NCERT Class 7 English Unit 7 Poem Dad and the Cat and the Tree

Dad was sure that he wouldn’t fall because he thought that he was a great climber.

(i) Fall?: As his wife warned him against falling, Dad said “fall?”, showing an expression of confidence that a climber like him can never fall.

(ii) Never mind: As Dad fell from the tree, he said, “Never mind” while brushing the dirt off his clothes.

(iii) Funny joke: As his wife warned him again, he said “funny joke,” boasting about his climbing skills again.

(iv) Rubbish: Dad said this as he was yet again warned by his wife when he fell after trying plan B too.

Yes, the poem is humorous. Lines that made me laugh are:

“Then he swung himself up

On a branch. It broke.”

“The cat gave a yell

And sprang to the ground,”

 The phrase in the poem that expresses Dad’s self-confidence best is:

“Easy as winking to a climber like me.”

Plan A was to climb the tree with the help of a ladder. Although the ladder slipped and Dad fell on the ground.

Plan C was a success. Dad reached the place where the cat was stuck. But, the moment he reached the place, the cat jumped onto the ground.

The phrase that expresses the idea that ‘the cat was very happy to be on the ground’ is:

In the beginning, the cat was stuck on the tree, and Dad was looking at it from the ground. In the end, Dad got stuck on the tree, and the cat was free on the ground.