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The Snake
Ruskin Bond
About Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of English origin, who has played a very important role in the growth of children's literature in India.
When after days of rain,
The snake appears
The snake emerges,
Green-gold on the grass.
Kept in so long,
He basks for hours
Soaks up the hot bright sun.
Knowing how shy he is of me,
I walk a gentle pace
Letting him doze in peace.
But to the snake, earth-bound,
Each step must sound like thunder.
He glides away,
Goes underground.
I've known him for some years;
A harmless green grass-snake
Who, when he sees me on the path,
Uncoils and disappears.
Available Answers
- 1.
Green-gold on the grass.
- What is green-gold on the grass?
- Why is it described so?
- 2.
Kept in so long,
He basks for hours
Soaks up the hot bright sun.- Why was the snake kept in so long?
- Does the snake enjoy lying in the sun? How do you Know?
- 3.
Knowing how shy he is of me
- Why does the speaker say the snake is shy of him / her?
- How does the speaker know this?
- 4.
I walk a gentle pace.
- What is the snake doing when the speaker notices it?
- Why does the speaker walk in a slow pace?
- 5.
Who, when he sees me on the path, Uncoils and disappears.
- Why does the snake uncoil and disappear?
- How does the snake recognise the speaker's presence?
- 6.
What does the speaker say must sound like thunder? Why does he /she say this?
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