This page features a video of the poem “KINDNESS TO ANIMALS”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 3rd Standard English First Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
Little children never give
Pain to things that feel and live
Let the gentle robin come
For the crumbs you save at home,
As his meat you throw along.
He’ll repay you with a song;
Singing as if ‘twere always spring,
And fluttering on an untired wing,
Oh! Let him sing his happy song,
Nor do these gentle creatures wrong.
Pain to things that feel and live
Let the gentle robin come
For the crumbs you save at home,
As his meat you throw along.
He’ll repay you with a song;
Singing as if ‘twere always spring,
And fluttering on an untired wing,
Oh! Let him sing his happy song,
Nor do these gentle creatures wrong.
Summary
This poem teaches children to be kind to living
creatures. It asks them not to hurt gentle animals and birds that can
feel pain. The robin is invited to eat crumbs saved at home, and in
return it will delight the children with its song. Its singing is
compared to the happiness of eternal spring. The poem encourages
compassion, kindness, and respectful treatment of small creatures.
creatures. It asks them not to hurt gentle animals and birds that can
feel pain. The robin is invited to eat crumbs saved at home, and in
return it will delight the children with its song. Its singing is
compared to the happiness of eternal spring. The poem encourages
compassion, kindness, and respectful treatment of small creatures.
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