The Ant And The Cricket By Adopted From Aesop's Fables
November 13, 2014Fable is a story in which animals play significant role and give a particular message. The presented poetry piece "The Ant And The Cricket" has been composed by
Anonymous Poet. It is adapted from Aesop's Fable. An ant and a cricket have
played vital roles to prove the fact that all of us must work hard in present
to secure our future. The poem can be summarized in following ways: -
Savings- The poet says that a young cricket spends the whole summer and spring seasons
singing and dancing. So he fails to save anything for future.
Seeking help - In winter he does not have anything to eat. He needs food and shelter.
So he goes to an ant for help.
Labor and savings - The ant has worked hard throughout the summer to collect food for
her till the next working season. When the cricket comes to ask for help then
throughout winter because he has wasted his precious working time in singing and dancing.
the ant refuses to give anything she too, remarks that he will have to suffer.Realization of mistake - Finally the cricket realizes his mistake. But what to do when milk
is split. So there is no use of cry over wasted time.
Posted by Rajesh Kumar Giri. Posted In : CBSE English VIII