Class VIICLASS VII MOREPoem

Whose Child is This? -by Anonymous

Whose Child is This?

              -Anonymous
“Whose child is this?” I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
“Mine”, said the parent with a tender smile

“Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear

To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should”

“Whose child is this?” I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
“Mine”, said the teacher with the same tender smile

“Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school”

“Whose child is this?” I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
“Ours” said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
“Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever.”

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ:   

 āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻž āĻ?

                                -āĻ…āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻž

“āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻž āĻ?” āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž

āĻĻā§‡āĻ–ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°â€, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡āĨ¤

 

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡

āĻ“āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ§ā§‹ā§ŸāĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯, āĻ†āĻ° āĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻ†āĻāĻšā§œā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯,

āĻ“āĻ° āĻ•ā§€ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯,

 

āĻ“āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ“ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹

āĻ†āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¨ā§‹āĨ¤â€œ

 

“āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻž āĻ?” āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻ°,

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ­ā§‡āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‰ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻ–ā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°â€, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡

 

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ•ā§‡āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ°āĻžāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡,

āĻ“āĻ•ā§‡ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•ā§€ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ°, āĻ¸āĻĻā§Ÿ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšā§Ÿ,

āĻ“āĻ° āĻ›ā§‹āĻŸā§āĻŸ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšā§Ÿ,

āĻ“āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°,

āĻ†āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ°āĻžāĻŸāĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ–ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤â€œ

 

“āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻž āĻ?” āĻ†āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻ“ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžā§‡āĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ,

āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ‡āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ°āĻœāĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĸā§āĻ•āĻ˛ āĻ›ā§‹āĻŸā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĨ¤

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°â€, āĻŽāĻž āĻ“ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨,

āĻ†āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ›ā§‹āĻŸā§āĻŸ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°Â  āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ

āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ°ā§āĻļā§€āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻžāĻœāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ†āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨āĨ¤â€œ

 

Questions:

(1) Who asked the question, “Whose child is this?” in the poem?

(2) How many times did he/she ask the question, “Whose child is this?”

3) Who answered the question in stanzas 1, 2, and 3?

(4) Why do both parent and teacher smile and answer the question, “Whose child is this?” by saying “Mine” and “Ours”?

QUESTIONS FOR MORE PRACTICE

(a) What is the main theme of the poem?

(b) How many stanzas are there in the poem? Which perspectives do the stanzas offer?

(c) Analyze the rhyme scheme of the poem in in terms of its three stanzas.

(d) Why do the parent and teacher refer to the child as “Mine” at first and then “Ours”?

(e) What question does the speaker ask throughout the poem? What is the significance of it?

(f) How do the first two stanzas of the poem illustrate the concept of temporary guardianship?

(g) How does the poem portray the roles of parents and teachers?

(h) What does the phrase “Ours to love and train together” mean?

(i) What does the tender smile” symbolize symbolize in the poem?

(j) What is the importance of teaching the child “to be gentle and kind”?

(k) Do you think the poem shows how important teamwork is in raising children? Why or why not?

(l) How does the poem describe the relationship among the parent, the teacher, and the child?

(m) What does the poem reveal about community involvement in child-rearing?

(n) What significance does the child’s entry through the door hold in the third stanza?

(o) What values do the parent and teacher want to teach the child?

(p)How do you think your parents and teachers work together to guide you, just like the parent and teacher in the poem?

(q) What values do you think are important for you to learn as a student, and how do your parents and teachers help you learn them, just like in the poem?

Answers:

(1) The speaker or poet in the poem asked, “Whose Child is this?” to understand who is responsible for the child. The question was asked several times, first to the parent, then to the teacher, and finally to both, showing how both share the responsibility of caring for and guiding the child.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨, “āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨?” āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§€ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻžāĻ›ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ•ā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

(2) He/She asked the question “Whose child is this?” three times in the poem. The speaker asked it first to the parent, then to the teacher, and finally to both the parent and teacher together.

āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻ° “āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨?” āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ•āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

(3) In the first stanza, the parent answered the question, saying “Mine”. In the second stanza, the teacher answered, also saying “Mine”. In the third stanza, both the parent and teacher answered together, saying “Ours”.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨, “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°”āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨, “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°”āĻ“ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨, “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°”āĨ¤

(4) Both the parent and teacher smile and answer the question, “Whose child is this?” by saying “Mine” and “Ours” to show their care and responsibility for the child. The smile represents their tenderness and affection, while the shift from “Mine” to “Ours” shows their growing recognition of shared responsibility in nurturing and guiding the child’s development.

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ‡ āĻšā§‡āĻ¸ā§‡ “āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨?” āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¨, “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°” āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻšā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°” āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°” āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

Extra:

(a) The main theme of the poem is the shared responsibility of both parents and teachers in caring for, nurturing, and guiding a child’s growth and development. It emphasizes how both parents and teachers have roles in nurturing the child and teaching him or her important values of life to become a good, kind, and well-educated person.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ āĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ°āĻ‡ āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻĨ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§‹āĻ§ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ°āĻ‡ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹, āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ ā§‡āĨ¤

(b) The poem consists of three stanzas. Each stanza offers a different perspective on who is responsible for the child at various times-first the parent, then the teacher, and finally both the parent and the teacher together.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ• āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§€ – āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ•, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ‡ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ – āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

