Question

Explain the ant’s principle
“We ants never borrow, we ants never lend”

Class 8 1st poem: the and the cricket

Answer 1

The principle of the ant describes that one should already be prepared for everything and hence should not borrow from others.

• The ant mentions to the cricket that they have a principle of borrowing or lending things.
• One should already be prepared for the circumstances that can arise in the future.
• In the poem, the ant prepares for the winters by preparing for a shelter and storing food.
• On the other hand, the cricket enjoys the summer by singing around and does not prepare for the winters.
• When the winters arise, the cricket has no food and shelter.
• He goes to the ant for lending him food and shelter.
• The ant says that although the cricket is his friend but they have a principle of never borrowing or lending.
• The principle describes that one should already be prepared for what is to come. We should never depend on others as this habit will just make us lazy.

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