From The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Poem 3 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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From The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Poem 3 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

Poem 3: From The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Into the street the piper stepped,

Smiling first a little smile,

As if he knew what magic slept

In his quiet pipe the while;

Then, like a musical adept,

To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled,

And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled,

Like a candle flame where salt is sprinkled;

And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered,

You heard as if an army muttered;

And the muttering grew to a grumbling;

And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;

And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.

Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,

Brown rats, black rats, Gray rats, tawny rats,

Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,

Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins,

Cocking tails and pricking whiskers;

Families by tens and dozens,

Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives —

Followed the piper for their lives.

From street to street, he piped advancing,

And step for step they followed dancing,

Until they came to the river Weser,

Wherein all plunged and perished.

Save one who, stout as Julius Caesar,

Swam across and lived to carry

(As the manuscript he cherished)

To Rat-land home his commentary…

 

                (Robert Browning)

Words to Remember

adept: expert ہنر مند

wrinkle: (here) folds that appear on skin or lips while talking جھری

sprinkle: drop or spread small pieces or amounts of something over something چھڑکنا

ere: (archaic) before قبل ازیں

shrill note: loud sound باریک آواز

mutter: utter sound or words with a low voice بڑبڑانا

grumble: make a low heavy sound گرجنا

rumble: make a continuous sound گڑگڑاہٹ

tumble: fall down suddenly and quickly لڑھکنا

plodder (noun): a person who walks slowly آہستہ چلنے والا

plod (verb): to walk slowly آہستہ چلنا

frisker (noun): a person who moves playfully ناچنے والا

frisk (verb): to move playfully اچھلنا

plunge: fall or jump from a high place غوطہ لگانا

stout: brave and strong جفا کش

 

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Q1. How does the poet describe the eyes of the piper?

Ans.The poet describes the eyes of the piper as blue and green sharply twinkling like a candle flame.

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