CLASS 6 ENGLISH LITTLE BOY BLUE

LITTLE BOY BLUE

1. The toy dog and the toy soldier belonged to the Little Boy Blue. They were rusted and covered with dust which indicates that they had been standing at the same place for a long time.
2. The boy had not touched the toys or smiled at them for a long time because he had died when he was still a child.
3. The boy probably could have been two years of age when he kissed and put the toys in their place. The words which tells us this are:- 'toddling ' , trundle bed and little boy blue.

A2. 1. The little boy said these words to his toys.

2. It is actually not logical to talk to toys . But the boy plays with his toys as if they are his friends.
3. In reality toys cannot hear or respond. But as the boy regards them as his friends he expects them to hear and understand him.

2.a) Angel song here means a song sung by a messenger of God which awoke the boy in the other world, that is heaven.

b) These lines are talking about the untimely death of the boy.