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2. ‘Let’s frighten the dragons,’ I said to Pooh.

‘That’s right,’ said Pooh to Me.

‘I’m not afraid,’ I said to Pooh,

And I held his paw and I shouted ‘Shoo!

Silly old dragons!’- and off they flew.

a. Where did Pooh and the narrator find the dragons?

i. on the other side of the ocean ii. across the river

iii. across the cloud iv. across the sea

b. Do you think ‘Pooh’ and ‘I’ were afraid of the dragons? Which line tells you so?

c. What did Pooh and the narrator do to the dragons?

d. Why do you think Pooh and the narrator were able scare the dragons?

Time to think and answer

1. According to Pooh, it isn’t much fun when you do not have company. Do you think
so too? Give reasons for your answer. life skill critical thinking

2. Your Grandma has packed your favourite meal in the tiffin, however your friend has
forgotten lunch at home. What would you do in such a situation? life skill handling emotions

Time to enjoy

1. Underline the lines that the poet has repeated. Why do you think he does so?

2. When the initial consonant sound is repeated in a series of words, it is called
alliteration. For example: ‘I think it ought to be twenty-two’.

Now, identify two more examples of alliteration in the poem.

3. There are six stanzas in the poem. Can you tell how many lines are there in each
stanza. What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza?

Stanza 1 , Stanza 2 ,

Stanza 3 , Stanza 4 ,

Stanza 5 , Stanza 6 ,

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