The ant and the cricket

The ant and the cricket

English poem for state board-Unit 4

lines of the poem(go to page 115 of this link)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DM7yKdA0PXZmSNIyg2Dute9K_s_0kh4z/view?usp=sharing

First stanza

• Here the poet describes the attitudes and nature of both the ant and the cricket.

• He says that the cricket always sings and dances but never does any work or doesn't gather any food for winter.

• On the other hand, the ant is very hard working and never wastes any time but stores food for the winter.

• Hence,the cricket did not have any food during winter whereas the ant has all the food he needs for himself and his family.

Second stanza

• Here the poet says that the cricket is unable to find even a pice or crumb of food on the ground and his house has no food.

• so, the cricket goes to the house of a miserly or stingy ant to see if the ant would give him some food and a warm place to stay.

Third-last stanza

• When the cricket asks the ant ,he  says that ants dont borrow or lend and when he found out that the cricket was dancing and singing during summer and spring, he tells the cricket to continue doing so and pushes the cricket out the door though he offers to return all the food later.

Last stanza

here the poet concludes the poem by warning the readers to never be lazy or slack in their work so they don't end up in a situation like the cricket. 

in the last 2 lines(which is also the moral of the poem) "some crickets have four legs, some have two." the poet is trying to convey to the readers that while most crickets have four legs, the two legged ones are lazy humans who dont do their work properly and bear the consequences.

About the poet

Aesop is a slave, poet and story teller credit with writing Aesop's fables. His works became popular when they came into print after his death. He is beieved to have lived in Ancient Greece between 620 and 564 B.C.E.

Multiple Choice

TIME FOR A QUESTIONNAIRE!

who does the cricket do to to find food during winter?

• a) A stingy ant

• b) A generous grasshopper

Multiple Select

what is the moral of the poem?

• a)Haste makes waste

• b)Make hay when the sun shines

• c)Slow and steady wins the race

• d)Laziness leads to regretfullness

• Both c) and d)

Poll

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• Yes

• no

• ok

• can be better

Open Ended

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