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Three fishers went sailing away to the west,

Away to the west as the sun went down,
Each thought of the woman who loved him the best,
And the children stood watching them out of the town.

For men must work, and many to keep,
Thought the harbour bar be moaning .

Three wives sat up in the lighthouse tower,
moaning : low sound expressing
And they trimmed the laps as the sun went down,
pain and grief
They looked at the squall , and they looked at the shower, trimmed : in good order, neat
And the night-crack came rolling up ragged and brown, squall : sudden violent storm
corpses : dead body
But men must work, and women must weep,
wringing : press, squeeze or twist
Thought storms be sudden, and waters deep,
And the harbour be moaning.

Three corpses lay out on the shining sands,
In the morning gleam as the tide went down,
And the women are weeping and wringing their hands,

For those who never come home to the town,
For men must work, and women must weep,
And sooner it’s over, the sooner to sleep,

And good-bye to the bar and it’s moaning.

Draw UP
Draw UP
Draw UP
Surf the internet and find out the process of fishing. Also, search the information about the
fish farming done in the large quantity.

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3

1. How many fishers were there going for fishing?
a) One b) Two c) Three

2. Where the three wives were sat up?

a) In their home b) In the lighthouse tower c) In the market

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