Question

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
“Good gracious! how you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!
My life is a bore in this nasty pond,
And I long to go out in the world beyond!
I wish I could hop like you!”
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.

Questions :

(1) What do the words ‘Good gracious!’ Convey here?
(2) What was the strong desire of the Duck? Why?
(3) What did the Duck wish?

Answer 1

(1) Here the words ‘Good gracious’ convey the surprise watching the Kangaroo hop over fields and water non-stop.

(2) The Duck felt that in that dirty pond, his life was a bore and he wanted to go out in the world beyond the pond.

(3) The Duck wished he could hop like the Kangaroo.