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stare – to look at something with great concentration 

beneath – underneath 

enrich – improve the quality of 

bough – a large branch of a tree

When the children have leisure.

I engage myself in reading only during leisure or spare time. This activity is quite apart from the regular work. Otherwise my school work and other activities will suffer.

Yes. My hobby is reading. It has helped me learn about so many things that I would have otherwise not known. It has widened and deepened my knowledge.

Yes. We should involve ourselves in such activities. They are essential for relaxation and change from one’s regular work. It is also the best way of spending one’s free time.

Squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

B) notice the beauty that every day holds

A) It can dance and smile.

B) the beauty of nature

We hardly stare because we have no time.

Sheep and cows are the most common and easily seen animals, yet people do not notice them.

a) List out all the hobbies you can do in your free time. Reading, stamp collection, coin collection, gardening, photography, music, cooking, painting, sports and games are some of the common hobbies.

b) Besides having a hobby, we can also spend our free time admiring nature. List places you would like to visit and enjoy the beauty of nature. Koaachadri Hilts and Jog Falls in Shimoga District, Kudremukh, Bababudangiri in Chikmagalore District, Male Mahadeswara Hills in Chamarajanagar District and some places surrounding Kodagu District.

Hard and industrious work is necessary to achieve our goals in life. But, concentration on work alone with no recreation tends to make a person dull and unsociable. The mind’s constitution is such that it can be made to work for a long time. But, at the same time, proper relaxation is absolutely necessary for keeping it from getting overtaxed. An overtaxed mind loses all social spirit making the personality dull. Often children are made to study their lessons continuously so as to get good results in examinations.

But, this rather tends to make a child just a bookworm with no special abilities. Furthermore, a relaxed mind is a rejuvenated one. It retrieves all its capacities for absorption of knowledge after proper recreation. Recreation revitalizes the mind’s inborn abilities.

That is why stress is laid on extracurricular activities in school routines. A balanced scheme of work and recreation is the proper way to keep the mind in trim shape. This is especially very important in the case of children because it is the age when the personality of the child is being moulded. In short, work with no recreation will make Jack a dull boy. On the other hand, a combination of work with recreation will make him a properly balanced person.

D) squirrels with their food

We see a variety of plants, trees and flowers. We can hear the chirping of birds, rustling of leaves and a variety of sounds. All these if viewed properly at leisure give us a lot of happiness. They take us away from our daily problems.

It can dance and smile.

1. Boughs 

2. sheep 

3. cows 

4. woods 

5. squirrels 

6. nuts 

7. grass 

8. daylight 

9. stars 

10. night.

This is because people do not enjoy life anymore.

Nature has many things to offer, but, human beings have become very busy. They do not find time to be in the midst of nature and enjoy its beauty. People do not pay attention to the little things in nature that give us immense happiness. If we do not find leisure to appreciate the beauty and feel happy and relaxed, we make our lives very poor.

We are so involved in our daily activities that we find no time to look at nature and enjoy its beauty. Our lives have become mechanical. We are spending our time in pursuit of peace and happiness. We are after material comforts, and in the process of achieving these we have completely forgotten what the beauty of nature can give us.

Life should not be about working so much that we have no time to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. We are so caught up in our work routine and mundane schedule that we do not know how to break away. We should slow down and take a look at things around us because life goes by fast. Sometimes, the mind should be free of work stress so that we can enjoy the beauty of the little pleasures of life. We all get so caught up in the ways of the world that we become emotionally blind to what is going on. We are not alert to our surroundings. We focus so much on the things that bring us trouble and not enough time on what makes us happy. Life becomes meaningless if we do not learn to set aside time for ourselves and our families.

I agree with the statement. Life has become a rat race. We see people on their toes always. Day in and day out they are worried about reaching their places of work and they fail to notice all the little things that, give us some moments of happiness. We think we get happiness when we earn money and other material comforts. But, we forget that there are several things in nature that give us happiness. Hence, we should stop this mad rush and enjoy life by paying attention to the things around us.

D) taking time to look around and notice the little things

The phrase ‘no time’ is used throughout the poem as an indication of mankind’s dilemma. The phrase ‘no time’ rings like a bell that takes the reader through a number of occasions on which the excuse of ‘no time’ prevents one from enjoying life to the full. The title of the poem has a good significance. It highlights the importance of leisure which is not at man’s disposal in this mechanical and computerised age. The poet urges us to free ourselves from over-exertion. This leisure will make the life peaceful.

Life has become very complicated today. We are always worried about our daily routine. We are stressed and strained. We become tired, frustrated and irritated at the end of the day. Life has become a rat race. We must make up our mind to find time and spend it happily in the midst of nature. Change of activity js rest, they say. So, while on the move, if we try to find and notice the little things around us, we feel happy and relaxed.

A) beauty of nature

‘Beauty’ in this context means the ‘Beauty of Nature’. If we look at nature from this point of view, we find nature dancing in a variety of ways. The flowers, the branches, the leaves, the happy flight of the birds and the sound of water running in brooks, etc., are part of Nature’s dance.

People don’t spend time to notice what’s around them anymore.

Beauty’s feet dance.

Life is poor because people do not relax and enjoy little things in life.

Watching squirrels with their food.

We miss to see streams full of stars, like skies at night.

C) very clear and sparkling river under the sun

Very clear and sparkling river under the sun.

The night skies are compared to streams with sparkling water.

Correct Answer is: A) nuts

A) seeing streams full of stars like skies at night

D) all of the above

C) the sky at night

We call them hobbies.