Reading for understanding 1. According to the poem, what does the African lion enjoy
eating?
2. What does the lion do when he takes a bite out of a good boy?
3. What is the worst injury that a good boy will sustain from the
lion?
4. If the good boy sustains this worst injury, will he be any better
off than the bad boy? Give your reasons.
5. How do you think the poet wanted his readers to react to this
poem?
6. Which parts of the poem tell you that the poet was not writing
a serious poem?
7. How did you react to the poem?​

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence