Bed in Summer

In Winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle light.
In Summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
NEW WORDS - Winter = മഞ്ഞുകാലം
- Candle = മെഴുകുതിരി
- Quite = പൂർണ്ണമായി
- Hop = ചാടിച്ചാടി പോകുക
- Grown-up = മുതിർന്ന
- Street = തെരുവ്
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q1. Who is the speaker of the poem? Is it a child or a grown-up person?
A child is the speaker of the poem.

Q2. Why does the child have to dress up by candle light?
Winter nights are very cold.

Q3. Why does the child have to stay in bed?
Summer days are very hot.

Q4. Have you had such an experience of being in bed while your friends were playing? How did you feel then?
Yes. I felt very disappointed and cried.

Q5. Do grown-ups allow you to play whenever you want to? Do they control you always? What will you do then?
My parents won't allow me to play whenever i want. They give me only limited time to play. They always control me. I feel very sand and helpless.
Q6. Are there children around you who have to be in bed while you are playing? Do you know them? What makes them lie in bed? What can you do for them?