CBSE Class 8 · English · Honeydew
The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 8 English.
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Adapted from Aesop's fable, this poem in Honeydew teaches industry versus idleness through a singing cricket and a practical ant.
Summary
A silly young cricket accustomed to sing danced through sunny months.
A silly young cricket accustomed to sing danced through sunny months.
When rain fell he had never thought of winter or saved a crumb.
When rain fell he had never thought of winter or saved a crumb.
Snow covered the ground; not a flower or leaf could he see.
Snow covered the ground; not a flower or leaf could he see.
He went to the ant's hill asking to borrow food and shelter.
He went to the ant's hill asking to borrow food and shelter.
The ant asked what he did in summer when food was plentiful.
The ant asked what he did in summer when food was plentiful.
He sang through summer; the ant said he should dance through winter.
He sang through summer; the ant said he should dance through winter.
People who play in sun should starve in cold - plan ahead.
People who play in sun should starve in cold - plan ahead.
Hard words & meanings
| crumb | tiny bit of bread |
| stanza | group of lines in a poem |
| rhyme | words ending with similar sounds |
| imagery | word pictures |
| metaphor | comparison without like/as |
| refrain | repeated line |
| cricket | see chapter context |
| accustomed | see chapter context |
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