(c) The rhyme scheme of the poem in the 1st stanza is AABBCCDD, in the 2nd stanza is EEBBFFGG, and in the 3rd stanza is HHIIJJ. In the first stanza, each pair of rhyming lines follows a consistent pattern, starting with “day” and “play” (A), followed by “smile” and “while” (B), then continuing with “hair” and “wear” (C), and finally “good” and “should” (D). Similarly, the second and third stanzas follow a clear alternating rhyme scheme.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻšāĻ˛ AABBCCDD, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° EEBBFFGG āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻšāĻ˛ HHIIJJāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ—āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, “āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ–ā§‡āĻ˛āĻž” (A) āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡ “āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨” (B), āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻ° “āĻšā§āĻ˛” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨” (C) āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ “āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹” āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ “āĻ‰āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤” (D) āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻ‡āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤ā§€āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ•āĻ—ā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻŸ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•ā§āĻ°āĻŽā§‡ āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

(d) At first, the parent and teacher see themselves as responsible for the child in their own way, and so they say “Mine”. But at the end, they acknowledge that the child belongs to both of them and that they work together to care for and teach the child, and so they say “Ours”.

(e) The speaker repeatedly asks, “Whose child is this?” This question expresses curiosity and concern about the identity and care of the child observed at play. It serves as a prompt for exploring the roles of both parents and teachers in a child’s life.

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻā§‡āĻ°āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻœāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ°”āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ°āĻ‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ¨ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ°”āĨ¤

(f) The first two stanzas of the poem illustrate temporary guardianship through the repeated acknowledgment by both the parent and teacher that their roles are to care for the child for “a little while”. This phrase shows that while they have an important influence on the child’s development, their time with the child is limited. It emphasizes that children will eventually grow and become independent individuals.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ• āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§€ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ•ā§‡ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ°āĻ‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻšāĻ˛ “āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯” āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ“, āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§€āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§‡āĻˇā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§€āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ‰āĻ āĻŦā§‡āĨ¤

(g) The poem portrays parents as caregivers who bathe, dress, and provide guidance for the child’s overall development. Teachers, on the other hand, are shown as mentors who help develop the child’s mind and teach important lessons for life.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§‡ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨, āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ•āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

(h) The phrase “Ours to love and train together” means that both the parent and the teacher share the responsibility of raising and teaching the child. They are working together in harmony to ensure the child grows up well.

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ” āĻāĻ‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‚āĻļāĻŸāĻŋāĻ° āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āĻœāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

(i) The “tender smile” symbolizes kindness, love, and care. Both the parent and teacher smile tenderly, showing that they have a gentle and affectionate approach in their role as caretakers and educators.

“āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ” āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§€āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§‡āĻšāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

(j) Teaching the child “to be gentle and kind” is important because it helps shape his or her character and ensures that he or she grows up as a compassionate, respectful, and thoughtful individual. These qualities are essential for the child’s emotional and social development.

āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ “āĻ­āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ“ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡” āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ—āĻ āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§€āĻ˛, āĻļā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ“āĻ ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ—ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻœāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ…āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤

(k) Yes, the poem shows how important teamwork is in raising children. It emphasizes that both parents and teachers must work together to guide the child, each playing a different but complementary role. This teamwork ensures the child’s holistic development.

āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ¤āĻŸāĻž āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ•ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ†āĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°āĻ• āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

(l) The poem describes a relationship of shared responsibility and cooperation. The parent cares for the child’s daily needs, while the teacher helps develop the child’s mind and character. Together, they form a strong partnership that focuses on the child’s growth, values, and future.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡āĻ° āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻĻā§ˆāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§‚āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§€ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§€āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¤ā§ˆāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŦā§ƒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§‹āĻ§ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻĻā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

(m) The poem reveals that child-rearing is not solely an individual task but rather a communal effort involving both parents and teachers. By stating “Ours to love and train together”, it emphasizes collaboration between home and school environments. So, successful upbringing requires joint commitment from all parties involved in a child’s life.

āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ•ā§‡āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ—āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ°āĻ‚ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ‡ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤ “āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĻā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž” āĻāĻ‡ āĻ‰āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡, āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻ˜āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§‡āĻļā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§‹āĻ—āĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ° āĻœā§‹āĻ° āĻĻā§‡āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻžāĻ‚, āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻ¨ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ•āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§‹āĻœāĻ¨āĨ¤

(n) The child’s entry marks the moment when both parent and teacher recognize their shared responsibility. It shows their combined effort in guiding the child’s future.

āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻļ āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ‡ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•ā§‡ āĻšāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻ‰āĻ­āĻ¯āĻŧā§‡āĻ‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¯ā§ŒāĻĨ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āĻŸāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤

(o) The parent and teacher want to teach the child to be good, gentle, and kind. They aim to help the child grow into a caring and responsible person.

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ā§‹, āĻ­āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻļā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ˛āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻœāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻļā§€āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§‡ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧā§‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĨ¤

(p) I believe my parents and teachers work together to guide me by teaching me good values, helping me with my studies, and encouraging me to be a better person. My parents take care of me at home, while my teachers guide me in school, helping me learn new things. I’m really grateful for their support and care.

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(q) I think it’s very important to learn values like honesty, kindness, and respect for others. My parents teach me these values at home, while my teachers help me understand them in school by showing how we should behave with classmates and others. I’m thankful to them for guiding me to become a better person.

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