A Legend of the Northland Summary ||Beehive|| Class 9 English
Summary Of A Legend of The Northland
“A Legend of the Northland” is a poem from the Class 9 English Beehive textbook, written by Phoebe Cary. Here’s a brief summary:
The poem tells the story of a greedy old woman who lives in the Northland, a region near the North Pole. One day, Saint Peter visits her cottage while traveling and preaching. He is hungry and asks the woman for a cake. Despite having plenty of dough, the woman is too greedy to give him even a small piece. Angered by her selfishness, Saint Peter curses her to become a woodpecker, destined to bore into hard wood for food.
The poem conveys a moral lesson about the consequences of greed and the importance of generosity and kindness.