There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.

Answer the following questions.

(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.

(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.

(iii) “But mother says that kind is good …………” What is mother referring to?

Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.

A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.

Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?