Detailed Summary: How to Tell Animals - English Class 10

DETAILED SUMMARY

‘How to Tell Wild Animals’ is a beautiful poem by Carolyn Wells about the strange habits and behaviours of some wild animals. The poet says that the Asian lion is a large tawny beast with a fearful roar. A tiger has black stripes on his yellow skin and is always ready to eat his victim. A leopard has black spots on his skin. He leaps on his prey and eats it up. A bear can come to human colonies. He hugs up against a person and can put to death. A crocodile always sheds tears while eating its victim. A hyena always looks smiling. A chameleon always changes its colour according to its surroundings. This is the strange world of some of the wild animals-

Detailed Summary (2).

1. If you go by the chance to the jungles of the countries lying in the east, you will see a grand and majestic wild beast. If in those thick forests if you see a large and terrible animal with dark yellowish skin, you should be sure that he is the Asiatic lion. And if he roars loudly and the roar terrifies you to death, then you are hearing the roar of an Asiatic lion.
2. If you are roaming around in the forest and you see a noble beast, you must understand that you are face to face with the Bengal Tiger. This noble beast has black stripes over his yellowish hide. He is so quick that the moment you notice him, he will eat you at once. This is the simple rule of distinguishing the Bengal Tiger.
3. If you are walking leisurely in the forest and view a beast, it might be a leopard. His hide is covered with dark spots. The moment he sees his prey, he pounces upon it. His attack is sudden. There is no escape from him even if you cry with pain. He will continue jumping at you and start eating you before you understand that he is a leopard.
4. If you are walking around your yard, you may meet a creature there. The moment he sees you, he hugs you very hard. If he does it so, you must be sure that you are hugged by a bear. If you have any doubt in your mind, then he will just give you another tight hug. This hug may seem friendly but it can be fatal.
5. It is not an easy job for an inexperienced person to distinguish beasts of prey. He will be confused in distinguishing them. He may not be able to distinguish between a hyena and a crocodile. Hyenas are very deceptive. They will attack their victims with weird smiles and kill. them. Crocodiles pretend to be weeping before attacking and killing their victims.
6. A true chameleon is a small animal. It looks like a lizard. It has no ears at all. It doesn’t have a single wing either. If you see only this creature on the tree and not any other thing, you must be sure that you are seeing a chameleon.

Main Points of the Poem

1. The Asiatic lion is a grand and majestic wild beast.
2. It is found in the jungles of the eastern countries of Asia.
3. It is a huge yellowish coloured beast.
4. It roars terribly loud and its loud roar can terrify you to death.
5. If you meet such a ferocious and powerful animal, you must be sure that he is the Asian Lion.
6. The Bengal Tiger is a noble wild beast.
7. The tiger has black stripes all over his yellowish hide.
8. The moment you see him, he will not spare but eat you at once.
9. When you are strolling forth a forest, you can find a beast.
10. He is the leopard.
11. His hide is peppered with spots.
12. There is no escape from him even if you cry in pain.
13. He will continue pouncing on you and eat you to death.
14. If you are walking in your yard, you can be face to face with a bear.
15. The bear hugs you very hard.
16. His hug is not friendly.
17. He may press you so hard that his hug may bring your death.
18. An inexperienced person can’t distinguish beasts of prey.
19. the lie will not be able to distinguish a hyena from a crocodile.
20. Hyenas and crocodiles have very deceptive appearances.
21. Hyenas smile merrily before attacking and killing their victims.
22. Crocodiles pretend to be weeping before pouncing upon their prey and killing them.
23. A true Chameleon is a small animal like a lizard.
24. He has no ears at all.
25. Neither has he a single wing.
26. If you see such a creature on a tree, then you are seeing a chameleon.