You must have avoided beggars, probably because they are dirty and untidy. But the poet here thinks differently. He feels sympathetic towards beggars because he thinks they are lonely, and they have no friends. Read this poem and see if it changes your opinions.
Grade 7 Reading Lesson 17 Classics – Kidnapped
Davie sets off to his uncle’s place to the House of Shaws near Cramond after the death of his father. People on the way dissuade him from his going to the house. They tell him that the house is cursed. Indeed, from far, the house looks creepy and spine-chilling. Are the people right? Does Davie […]
Grade 9 Reading Lesson 3 Poetry – Hope is a Thing with Feathers
You read the story of Pandora and her treasure box, didn’t you? In the story, you came to read how all the problems we see around us today burst out from the box. Until then, people had been innocent and had lived in paradise, but the time had come for them to get to know […]
Grade 9 Reading Lesson 8 Poetry – The Brook
This is a wonderfully lyrical poem, even for Alfred Lord Tennyson – in places it verges on pure music. In fact, it is hardly necessary to understand it – just let the images and beautifully patterned rhythms flow past, evoking the babbling brook. As we read along, we are told of the brook’s journey and […]
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Grade 3 Reading Lesson 12 Fables And Folktales – Untitled
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Grade 4 Reading Lesson 24 Biographies – Lassie
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