2. I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me.

3. And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

5. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head:

6. And I see him jump before me, when I jump in to my bed.

7. The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow

8. Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow.

9. For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball

10. Rhyming words Me -------------- Head ---------------- Grow ----------------- Ball --------------------- Up ---------------------- Sleepyhead ------------

11. , And he sometimes gets so little that There’s non of him at all.

12. One morning, very early, before the sun I was up,.

13. I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;

14. But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepyhead

15. Had stayed at home behind me and was Fast asleep in bed. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

16. WORD MEANING Dew Drop of water found very early in the morning on Leaf and plants. India rubber ballA that can bounce Very high Butter cup A yellow flower Arrant Bad Sleepy HeadFeeling sleepy

17. Rhyming words Me -------------- Head ---------------- Grow ----------------- Ball --------------------- Up ---------------------- Sleepyhead ------------

18. homophones In------------ Of ------------ Is --------------- Heel-------------- I ----------------- See ---------------- To ------------------ Sun ------------------ Due ---------------------

19. Refer to context He is very much like me ‘ From the heels up to the head Who does he refer to ? Who does me refer to ? Why are he and me al ike ?

20. WORK SHEET Answer the following Questions 1.What time of the day do think it is when your shadow is the tallest ? Why ? a) Morning b) Afternoon c) Night 2.

21. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the following. i) Who is the poet of this poem ii) what is the title of this poem ? iii)when is your shadow the tallest ?