even try.

He had not started it, of course;
He had no time to spare;
That it might start a forest fire
He did not even care.

− Myrtle Barber Carpenter

1.
Tick (√) the things that fire can do :
- cook food
- keep people warm
- light up the dark
- keep away wild animals
- keep out the cold
But careless use of fire can cause huge losses of life and property. Can you tell how ?
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cook food √
keep people warm √
light up the dark √
keep a
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It can burn down buildings and kill people in the process. It can cause fatal accidents for people from which they might not recover. There is chaos and loss. A fire in one building can spread to other buildings and destroy a neighbourhood. Fires can also spread smoke, so...
2.
What do you think the poet wants to say in this poem ?
- Most forest fires are caused due to carelessness.
- Most forest fires are caused by thieves and robbers.
- Most forest fires are caused by the heat of the sun.
- Most forest fires are caused by uneducated villagers.
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Most fires are caused due to carelessness.
3.
Find all the rhyming pairs of words in this poem.
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Rhyming words - way -stay; ran - began; out - about; spread ...
4.
You see a man throw a burning cigarette end at a roadside bush. What will you say to him ?

Forest Fires