Question

“thus ending ,he hastily lifted the wicket”
Explain this line from the poem the ant and the cricket

Answer 1

“Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket” 


Lifting the wicket means giving an end to the play. Especially in a cricket game, when one is out of his batting chance, it means that the wicket is gone. Similarly, in this line, the ant refuses to help the cricket and gives an end to the conversation.

Answer 2

Explanation:

it means that when ant refuse cricket to give anything then cricket sadly go frome there