BALGOVIND'S EDUCATIONAL TOUR

   The Lake of Innisfree. The poet expresses his desire to go to  Innisfree, There he wants to build a small cabin with clay and twisted sticks. The poet further says that he will grow beans there; and keep a hive for honeybee so that he can get fresh honey. He  wants to live all alone in peace there amidst the loud sound of bees. In the second stanza, the poet describes some features or qualities of the island Innisfree. In this process he says that when he reaches there,he will have peace; which will come to him slowly. He finds peace where the fog envelopes the surroundings during the morning time, and where the cricket sings. There at midnight on the lake island of Innisfree, the stars twinkle in the sky; the sun glows with a purple colour at noon; and the linnet birds are seen flying in the sky in the evening. In the third stanza, the poet  determines that he will now stand up and go to the lake island of Innisfree, for he always hears the low sound of wate...

           On killing a Tree The poem is about the views of the poet on killing a tree. The poet says that it takes lots of time to fell a tree; that it is not possible to fell a tree from a sudden rough blow of an axe, as it has grown gradually taking nutrients from the earth; that it has fed itself upon the crust absorbing sunlight for many years; and that the leaves come out from its discoloured bark. The poet basically describes the various activities that a tree does throughout its life to sustain itself. Here the poet says that it is not possible to destroy the tree completely by only striking heavy blows or cutting into pieces. Of course, this will give a little pain to the tree, but that will heal again just as it is done in case of a human being who gets bled after a cut and recovered very soon automatically. Similarly, the part of the tree which gets healed after some time, and if it remains unchecked the new branches will grow from there again to...

WHO STOLE BHAIYA ‘S SMILE Word-meaning 1.Explore – to search a place Scientists are trying to explore the surface of the moon. 2. Gobble up – to eat up He gobbled up my lunch. 3. Distracted – unable to pay attention Most of the students get distracted while listening to their teachers. 4. Snap out of it – to get out of a bad mood You have the ability to snap out of your depression. B. Answer this questions with reference to the context a) Who stops Bhaiya from getting out of bed? Ans- Dukduk stops Bhaiya from getting out of bed. b) How does he do this? Ans- He seems to be holding on to Bhaiya. c) Does it happen everyday?  Ans- No, it doesn’t happen everyday. C) Answer this questions. 1 Describe how chiru and bhaiya would play with each other?  Ans-Chiru and Bhaiya would explore caves under the staircase and fight the aliens on the mango tree in the backyard. 2. Why does Chiru think that someone has stolen Bhaiya’s smile? Ans- Chiru thinks that someone has stolen Bhaiya’s smile...