
STANZA:3 Says the ant to the cricket, I'm your servant and friend, But we ants never borrow we ants never lend. Find out the rhyming words in the above stanza. Why was he trembling ? 3.To whom did he want to meet ? 4. warm X …………Īt last by starvation and famine made bold, All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold, Away he set off to a miserly ant, To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant Him shelter from rain, And a mouthful of grain, He wished only to borrow He’d repay it tomorrow If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.Īnswer the following : 1. 4.Give the opposite of : empty X ………….‘Oh! What will become,’ says the cricket, 'of me?’Īnswer the following: 1.What was the young cricket accustomed to do ? Not a crumb to be found On the snow-covered ground Not a flower could he see, Not a leaf on a tree. POEM STANZA:1 A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring, Began to complain when he found that, at home, His cupboard was empty, and winter was come. Words Accustomed Gay Crumb Starvation Famine Quoth Warrant Meaning = Happy = To say true = Said (old Eng.) = Habit = Feel hungry = Scarcity of food = Piece of food VOCABULARYMatch the following: But they asked him what he did in summer. He went to ant and wished to borrow grain. When the winter came he started starving. This is the story of a cricket who spent his summer singing. You must have seen a cricket that has two legs. This poem about an ant and a cricket contains an idea of far reaching significance, which is as true of a four legged cricket as of a two legged ones. A fable is a story, often with animals as characters, that conveys a moral. 4-To appreciate the beauty of the poem.3-To make them enjoy the rhythm of the poem with its rhyming scheme.



ENGLISH ( Honeydew) POEM The Ant And The Cricket AntThe%20Ant%20and%20the%20Cricket.flv.
