Why does he do that? He does that because "he's a coward".
How would you feel about doing the same thing? I would feel ashamed of myself.
Reading and recitation of this stanza should now be conducted as indicated in Stanzas I and II, above.
Stanza IV
Did you ever manage to get away from your shadow? Yes, I did.
Tell us about how you did it. Well, "One morning, very early", I got up "before the sun" did, and went out in the flower garden. I looked around for my shadow, and I found he "had stayed at home behind me" in bed.
What is he called for doing that? He is called "an arrant sleepy-head".
Give another word in place of "arrant" that will mean the same thing. He was a thorough and shameless "sleepy-head".
What was the real cause of his staying behind? There was "none of him at all", because the sun was not up.
What will happen when the sun does come up? Then my shadow will suddenly show himself again.