CBSE Class 7 English Poem 8 Garden Snake Summary, Explanation along with Difficult Word Meanings from Honeycomb Book

Garden Snake – Here is the Class 7 English Honeycomb Book Poem 8 Garden Snake Summary and Detailed explanation of the Poem along with meanings of difficult words. Take Free Online MCQs Test for Class 7 Click Here

Garden Snake Introduction

The poem is about the versions of people and the poet’s mother with respect to the dangers posed by a snake.

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Garden Snake Summary

The poet says that when he saw a snake, he ran away because he had heard that some snakes were dangerous. On the other hand, his mother said that some snakes were good because they ate insects. So, now whenever the poet sees a snake crawling in his garden, he stands on one side and watches it pass. The poet tells himself that it is a harmless garden snake.

Garden Snake Summary in Hindi

कवि कहता है कि जब उसने एक सांप को देखा तो वह भाग गया क्योंकि उसने सुना था कि कुछ सांप खतरनाक होते हैं। दूसरी ओर, उसकी मां ने कहा कि कुछ सांप अच्छे है क्योंकि वे कीड़े खाते थे। अब जब भी कवि अपने बगीचे में साँप को रेंगता हुआ देखता है, तो वह एक तरफ खड़ा हो जाता है और उसे गुजरते हुए देखता है। कवि स्वयं को बताता है कि यह एक हानिरहित बगीचे का साँप है।


Garden Snake Explanation

Poem

I saw a snake and ran away…
Some snakes are dangerous, they say;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
So when he wiggles in the grass
I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,
And tell myself, “There’s no mistake,
It’s just a harmless garden snake!” 

Word Meaning
Wiggles:
movement of the snake in a zigzag pattern
Aside: on a side

Explanation of the Poem – The poet saw a snake and ran away in fright. This was because he had heard people say that snakes are dangerous. On the other hand, his mother said that some snakes are good for us because they eat up the insects. Thus the poet decides that when he sees a snake crawling, he will give it way and tell himself that the snake is harmless, it is just a garden snake which will eat up the insects.

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