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“Velvet grass” means the grass is so silky and soft so that poet advices to walk slowly on that delicate soft grass as cozy as velvet.

A Dandelion is a wild plant which bears yellow flowers. When the flowers dry, and the petal falls of the flower turns fuzzy. When we blow on the dry flowers they flutter away like parachutes.

flowers and while doing so, it seems to use its mouthparts like a drinking straw.

Meadow houses are nothing but the burrows in the ground, a nest beneath tall grasses, and the ant’s amazing mound.

By sitting by the side of the brook we can hear the sound of moving water, muttering sound of birds, rabbits in their nests and burrows.

Buttercup is a wild plant which bears yellow flowers.

The Rabbit hopped away because it was scared of the poetess.

a) runs away

Burrows in the ground meant for smaller animals, nests beneath the tall grass for birds and mounds for ants are the various houses that are characterised by the term, ‘meadow houses’. While exploring the meadows one can see all of these.

In the meadows, one comes across ‘ various beautiful sights. One is able to see butterflies sipping nectar from the flowers.
You encounter a rabbit that suddenly hops in front of you. One is able to see dandelions transform from buds to flowers and seek the pleasure of seeing them flutter. Only in the meadows is it possible to see burrows, mounds, nests all placed nearly in the same area. The feeling of walking through the soft velvet like grass can only be understood by those who have been to the meadows.

Butterfly seems to be busy in sucking nectar from the flowers. It appears as if the butterfly uses a drinking straw to do so.

One is unable to spot at first a rabbit in the grass because it is sitting very still. Only when it hops, one is able to see it.

As we walk over the Meadow the sound of our footsteps may scare the rabbit who is sitting still and you may not see him until he hops away.

c) drinking straws

“You may discover these yourself, If you look and listen well.”

Correct option is D. Nectar

Walking on the velvety soft grass, one derives immense pleasure.

B. If we look and listen well.

C. Dandelion’s head

During the summers, I observed the holy Basil plant placed in the courtyard dying, due to lack of water. So, I decided to water its branches. Soon, those tiny leaves grew it regularly. I realised that the first few days, into full leaves and the entire plant seemed there was hardly any change in the plant, j to have bloomed fully. 

Correct option is D. Burrows

B. An eager passerby with his eyes and ears wide open.

C. Flowing of a brook

Insects: Butterflies, ants

Animals: Rabbit

Scenes: Velvet Grass, Singing Brook, Dandelion fluttering its head,

Burrows in the ground, Nest beneath tall grass, Ants’ mounds

(1) The velvet grass means soft grass that almost feels like fur or velvet.

(2) Drinking straws mean that it appears as if the butterflies are sipping nectar from the flowers with the straws.

(3) Meadow houses are a reference to several houses which inhabit the insects, birds and animals that live in the meadows. Such as burrows, nests and mounds.

(4) The amazing mound is a reference to the mound created by the ants as their dwelling place.

(5) Fuzzy head refers to the heads of the bright yellow flowers of dandelion which have a beautiful texture.

Correct Answer is : c) amazing

Correct answer is : c) explore

C. Proboscis of the insects

The poet asks to explore the wonderful things of nature, the meadow houses, the burrows which are the houses of rabbits, nests of birds under the tall grasses, the finest amazing ant’s mound. The poet asks to explore the beauty and silent features of meadow.

The poet says dandelions are fuzzy heads. Because some flowers have dried. They were golden colored a few days ago. The Petals look like any parachutes now. If we blow on a flower the petals will flutter away like open Parachutes.

Medows have secrets and surprises to tell. If we want to discover these surprises we have to look and hear, to find them.

 For eg: 

1. If you look underneath a stone you may be surprised to see a mushroom growing underneath. 

2. If you listen in silence you may be surprised to hear a bird singing sweetly.

Yes, If we keen observe the grass in the Meadow we can see crickets, grasshoppers and millipede crawling along.

Lois Brandt Phillips was born on April 22, 1829, was a wealthy landowner and rancher in Los Angeles County, California. He moved to Spadra in 1862 and began engaging in sheep herding and cattle raising. Lois was raised in northern Minnesota and lived in Eastern Oregon. She has found joy in observing and painting wildlife. Lois is a mother of six and an author/illustrator of two books, “Wildlife Woodcraft” and ‘Nature’s Pattern. She now lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon

Correct Answer is : d) surprises