In a funny way- the poet describes something that everyone has seen- We all know that our shadow cannot be seen when there is no light- but is it true that the shadow was asleep while the poet was outside awake in the morning-

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When the boy woke up in the dawn- it was still dark as the sun was not up yet- That is why the boy did not see his shadow follow him- and he assumed that the shadow was being lazy and still sleeping on his bed-

In a funny way, the poet describes something that everyone has seen. We all know that our shadow cannot be seen when there is no light, but is it true that the shadow was asleep while the poet was outside awake in the morning?

When the boy woke up in the dawn, it was still dark as the sun was not up yet. That is why the boy did not see his shadow follow him, and he assumed that the shadow was being lazy and still sleeping on his bed.