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.

The child wishes to be a hawker, gardener, and watchman at the same time.
The child wanted to be a hawker so that he could spend all his day roaming on roads.
The child wanted to be a gardener to do whatever he wants to do with the spade.
The child wanted to be a watchman so that he don’t have to go to bed and he can roam the streets all night freely.
These wishes are present in the following line –
(i) I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road.
(ii) I wish I were a gardener, digging away at the garden.
(iii) I wish I were a watchman walking the street all night.

Final Answer: The lines are –
I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road.
I wish I were a gardener, digging away at the garden.
I wish I were a watchman walking the street all night.