9. Exercise on reading comprehension

This poem 'Dad and the cat and the tree' is written by ‘Kit Wright' who is an eminent British writer. There are 14 stanzas in the poem, arranged in a quatrain format.  The Poem funnily narrates a day’s incident in which, a kid will happen to notice an innocent cat stuck on a tree one morning, in the garden. This problem motivates the kid's father to take up initiative in rescuing the cat from the tree, inspite of his wife’s warnings.  The Child’s father is the main protagonist of this poem. He did not lose his confidence even after falling twice while trying to climb up the tree. Firstly, he uses a ladder and then the tree's branch to climb up the tree. His efforts in saving an abandoned cat from the tree fulfills the poem's plot.  The Poem ends humorously with a funny Climax, as, the cat will get down safely to the ground, while the kid’s father remains stuck on its place in his third attempt.