The plowman [poem]

Title: The plowman [poem]
Creator: Gabriel, Luz
Identifier: For Third Graders
Language: English
Source: The Young Citizen : the magazine for young people 6 (5) May 1940
Year: 1940
Subject: Children's poetry; Children's questions and answers
Rights
Fulltext: May, 1940 THI: YOUNG CITIZEN 173 FOR THIBD GRADERS THE PLOWMAN By LUZ GABRIEL The tired plowman is walking away, On his shoulders his useful plow; He goes pappily homeward at the close of day, For his loved ones are waiting for him now. SOME QUESTIONS 1. What is the plowman carrying? 2. What time of the day do you think is it? 3. Why is the plowman tired? 4. Where has the plowman been? · 5. Why is he happy as he goes )lomeward? Direction: Underline the word in the parentheses that matches with the word in the left. Example: slippers-(ears, feet, head) 1. feet-(cry, eat, walk) 2. ring-(hair, finger, toe) 3. eyes-(see, run, talk) 4. wings-(roll, fly, jump) 5. clock-(time, face, sleep) 6. nose-(smell, drink, eat) 7. ears-(hop, hear, hold) 8. pencil-(skip, sfand, write) 9. scissors-(call, cut, beat) 10. ink--'-(pencil, fountain pen, pen) 11. bracelet-(legs, arm, table) 12. water-( drink, eat, hungry)· 13. hat-(head, hen, eyes) 14. chair-(sleep, stand, sit) 15. ship-(clouds, sea, street) 16. eggs-(hen, deer, goat) 17. comb--(hair, grass, head) 18. road-(sky, ocean; land) 19. chalk-(paper, blackboard, leaves) 20. book-(read, eat, play)
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