The Pedlar's Caravan By William Brighty Rands

I wish I lived in a caravan.

With a horse to drive, like a pedlar-man!

Where he comes from nobody knows,

Or where he goes to, but on he goes!

His caravan has windows two,

With a chimney of tin. that the smoke comes through;

He has a wife, with a baby brown.

And they go riding from town to town.

'Chairs to mend and delf to sell!'

He clashes the basins like a bell;

Tea-trays. baskets ranged in order,

Plates with the alphabet round the border!

The roads are brown. and the sea is green.

But his house is just like a bathing-machine;

The world is round. and he can ride,

Rumble and splash, to the other side!

With the pedlar-man I should like to roam,

And write a book when I come home:

All the people would read mg book,

Just like the Travels of Captain Cook!

1.
Think of two advantages and two disadvantages of living in a mobile home, such as a caravan or a trailer. List your points and have a class discussion on this.
2.
Mark the following statements as true or false.
1. The poet imagines the life of a pedlar on caravan as fun and fulfilling.
2. People around do get to know where the pedlar goes.
3. The basins inside the caravan clash and make a lot of noise.
4. The caravan has bowls with the alphabet round the border.
5. The pedlar gets to travel to different places.
3.
Where he comes from nobody knows,
Or where he goes to, but on he goes!
1. Whom does the poet talk about?
2. Where does the person live?
3. What does the poet think of the person's life?
4.
All the people would read my book,
Just like the Travels of Captain Cook!
1. What kind of book does the poet want to write?
2. When will he write the book?
3. Why does he compare his experience with the travels of Captain Cook?
5.
Describe the pedlar's caravan.
6.
Who accompanies the pedlar on his trips?

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06 Aug 2023Rakshit K.

The Pedlar's Caravan