1. What do the weavers weave in the morning (at break of day)?

Question

Read the following lines carefully. 

Weavers, weaving at break of day, Why do you weave a garment so gay?… Blue as the wing of the halcyon wild, We weave the robes of a new-born child. (Indian Weavers) 

Now, answer the following questions. 

1. What do the weavers weave in the morning (at break of day)?

2. For whom are the special clothes being woven?

3. What are the clothes compared to?

4. Which stage of human life is talked in these lines?

5. What is the colour of the garment of a new-born child?

Answer 1

1. A garment so gay

2. For a new-born child

3. The clothes are compared to the wing of a halcyon whose wings are bright colour.

4. Childhood

5. The colour of the garment of a newborn child is blue.