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Short Question & Answer
Q1: What are the distinctive features of the Asian Lion as given in the poem?
Ans- The Asian Lion is a large beast. He is brownish-yellow in colour. He roars. The sound is
terrible to hear. This makes one almost die due to great fear. He is found in the forest in
the eastern countries of Asia. That’s why he is called ‘Asian Lion’.

Q2: How does the Bengal Tiger look? What is so distinct about him?
Ans- The Bengal Tiger roams in the forest freely. He is the king of animals. He looks
noble. He has black stripes on a yellow background. When this tiger notices someone he
tries to eat him. He looks terrifying with his jaw and teeth.

Q3: How does a leopard behave when he sees someone?
Ans- A leopard has spots on his hide. These are black in colour which contrasts his yellow
skin. He is a great runner. As soon as he sees someone he leaps over him at once. He
attacks on him and starts eating. He is so terrifying and powerful.

Q4: How does the poet describe the bear?
Ans- The poet describes the bear in a humorous way. As soon as the bear comes near a
human being, he embraces him tightly. Then he starts to hug tighter than before. He starts
squeezing one to death. He will touch him lovingly. That’s why it is known ‘a bear’s hug’.

Q5: How does the poet describe the hyena and a crocodile?
Ans- The poet describes the crocodile and the hyena humorously. The crocodile has tears in
his eyes when it comes near its victim. The hyena has happy smiles on its face. But this is
not so. The hyena’s face is made like this.

Q6: How does the poet create humour in the poem?
Ans- The poet creates humour by describing various beasts of prey differently. It is by the
use of words and emotions. The Bengal tiger is never ‘noble’ in his heart. The leopard kills
his prey haltingly and the victim’s crying won’t save him. The bear’s hug is never loving. The
hyena never smiles happily and the crocodile does not weep in sorrow.

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