MP Board Class 9th English Solutions Chapter 9 The Snake Trying

In this poem, a harmless green – coloured snake tries to save itself from being hit by a person who is chasing it with a stick to kill it. The poet says that the snake is harmless even to children. People fear snakes and when they see one, they try to kill it with a stick. The snake tries to save itself and hides behind the green – coloured bushes of marshy plants growing in the water. It hides in the ripples of the water body in order to save itself. The snake disappears behind the marshy plants.

इस कविता में एक हानिरहित हरे रंग का सांप खुए को एक ऐसे व्यक्ति की चपेट में आने से बचाने की कोशिश करता है जो इसे मारने के लिए छड़ी के साथ पीछा कर रहा है। कवि कहता है कि साँप बच्चों के लिए भी हानिरहित है। लोग साँप से डरते हैं और जब वे एकका देखते हैं, तो वे इसे छड़ी से मारने की कोशिश करते हैं। साँप खुद का बचाने की कोशिश करता हैं और पानी में उगने वाले दलचली पौधों की हरी-भरी झाडियो के पीछे छिप जाता है। यह खुद को बचाने के लिए जल निकाय के तरंगो में छिप जाता है। दलचली पौधों के पीछे साँप गायब हो जाता है।

Questions

I. 1. What is the snake trying to escape from ?

2. Is it a harmful snake ? What is its colour ?

3. The poet finds the snake beautifu!. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.

4. What does the poet wish for the snake ?

5. Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away? Where does the snake disappear?

Answers

1. The snake is trying to escape from the pursuing stick.

2. No, it is not a harmful snake. It is green in colour.

3. The poet uses these words for conveying the snake’s beauty: ‘beautiful and graceful, glides, small and green’.

4. The poet wishes safety for the snake.

5. The snake was far from the water and reeds before anyone saw it and chased it away. It disappears in the reeds.

Questions

II. 1. Find out as much as you can about different kinds of snakes (from books in the library, or from the Internet). Are they all poisonous ? Find out the names of some poisonous snakes.

2. Look for information on how to find out whether a snake is harmful.

3. As you know, from the previous lesson you have just read, there are people in our country who have traditional knowledge about snakes, who even catch poisonous snakes with practically bare hands. Can you find out something more about them ?

Answers

1. Students can find out this information from books in the library or from the internet. Not all the snakes are poisonous. Some of the poisonous snakes are: King Cobra, Russell’s Viper, Krait, etc.

2. This information (on how to find out whether a snake is harmful) may be obtained from the books in the library or from the Internet. This may also be got from a snake charmer.

3. They are snake charmers. They live mainly in forests. They are wandering tribes. They catch various snakes. They earn their livelihood by showing them to the public. They are a great source of information on snakes.