English- The ant and the cricket poem 1.Why has the young cricket been called silly? 2. How did he spend his summer and spring? 3.What did he find in winter and Why did he suffer? 4.Whom did he approach for help? 5.What did the ant say when the cricket approached it for help?
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Explanation:
1. The Cricket is called 'silly' in the poem as he shows lack of judgement and common sense. He was a young Cricket who had had sung throughout the bright, happy months of summer and spring.
2. The cricket spend his summer singing and dancing.
3. The cricket had to suffer in winter because of his lazy and careless nature. He was not wise enough to plan the future and store food for the winter season. (iv) “Him shelter from rain, And a mouthful of grain.
4. The cricket was even prepared to repay it in the future. The ant made it clear that ants never borrow or lend. He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine
5. The ant said to the cricket that he is his servant and friend. However, ants never borrow nor lend. He asked the cricket why he did not store even a single grain of food when the weather was warm. ... The ant disapproved the cricket's reply and told him to go and dance the winter away.