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Class VIII - NCERT - English Chapter 1, CBSE Poem - The Ant and The Cricket, , , , Page No: 23, Working with Poem, , Question 1:, ‘The cricket says, "Oh! What will become of me?” When does he say it, and why?, , Solution:, , ‘The cricket said the given line when it found that its cupboard was empty and winter had arrived. It, could not find a single crumb to eat on the snow covered ground and there were no flowers or leaves, on the tree. It wondered what would become of it because it was getting cold and since there was, nothing to eat, it would starve and die., , Question 2:, (i Find in the poem the lines that mean the same as "Neither a borrower nor a lender be", (Shakespeare)., , (ii) What is your opinion of the ant's p, , , , , , iples?, , Solution:, (i) The lines in the poem that mean the same as “Neither a borrower nor alender be” are'But we ants, never borrow; we ants never lend.’, (ii) agree with whatthe antsays first that one should save something for the future so that he does nat, need to borrow or lend. Maybe he knows the cricket very well that he was a lazybonesand does not, work., , But don’tagree with the ant's principle what he told later. Ifhe says he isa friend of cricket thenhe should, alsohelp the cricketat the time of distress. On the other hand I believe thata friend in need isa friend, indeed., , Question 3:, The ant tells the cricket to “dance the winter away". Do you think the word ‘dance’ is appropriate, here? If so, why?, , Solution:, ‘The anttold the cricketto “dance the winter away” because whenit asked the cricket whatitdid in the, summers and why ithad notstored any food for summers, the cricket answered thatitsang through the, warm and sunny months of summers. Therefore, in reply to this, the antasked the cricket to “dance” the, winter away justlike it“sang’ all through the summers and did not bother to store food for winters., , ‘The word ‘dance ' is appropriate to use here for a careless, irresponsible personlike the cricket whois least