Question

What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand in the poem "A Roadside Stand"?

Hint:

Highlight that the rural folk were not begging for alms, but asking for a fair trade to earn the "city money" with dignity.

Answer 1

Recall the core theme of Robert Frost's poem regarding the rural poor.

The rural folk who put up the little roadside stand pleaded pathetically for some city money to flow into their hands. They did not want charity or a free meal; they simply wanted city dwellers passing by in their luxurious cars to stop and buy their goods (like wild berries). Earning this money would allow them to improve their poor standard of living.