What wishes does the child in the poem make? Why does the child want to be a hawker, a gardener, or a watchman? Pick out the lines in each stanza, which tell us this.

Child wants to enjoy the same freedom as do the hawker, the gardener and watchman. He wants to do what he likes. The child wants to be a hawker, a gardener or a watchman because he watches these people and realise that they are free to do what they like.
Lines from the poem:
• I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road, crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”
• I wish I were a gardener digging away at the garden with nobody to stop me from digging.
• I wish I were a watchman walking the street all night, chasing the shadows with my lantern.

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