Maharashtra Board Class 5 English Balbharti Unit Five Chapter 1 The Wind PDF Download

The Wind

1. Listen, Repeat, Learn And Recite

I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass –
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all –
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

O you that are so strong and cold,
O blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Teacher's Note

This poem is about the wind. In India, we feel strong winds during the monsoon season. We cannot see the wind, but we can see what it does - it moves trees, flies kites, and pushes things around.

Exam Trick

Remember: The wind is invisible but powerful. Just like electricity, we cannot see it, but we feel its effects everywhere.

Points to Remember

The wind tosses kites and blows birds in the sky.
We cannot see the wind, but we can feel it and hear it.
The wind is very strong and always active.
The poet asks many questions about the wind.
The repeated lines make the poem musical and easy to remember.

2. Answer The Following Questions

Who blows all day long?

Who sings a loud song?

Can we see the wind?

Can we hear the wind?

Which lines are repeated?

Can you tell any two things that the wind does? Write them.

Teacher's Note

These questions help students understand the poem better. In real life, when you fly a kite in India, the wind is blowing the kite. This is how you can connect the poem to your daily life.

Exam Trick

Remember: Look for repeated lines in poems. The repeated lines "O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song" appear three times - this is a pattern that will appear in exam questions.

Points to Remember

The wind blows all day long.
The wind sings a loud song.
We cannot see the wind with our eyes.
We can hear the wind and feel it push us.
The poet describes what the wind does, not what it looks like.

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