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The Tamarind gives us pleasant shade,
The Date’s leaf is as sharp as a blade,
The Teak tree gives us useful wood,
The Mango gives us fruit that is good.
The Date’s leaf is as sharp as a blade,
The Teak tree gives us useful wood,
The Mango gives us fruit that is good.
Explanation:
The tamarind tree is a huge tree that produces tamarind, an edible fruit with a sour and sweet taste. It is one of the primary ingredients in Indian cooking, and the tamarind is found within a shell. It gives a cool, enjoyable shade during hot summers.
![tamarind-tree.jpg](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/a72d5690-0a06-458e-8e9e-858fc985c73a/tamarind-tree-w300.jpg)
Tamarind tree with tamarind in shells.
The date palms are tall trees, similar to coconut trees. They don't provide shade like peepul, banyan or neem trees - but the date fruits are tasty, healthy and full of nutrients. The leaves are long and sharp. The poet says the leaves are sharp as a blade, meaning that it can even cut through other objects. But it is used for poetical imagination and rhyme only.
![palm-tree.jpg](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/3907fe1f-dde1-4d21-8d9b-806b243f6da6/palm-tree-w300.jpg)
Date palms.
The teak tree gives us wood that is used for making furniture. The wood from the teak tree is very strong and remains useful for hundreds of years.
![teak.jpg](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/df0147b9-79b3-420e-a687-82f4c760bef5/teak-w300.jpg)
Teak wood.
Lastly, the poet writes about the mango tree, which gives us tasty mangoes. Mango is a sweet juicy fruit, loved by one and all. It is grown during summers.
![mango-tree.jpg](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/55135bef-7dc7-47f9-8a34-75ca22ccaac3/mango-tree-w300.jpg)
Mango tree.
Reference:
State Council of Educational Research and Training (2019). Term-1 English Standard-6. Trees - Sara Coleridge (pp. 123-124). Published by the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation.