Class-3 Sp. English, Lesson-15 What does Little Birdie Say? / M.P. Board

Lesson-15

What does Little Birdie Say?

 (M.P. Board, Special English)

Write comparative and superlative degrees of the following:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
long	longer	longest
strong	stronger	strongest
little	less	least
much	more	most
good	better	best

Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the little birdie sitting?

Ans- Little birdie is sitting in the nest.

2. What does she say to her mother?

Ans- She says to her mother, “Let me fly away.”

3. What does her mother advise?

Ans- Her mother advised to rest a little longer till her wings are stronger.

4. When does little birdie fly away?

Ans- Little birdie flies away after taking a little rest.

These lines of poem have been given in jumbled way. Write them in proper order of the poem:

What does little birdie say

In her nest at peep of day?

Let me fly, says little birdie,

Mother, let me fly away.

Birdie, rest a little longer,

Till thy little wings are stronger.

So she rests a little longer,

Then she flies away.

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Alfred Lord Tennyson - Cradle Song

What does little birdie say

In her nest at peep of day?

Let me fly, says little birdie,

Mother, let me fly away.

Birdie, rest a little longer,

Till thy little wings are stronger.

So she rests a little longer,

Then she flies away.

What does little baby say,

In her bed at peep of day?

Baby says, like little birdie,

Let me rise and fly away.

Baby, sleep a little longer,

Till thy little limbs are stronger.

If she sleeps a little longer,

Baby too shall fly away.

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