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“A Chieftain, to the highlands bound, Cries, “Boatman, do not tarry! And I’ll give thee a silver pound To row us o’er the ferry!”

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Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow:

“A Chieftain, to the highlands bound,

Cries, “Boatman, do not tarry!

And I’ll give thee a silver pound

To row us o’er the ferry!”

(a) Who is the Chieftain here? Where is he going to?

(b) What does he otter to induce the boatman to row them across?

(c) Trace a word that means the chief of a clan.

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(a) The ‘Chieftain’ is the lover of Lord Ullin’s daughter. He is going to the highlands.

(b) He offers a silver pound to the boatman to row them across.

(c) Chief of a clan = chieftain.

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