English presentation insects

1. POETRY
Title – The Ant And The Cricket.

2. OBJECTIVES
To make the students recite the poem.
To comprehend the gist of the poem.
To make them enjoy the rhythm of the
poem with its rhyming scheme.

3. Summary
It is a fable in poetic form. A fable is a story,
often with animals as characters,that conveys
a moral.This poem about an ant and a cricket
contains an idea of far reaching significance,
which is as true of a four legged cricket as of
a two legged ones. You must have seen a
cricket that has two legs.

4. This is the story of a cricket who spent his
summer singing. When the winter came
he started starving. He went to ant and
wished to borrow grain. But they asked
him what he did in summer. He replied
that he sang in the summer. They asked
him to dance in winter. There are crickets
in our society. Some have four legs some
have two.

5. VOCABULARYVOCABULARY
Match the following:Match the following:
WordsWords
AccustomedAccustomed
GayGay
CrumbCrumb
StarvationStarvation
FamineFamine
QuothQuoth
WarrantWarrant
MeaningMeaning
HappyHappy
To say trueTo say true
Said (old Eng)Said (old Eng)
HabitHabit
Feel hungryFeel hungry
Scarcity of foodScarcity of food
Piece of foodPiece of food

6. STANZA:1
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm,sunny months of gay summer
and spring,
Began to complain when he found that,at home,
His cupboard was empty,and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found;
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
‘Oh! What will become,’ says the cricket,’of me?’

7. Answer the following:
•What was the young cricket
accustomed to do ?
•When was the cricket more happy ?
•Why did he complain ?
•Give the opposite of : empty, warm.

8. At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet,and all trembling with cold,
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive,he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain,
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
STANZA:2

9. Answer the following :
•What made the cricket bold ?
•Why was he trembling ?
•Why did he go to the ant ?
•Find out the rhyming words in
the paragraph above ?

10. STANZA:3STANZA:3
Says the ant to the cricket,I’m your servant and friend,Says the ant to the cricket,I’m your servant and friend,
But we ants never borrow;we ants never lend.But we ants never borrow;we ants never lend.
But tell me,dear cricket,did you lay nothing by But tell me,dear cricket,did you lay nothing by
When the weather was warm ?When the weather was warm ?
Quoth the cricket,Not I !Quoth the cricket,Not I !
My heart,was so lightMy heart,was so light
That I sang day and night,That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gayFor all nature looked gay
‘‘You sang,Sir,you say?You sang,Sir,you say?
Go then, ‘says the ant, ‘and dance winter away.’ Go then, ‘says the ant, ‘and dance winter away.’

11. Answer the following :
•What did the ant tell the cricket ?
•What did the ant ask the cricket ?
•How was the weather ?
•Pick out two phrases from the
passage.

12. STANZA : 4
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little And out of the door turned the poor little
cricket.cricket.
Folks call this a fable.I’ll warrant it true:Folks call this a fable.I’ll warrant it true:
Some crickets have four legs,and some have Some crickets have four legs,and some have
two.two.

13. Answer the following:
•How did the ant behave with
the cricket?
•What do the folks call this
story?
•What does the last word ‘some’
refer to?
•Find out the rhyme-scheme of
the stanza.

14. A silly young cricket sang throughout the winter.
The cricket’s cupboard was full of grains.
The ground was covered with snow.
The ant helped the cricket with some food.
The ant lifted a gun.

15. Fill in the blanks with the hints Fill in the blanks with the hints
given in the boxgiven in the box..
The ant and cricket were true friends. But the The ant and cricket were true friends. But the
ant________help the cricket in need as it ant________help the cricket in need as it
________throughout the______and did not save ________throughout the______and did not save
anything for future. anything for future.
The cricket ______and the ant taught him a The cricket ______and the ant taught him a
lesson by not________.lesson by not________.
(helping,did not, summer, sang, regretted)(helping,did not, summer, sang, regretted)

16. Moral of the poem:Moral of the poem:
Lay by for the rainy day.Lay by for the rainy day.
If we are lazy and do not want to If we are lazy and do not want to
work,Nobody will help us and we’ll work,Nobody will help us and we’ll
have to starve.have to starve.

18. We express our gratitude to: We express our gratitude to:
Mr.A.K. Shukla,Mr.A.K. Shukla,
Assistant Commissioner, Lucknow RegionAssistant Commissioner, Lucknow Region
Dr. U.C.BajpaiDr. U.C.Bajpai
Ex.D.D.,N.V.S.Ex.D.D.,N.V.S.
Mr.T. SagarMr.T. Sagar
Principal,J.N.V,AlmoraPrincipal,J.N.V,Almora
Mr. Vikram JoshiMr. Vikram Joshi
Principal,J.N.V.,U.S.NagarPrincipal,J.N.V.,U.S.Nagar
Miss. Veena RawatMiss. Veena Rawat
P.G.T.English J.N.V.UttarkashiP.G.T.English J.N.V.Uttarkashi
Mr. Rajesh GuptaMr. Rajesh Gupta
P.G.T.,English,J.N.V.AlmoraP.G.T.,English,J.N.V.Almora