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Now, read this lovely poem about a train that is chugging through the
countryside. Read it aloud and enjoy the rhythm of the poem.

In the sunshine, through the rain.

With a bossing giant’s style,

Crossing mile on mile on mile

Over hill and over plain,

Over and over,

Over and over and over again!

Have you ever
Steaming, screaming, travelled by train?

How was your
Let’s connect
Screaming, steaming. experience?

Fretting, fuming,

Fire-consuming,

Rattling goes the Railway Train!

Jook, jook, jook, jook! ,

Jook, jook, jook, jook!...

Little wayside stations cry:

Look! The train is passing by!

steaming: giving off steam (the poet is
referring to a steam engine)
fretting: (here) wearing away because Look, look, look, look,
of constantly moving
fuming: letting out lot of smoke Look, look, look, look!...
fire-consuming: eating up or using fire
(steam engines used burning coals to
heat water to produce steam that gives Wheel upon wheel!
them the energy to move)
rattling: making knocking sounds
wayside: (here) the little stations on the
way, where the train does not stop