My Bed is a Boat by Robert Louis Stevenson My bed is like a little boat; Nurse helps me in when I embark; She girds me in my sailor’s coat And starts me in the dark. At night I go on board and say Good-night

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My Bed is a Boat by Robert Louis Stevenson

My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor’s coat
And starts me in the dark.

At night I go on board and say
Good-night to all my friends on shore;
I shut my eyes and sail away
And see and hear no more.

And sometimes things to bed I take,
As prudent sailors have to do;
Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake,
Perhaps a toy or two.

All night across the dark we steer;
But when the day returns at last,
Safe in my room beside the pier,
I find my vessel fast.

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Select the correct answer.
What does the speaker mean by the words “I embark” in the line “Nurse helps me when I embark”?
A.
He begins a journey.
B.
He boards a boat.
C.
He listens to stories.
D.
He feels sleepy.